Oxford postgraduate applicants 2014/15

Waiting Masters History students:

Dear Calum,

Apologies for not getting a decision to you. You are still down as a 'Query' on our internal database - I can't tell you why that is and what is behind it. All I know is that your application is still under discussion and that we know it'll take a bit longer. To add to your anxiety I have to say that we will be closing this office in an hour or so, for Easter, that I will then be off for a week, and that the Graduate Officer, who chases up decisions and gets all the information, is away this week for a family funeral and back mid-next week. I have made a note that you need a decision urgently and I am certain that Dr Stadler's attention will focus on those few outstanding decisions as soon as he gets back.

I am in the middle of a hateful essay, and might focus better if I get some news. Think that's a good enough excuse to phone my department?

I am in the middle of a hateful essay, and might focus better if I get some news. Think that's a good enough excuse to phone my department?

Offer from my top choice college, New! Wheeee

This is a bit of a comedy! I don't think it says anything at all about your (our) applications, other than no decision being made. I think someone who was wait-listed already heard back earlier in the thread (not that that necessarily means anything). <br />
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Anyway, Cambridge.

That's frustrating! Maybe they are checking up some of your references? Or they are looking for a potential supervisor? In any case, you haven't been rejected, so this must mean that there must be a reason for torturing you a
bit longer...<br />
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Good luck!

Hi Tweedy. Are you in the linguistics department?

Didn't get Clarendon or ESRC, so too will have to accept that I won't be taking up the DPhil. Come what may and all that jazz...

Didn't get Clarendon or ESRC, so too will have to accept that I won't be taking up the DPhil. Come what may and all that jazz...

Didn't get Clarendon or ESRC, so too will have to accept that I won't be taking up the DPhil. Come what may and all that jazz...

Join the gang, clever enough but not wealthy enough .

So true! Like there is just no way I could pay for it and no bank would possibly give me a loan for it. Just a bit upset as the dream is over. Oh well.

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Well yes, the only thing is that it seems to me this delay completely removes the possibility of funding. I'd like to know, because if this is indeed the case, then I will simply accept my Cambridge offer.

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Yeah thanks. Will be 5 months since my application was submitted by the time I hear. Wasn't wait listed. Not sure what to think...

So some departments ARE informing unsuccessful applicants? Interesting. Would you mind telling us if you know whether that email was just sent to anthro people or if it's possible to tell if it was sent to a wider group? If I'm not mistaken, anthro is in the Social Sciences group, just like law is, so here's hoping lawyers get some decisions soon too...

I applied for MSt in Medieval History but haven't heard anything back yet. So it sounds like if I don't get news today, I'll probably have to wait until after Easter? And for those of you who have heard, was it through email?

I caved and called Archaeology. Failed to get Clarendon and AHRC. But she didn't know the results of certain college and departmental bursaries (half funding or below).

That's it for me really, I'm just going to accept that Oxford is over for me this year.

My supervisor is more relevant at Leicester, so now I have to wait for their AHRC and internal funding announcements (their deadline is in 4 days for new applicants!) there. Disappointed but I know I probably won't get funding there either. Just going to have to dust myself off and focus on my Masters thesis and my upcoming publications, then reapply in November.