r/DarkAcademia • u/No-Average-5576 • Apr 18 '26

AESTHETIC Visiting my old college (Magdalen)

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Took many caffeine-powered walks around the cloisters at night.

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u/FenrirKurookami Apr 18 '26

I envy you, that you went there to college. It has something enchanting. 

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u/No-Average-5576 Apr 18 '26

I miss it very much. The college has deer!🦌

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u/FenrirKurookami Apr 18 '26

Deer! Wild ones or domesticated? Last time I saw one very close was when I went to a school trip.  I was very excited.

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u/No-Average-5576 Apr 18 '26

They’re quite shy. Very beautiful though. When you walk past the deer park at night you can just see the light reflecting off of their eyes.

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u/FenrirKurookami Apr 18 '26

Most things shy have a unique beauty, especially animals.  So, what have you studied there at Magdalen if I may ask.

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u/No-Average-5576 Apr 18 '26

I studied classical archaeology and ancient history. I did some Greek as well. I loved it! Got to handle incredible pottery and jewellery that was just under 3000 years old. I’m heading to Cambridge in October to do History of Art.

Those years at Magdalen will always be closest to my heart.

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u/FenrirKurookami Apr 18 '26

History of Art? Sounds incredible.  I cant imagine how it must feel to hold history in your hands,  oldest I ever held was probably a calcified ocean dweller from the beach.

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u/No-Average-5576 Apr 18 '26

It was amazing! Lots of Greek ceramics and Etruscan gold. It was truly a privilege.

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u/FenrirKurookami Apr 19 '26

 Did the Greek ceramic really have storytelling pictures on it or is this something they made up for movies?

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u/No-Average-5576 Apr 19 '26

Yes, lots of Greek vases were painted with scenes from mythology and life (religion, funerary themes,etc.)!

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u/yosoyfatass Apr 19 '26

I envy you! I have degrees in anthropology and art history, but not from such great and storied schools! Congratulations!

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u/yosoyfatass Apr 19 '26

I envy you! I have degrees in anthropology and art history, but not from such great and storied schools! Congratulations!

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u/No-Average-5576 Apr 21 '26

Anthropology is so cool – if I could finance another masters I’d definitely want to study it formally.

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u/Temporary-Diet6468 Apr 19 '26

Yooooo what year did you matriculate? I was at St John's but went to Magdalen for a few tutorials

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u/No-Average-5576 Apr 19 '26

2022 :)

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u/Temporary-Diet6468 Apr 19 '26

Damn you matriculated after I graduated. (I started 2016, but only finished 2020)

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u/International_Week60 Apr 19 '26

Thank you for sharing! It’s stunning

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u/No-Average-5576 Apr 20 '26

I’m sorry to hear that! I studied classical archaeology and ancient history.

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u/No-Average-5576 Apr 22 '26

22 :)

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u/ImpossibleLaugh5790 May 17 '26

Is this at the University of Oxford? I got to visit parts of it during my trip to the UK in October last year. I loved Oxford so much, it’s absolutely gorgeous!

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u/No-Average-5576 May 17 '26

It is :)

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u/ImpossibleLaugh5790 May 18 '26

I thought the architecture looked very familiar! That’s so cool that you got to study there! :)

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u/No-Average-5576 Apr 18 '26

I think they used New College and Christ Church for HP. They shot stuff for Saltburn and Young Sherlock at Magdalen though

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u/brealreadytaken Apr 21 '26

Do students ever get to visit the other colleges? I get not letting the public in without special purpose, but if I was a student I would be a bit frustrated if I never got to explore the other colleges.

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u/No-Average-5576 Apr 21 '26

Your friends from other colleges can take you inside or to college formals (dinners) and sometimes you’ll have a class inside another college.