Advice for a high school student wishing to apply for a BA in Classics
I got into classics almost a year back and Ive read theogony, works and days and metamorphoses so far, and I’m learning the history of Ancient Greece as well. My next read would be Prometheus bound. I’m still in high school so I’m loaded with other assignments and stuff which causes me to put my reading aside for weeks at a time. And unfortunately I also don’t have Latin or Greek in school, or any other relevant (to classics) subjects like history or philosophy, as I made the mistake of taking other subjects. So I know how dumb this sounds when I say I want to apply to Oxford for classics 😭 however I do have writing experience and have awards/certificates to my name and served as one of the editors of my school magazine. I plan to drop one year after graduation and do some in depth reading before applying the next year. I have been reading about how one has to submit essays and other writings etc and I’m very confused in which direction I should study so that there’s even a chance for me to get there. I’m very sorry if this is a rookie question or not appropriate for this sub but I’m willing to put in all my time and effort to get to a certain standard at least! Please guide me in which direction I should study and what works, and how to tackle the writing part. Also the interview process.
Thanks a lot 🙏
Edit: I’m really sorry I just realised that id typed that I have stem subjects (autocorrect 😭) I meant to say (now corrected) that I had subjects other than philosophy, history English lit etc)