appropriate extent of personal contact before application?

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(edited 6 years ago)

Reply 1

Alan Smithee

Pester. All ANYBODY will do is not reply, or say no.

Reply 2

passthesaltplease

I emailed a few departments at Oxford and at SOAS, asking (I think) not stupid questions. After all, you need to find out if the course they're offering is compatable with your research interest, or what you think you may be interested in - epspecially if you want to carry on to PhD.

Introduce yourself, your backgroud and your interest in 1 paragraph then ask your questions and ask their advice. It may be more helpful than you think!

Reply 3

shiny

There is no harm in asking questions.

Reply 4

HAJ

shiny

There is no harm in asking questions.

Very True

Am planning to get into St Andrews Next year and I have emailed them asking them if I stand a chance to get into their university and the course

Actually am interested in applying for the course “MSc in Management and Information Technology” for 2007-2008. I hold a bachelor from the University of Glamorgan Internet Computing where I have awarded a First Class.

In my opinion my first class Internet computing degree would certainly be a suitable qualification from the IT component of the the programme. However, I may find the Management component would be a little difficult without any management qualifications.

Do I stand a chance to get into St Andrews and specifically this MSc course? What advice could you provide me with?

Thanks

and that was the reply

Dear Hussain

Thank you for your email. You would certainly be qualified to take our MSc in Management and IT. The management components of the programme do not require previous experience in taught management subjects. We would welcome an application from you for the programme but if you have any further queries at this stage please do not hesitate to contact me again.

Thanks for your interest in studying at St Andrews.

Best wishes

so by all means ask them whatever you want, they are there to help you

I had a friend of mine who sent an enquiry email to a Prof highligting his research interest and background, and the Prof offered him a grant to join.

Reply 5

Jazzza

It depends on your field of study. If it's a popular field like say Marketing /Consumer behaviour then the lecturers get loads of people who are interested so it's not a good idea to contact them directly - contact the PhD or Masters Admissions administrator. But for something less popular where that Prof is one of the few specialists, I would think it was a good idea.