A day in the life of a student at the University of Oxford

The University of Oxford is the second-best university in the world and has one of the most beautiful campuses in the UK.

It's also one of the toughest universities to get into. While undergraduate applications to Oxford reached a record high of 18,377 in 2015, the most recent admissions data from 2013 - 2014 shows that out of 20,441 applicants for a graduate program at Oxford, just 4,815 were successful.

We spoke to 26-year-old Erin Lorelie Young - a first-year DPhil (Doctor of Philosophy) student reading Education at the University of Oxford's Brasenose College - to find out what it's like to study there.

Here's a glimpse into a typical day of Erin's life at Oxford: