Elixir,
Got a question for you re: integrated, not necessarily appling to just Oxford, but related more to the "competitiveness" you mention.
I get the impression, on a course for this length of time, where everyone is relying on being a step ahead of the other candidates in order to get the job reccomendation that in some people the "competitive" streak could get a bit much.
Not a big fan of ass-lickers I have to say, but in your experience, might integrated courses like this be a bit more prone to this kind of thing?
Cheers!