UCL Postgraduate Applicants 2013/2014

Hey! Congratulations, you must be really excited after waiting so long. UCL is also my absolute first choice, in my case it is the Old Norse modules and language course that attracts me to them.
I am yet to recieve an offer, it has been around 20 days since my references got uploaded. I have a mid 2.1 (65.66 ish) with relevant work experience and I amself-funded, but I really don't know how I stand or what my chances are.

I am an international student as well btw, from Norway, where abouts are you from?

hey! any eu postgrads have any idea where we're gonna stay? are we eligible to apply to intercollegiate halls?

Hey any of you DPU offer holders got the email details and also invitation to join the facebook as well?
I'm so excited about the trip to peru!

PERU!!!???



Brilliant!!!

No mail received yet, but we're going to see Machu Pichu!!!

BTW, Urban Development Planning here.

Hey, I'm originally French (so EU!) and I believe that you might be unless you've lived in the UK before. If you go on the first page of the UCL Accommodation website it'll tell you pretty clearly whether you're eligible to apply for halls. If not, then you'll have to look for private accommodation. I'm currently on the hunt, and it's tough to find anything for September yet.

Are there any other (aside from me) MSc Anthropology, Environment and Development offer holders around?? Would be keen to chat!!

Hahaha! Hi fellow DPU student!
This was in the email attachment I received,
"The practical research you will be involved with follows on from this year’s students’ work on water justice issues in Lima, Peru, visiting the city for 3 weeks of primary research in April/May 2013. This project work is conducted in collaboration with local NGOs and communities, complementing on-going research taking place in the DPU."
Even though everyone's telling me to go for LSE, this trip is one of the biggest things that I keep thinking about how much I'd be missing out on if I don't go to UCL.

Cool... Are you up for Urban Development Planning as well? Either way, hope to see you at DPU!

Some forums I sifted through pointed out the LSE vs UCL rift. The general consensus I came across was that DPU is far more relevant and focused, and LSE somewhat overhyped and overpriced. Plus LSE's trip is to mainland Europe, which is hardly relevant for a third world focus.

On a side note - does the mail say that we'll also go to Lima? It says April/May 2013, so that applies to the current batch. Isn't there a chance that we might go somewhere else? Reading too much into it, I know :P

thank you. I pretty much know you're right, but I'll try the other thread as well. I like the neuro-cases module, though I don't know if it's worth forgoing UCL for that. (I'm a bit worried about making the right decision.. I guess that's a good thing.)

Birkbeck is 2,300 cheaper by the way. Also, it shouldn't be a deciding factor, but I like that fact that BBK students tend to be a bit older and not straight from undergrad (what I've heard). Anyway.. off to the other thread

Thanks for the congratulations, and replying to my message! I am definitely excited about starting at UCL this year, though also anxious about plunging myself into more student loan debt. I am also self funded. I applied for both a Marshall and a Fulbright scholarship, but was unsucessful.

Old Norse sounds very interesting. Are you most interested in the literature, history, or some other aspect? If I may ask, what are you hoping to do with your degree/specialization? Also, what did you study for your undegraduate degree? I am from the United States - Michigan specifically - and got my Bachelor's in Art History, but, in addition to my U.S. experience, I did complete one undergrad semester abroad at a program directly affiliated with the University of Oxford, so I have some experience with England/the UK. I also studied German in Heidelberg for a bit, and have done some other European traveling. That said, I am not exactly sure of the equivalent between European grade scale and the U.S., and am completely unhelpful as far as speculating about chances of acceptance.

I wish you all the best though, and I hope you hear back from UCL soon. Did you apply to other universities as well?

You have 4 weeks from the day you received your offer