Why were you accepted at Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, Warwick etc??!

I really don't know how universities allocate places when all applicants are well qualified.

For anyone that's interested, I think these are the reasons I got a Master's place at LSE this year:

1. I have a first class Bachelor's degree.

2. My academic references must have been good - I've never seen them so I can't be totally sure!

3. The Master's is in the same subject as my Bachelor's degree so maybe they think I have more chance of being successful (league table positions must be protected)!

For info, they did not ask me about any qualifications on the application form other than my Bachelor's degree, e.g. A-levels.

Some people I've spoken to over the past year seem to think it's easier to get a postgrad place if you are an overseas student (i.e. not home or E.U.) because the institution makes more money out of you, but I'm a home student and so are many on my course so I'm not sure how true that is.

Another thing to mention is that an academic once told me (when I was an undergraduate) that she was amazed at how many application forms for courses had spelling and grammatical errors and that it doesn't make a good impression.

hi rahul,

no financial engineering programs for me!!! i realised that i neither have the aptitude nor the interest...

i'm applying only to these....
i just have one doubt...there's a page in oxford application form which asks for additional information..it says that you can upload 1 document. what do they expect us to write in that?? any idea??

im not applying online ,in paper based application ,i dun thnk they have mentioned anything to give additional information ,yeah they have provided space for writing abt additional academic qualification or scholarships etc.

If you really want tod do a PhD you shouldnt just be lookin at the best institutions, its al about the labs and the RAE of the dept and also the eminance of the supervisor. eg. bradford (no offene to anyone out there) it aint the best of unis, but some of the biomed labs are some of the best in the world (so ive been told)

I am at imperial and trust me I did nothing special to get in, I just applied to a lab that no one else wanted to, and showed masses of enthusiasm and interest. Simple as that

Good luck in your search, but do not completely rule out "lesser" universitys, check out the labs that are of interest to you

HI there, clearly someone out there didnt like my post becuase they gave me bad reputation for the above comment, however there has been nothing on the thread to dispute or say my post was nonsense/ rubbish etc. I would be greatful if the person responsible would be so kind as to argue why my post was poor/ nonsense/of offence or whatever they fealt nescesary to give me a bad rating, as otherwise this is just uncalled for. Im not asking for you to revoke this reputation, I just would like to know why my post was deemed by you to be bad. #

I posted my opinion, why dont you post yours.

regards

hey guys,

how are you all sending gmat/toefl scores?? Until now, I've just included attested copies of gmat and toefl in the supporting documents?
i am now wondering whether they are really serious about getting the official ETS document.....i mean, i can actually send them the official scores, but then it'll cost me a lot...
can anybody confirm whether sending attested copies is enough??

warwick says it's ok if i send them attested copies
lse says that they need the originals if i am offered a place
oxford hasn't commented on this part, so i think i'll report officially
nottingham says the same thing as lse
cranfield doesnt say anything
imperial needs the originals..i think..
edinburgh - no clue..
cass - no clue
manchester - no clue...


if any of you has info about atleast one or two of these schools, please post it here urgently!!!

fyi...most of the programmes i'm applying to are handled by their respective business schools..

hi all!!!
anybody got some good news??!! - unconditional/conditional offers??!!!
when exactly do lse and oxford start making offers??!!! i MIGHT have made it into warwick's msc finance...i got a mail from them....waiting for the official letter (i'm nervous..)

that's a very impressive record Octavius!!!!!!!! so you've decided that you're goin to LSE??!

I've had a conditional offer to do Msc Public Policy and Administration. All I have to do is get a 2:1 in my degree, which shouldn't be a problem, as long as I don't keep on going on forums posting stuff to avoid doing any work!