Oxford 2015/16 Postgraduate Applicants

Did not get short-listed for the WT Doctorate in Neuroscience, as expected. The program I wish to get onto is the MSc, and they're sorting out the shortlist for that soon.

How did you get on, punctuation?

Hello! Every one! I submitted my application for MSc in Psychological Research, and on 19th Jan. I got an email saying that my application was complete. Anyone also applied for this course?

One more question on the written work samples. If our essays are shorter than the required length are we expected to make them longer?

I doubt it, but I personally would think about whether there was any way in which your work could be improved! Is there anything you could add that would strengthen your arguments, or any places where you could go into more depth?

Hi guys,

I'm applying for MMathPhys and I'm working on my PS. Now, I was under the impression that the tutorials system was the same for postgrad students as it is for undergrad but now I've read in a couple of places that that's not necessarily true. Really, this particular type of teaching is one of the main reasons I'm applying to Oxford. Problem is also that that point is sort of the final kicker in my PS saying why it's Oxford and not the University of Silly Walks...
You guys must know?

Hi, guys, I have a question. I got an email from admissions saying my transcript is missing. I am perfectly sure I attached it and I can see it in my online app. Do you think they could have refused it for some reason? I did a translation verified by public notary, but not by my uni. And it does not have a stamp on each page, only at the end of it
Should I ask my department to stamp each page of the translated document before re-sending it? Only two days before the deadline, it makes me nervous.

Hi you also need to upload the original transcript as well as the translated one.

Yeah, I know that, I did send them both. There is just nothing I can do about the original transcript, apparently. And it does have all the signatures and stamps. So my guess is that they probably did not like the translation

My transcripts have a stamp on each page. Can you have another one?

Hi guys,

I'm applying for MMathPhys and I'm working on my PS. Now, I was under the impression that the tutorials system was the same for postgrad students as it is for undergrad but now I've read in a couple of places that that's not necessarily true. Really, this particular type of teaching is one of the main reasons I'm applying to Oxford. Problem is also that that point is sort of the final kicker in my PS saying why it's Oxford and not the University of Silly Walks...
You guys must know?

Hi, guys, I have a question. I got an email from admissions saying my transcript is missing. I am perfectly sure I attached it and I can see it in my online app. Do you think they could have refused it for some reason? I did a translation verified by public notary, but not by my uni. And it does not have a stamp on each page, only at the end of it
Should I ask my department to stamp each page of the translated document before re-sending it? Only two days before the deadline, it makes me nervous.

I've got an interview next Friday, nervous! Hope you get on well with the msc shortlist, sorry to hear you didn't get shortlisted. :/

Hi! do you know when will the shortlist result come out?

I applied to MSc Biodiversity Conservation and Management by the last week of November 2014 and I received an email saying "unable to make you an offer of a place at this stage. We will however re-evaluate your application against other candidates who apply through the next available application deadline on 23rd January 2015."

What should I do? Do people get accepted after being re-evaluated?

I've received an offer for MSc Environment and Development from London School of Economics, King's College London, University of Edinburgh, Bristol, Sheffield, Leeds.

I am an international applicant.

Any suggestions?

Guess you should just wait it out, and prepare for the best/worst! At the very least, it shows that you weren't so terrible that they threw you out immediately. Good luck!