Oxford Graduate Application 2012/13

1. of course this is normal. Did you expect them to accept you no matter what? For better or for worse? And they are very strict about their offers. (At least Cambridge rejected a friend cause she got a 69 instead of a 70)

2. no, not even close

3.yes! ()

2.

Actually this is my second master, and its in a field completely unrelated to my first master (and to my eventual DPhil...). So yes, due to these specific circumtances I thought they had accepted me based on my performance in my bachelor and first master, and hence maybe this is not so important...

if they gave you a conditional offer, then they had their reasons.

if they gave you a conditional offer, then they had their reasons.

Yes, that was my question! Is the "reason" because my grades have not been quite high enough thus far, for example? In this case, it is actually possible to get an unconditional offer. Or is the "reason" simply that this is university protocol for all admits that are still studying?

Hi all,

Firstly, the offer is conditional (I'm currently an MA student); is this normal, and how stringently are they going to hold me to the conditions?

Does somebody here know how this works if you said in your application form that you were willing to be pooled to another college if this were to offer you funding? Say a college thinks you fit in very well but they can't give you funding. However, they think somebody else might give you some. Do they then officially reject you or do they put you on a college internal "waiting pile" and talk to other colleges. If no other college wants to offer funding, then your college sticks to its decision and takes you anyway. Is that the way it is?

As far as I know, this refers to the type of scholarships applicants are automatically considered for (i.e. that don't require a separate application). Some of those are associated with colleges, so if the department decides to give you the XYZ Scholarship, which happens to be associated with St Derek's, it means that you get moved to St Derek's by default, regardless of whether your original college wants you or not - unless you specified that you wouldn't want this to happen, in which case they'll just give the scholarship to somebody else. So effectively, by answering 'No' to that question you'd be potentially ruling yourself out for some scholarships.

Okay, thanks for that insight. So it is primarily the department that gives you a college-specific scholarship. I thought that the College admissions team decides that. If I understand you correctly, then would also mean that I was not considered for any funding at other colleges because I know that my application was sent to my first choice...

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Received confirmation of a place at Lincoln College today following my offer for the MSc Applied Statistics course about a fortnight ago. Really excited now! X

Hi guys,

I applied to Social science of the internet and im in the second round deadline.

Did any of you apply to this same program?

First the first rounders, who received an offer?

I can't wait till March.. .

Hi,
Just got an offer for the M.St. general ling & comp philology - is there anyone else doing/going to do this course (or the 2year Mphil) focusing on the general linguistics stuff? I also hold an offer from Cambridge and altho I prefer the idea of Oxford Im not sure which offer to accept... Esp since Cam has more students and seems to have more opportunities to study general ling. Aarrgh

Hi,
Just got an offer for the M.St. general ling & comp philology - is there anyone else doing/going to do this course (or the 2year Mphil) focusing on the general linguistics stuff? I also hold an offer from Cambridge and altho I prefer the idea of Oxford Im not sure which offer to accept... Esp since Cam has more students and seems to have more opportunities to study general ling. Aarrgh

They want me to prove now that I have 42,835 pounds

Geez that's a lot. Do you send them a bank statement with the 42k? Who even has that amount?!