Anne at Oxford

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What is the speaker studying at Oxford?
International Relations
French
English
Law
What does the speaker say about Oxford?
It is very good for post-graduate studies.
She would rather study at home in Paris.
She hopes to live there after graduating.
It is hard to meet interesting people.
What is the speaker's plan after graduation?
She will decide on a career later.
She already has a job in the government.
She will get a more advanced degree.
She wants to start a family.
What is this passage mainly about?
Anne's feelings about her studies
Anne's preference for Oxford over Paris
Anne's current courses at Oxford
Anne's reasons for attending Oxford

Hello.
My name is Anne, and I am French.
I'm living in Oxford at the moment  where I'm studying. 
I’m doing my D.Phil. in law, in European law and international private law.
I’ve been studying in France and in U-K alternatively.
I originally come from Paris, where I was born.
And where I’ve been living all my childhood, half of my studenthood.
I very much like Oxford.
I think it’s a wonderful place.

The college is incredibly beautiful.
But, it’s not only the architecture it’s also, the professors,  the working environment is amazing.
And the opportunities with the libraries, the contact with wonderful students, very interesting students.
Especially at a postgraduate level.
And it is certainly one of my richest experience as a student being here.


After my D.Phil. I don’t really know what I’m going to do because you can’t go really further after a D.Phil. as far as studying is concerned.
Unless I go to academia which is one option.
Another option would be to work for organisations or maybe to work for the government in the legal services.
I don’t really know.
I still have two years to go and I’ll see then.