[*Corinna*]

(Original post by 10dulkar01)
I won the Clarendon scholarship !!!! Completely lost my hope on this but what a miracle !!!!! Gonna do my DPhil in Physics

congratulations! You must have been reserved on the list! Great news for you!!

[threeportdrift]

(Original post by candystrippa)
Does anyone know if I can change colleges as a postgrad?
I just got an offer from college X, it doesn't even have any more ensuite rooms and I get really nervous when I have to share bathrooms. Should I be writing other colleges asking them to offer me a place instead?

As Corinna says, it won't happen, unless you have medical evidence of a disabling condition. However, if that is the case, you probably should have submitted it with your application. They would consider a change if you did have medical evidence of a specific condition, but if it is just a strong dislike, then you'll have to work out your own way around it or take private accommodation.

[Rams]

(Original post by 10dulkar01)
I won the Clarendon scholarship !!!! Completely lost my hope on this but what a miracle !!!!! Gonna do my DPhil in Physics

Wow! That's great news....congratulations.

[Noldorin]

(Original post by candystrippa)
Does anyone know if I can change colleges as a postgrad?
I just got an offer from college X, it doesn't even have any more ensuite rooms and I get really nervous when I have to share bathrooms. Should I be writing other colleges asking them to offer me a place instead?

Alas this is usually not possible. You either have to take it or leave it, the college offer. If you can offer a good health reason, then you might be able to finagle something however!

[Noldorin]

(Original post by 10dulkar01)
I won the Clarendon scholarship !!!! Completely lost my hope on this but what a miracle !!!!! Gonna do my DPhil in Physics

Congrats! This is precisely why Oxford offer this bursary to international students who could not otherwise afford it... it is a very noble thing of Oxford to do, and evidently they think you are a good enough candidate!

[HoVis]

(Original post by candystrippa)
Does anyone know if I can change colleges as a postgrad?
I just got an offer from college X, it doesn't even have any more ensuite rooms and I get really nervous when I have to share bathrooms. Should I be writing other colleges asking them to offer me a place instead?

Pos rep'd as I felt the negative rating someone had given was a bit unfair given that you were just expressing a preference.

That said, I wouldn't worry about it too much. I think I could count on one hand the number of times I've not been the only person using a given set of bathrooms when living in college accommodation. And you'll almost certainly have a basin in your room for teeth-brushing / filling the kettle / washing hands etc if your worry is a cleanliness sort of thing. That said, I *hate* ensuite, as it freaks me out to have to use one when someone else is in the room next to it, so I can understand you worrying about this.

Plus, hopefully graduate accommodation will be somewhat more salubrious than my first-year staircase immediately after a bop. Though I'm not sure why I'm imagining that postgrads are going to be massively more mature / less wild than undergrads...

[rafale]

(Original post by 10dulkar01)
I won the Clarendon scholarship !!!! Completely lost my hope on this but what a miracle !!!!! Gonna do my DPhil in Physics

Hey,

What were your offer conditions?

Thanks!

[QHF]

(Original post by HoVis)
Plus, hopefully graduate accommodation will be somewhat more salubrious than my first-year staircase immediately after a bop. Though I'm not sure why I'm imagining that postgrads are going to be massively more mature / less wild than undergrads...

My experience is that postgrad accommodation is substantially quieter and cleaner than undergraduate halls -- though not quiet enough, if you ask me. I suspect it partly depends on where a building falls on the spectrum between being full of people fresh out of undergrad and being full of career-changing late-twenties folks.

[Student 01]

Hi guys,

This is a question for the English students on here, I am wondering, how many students is the uni taking per strand, an estimate even? I'm interested because I wonder how big the classes/lectures will be.

[QHF]

(Original post by Student 01)
Hi guys,

This is a question for the English students on here, I am wondering, how many students is the uni taking per strand, an estimate even? I'm interested because I wonder how big the classes/lectures will be.

I hear estimated numbers of 10-15ish for the medieval strand next year, which would be about the same as this year. One year the strand took 22, but that was very exceptional (which is why I've heard about it -- it's lived on in oral departmental memory).

I also hear dark rumours about the modern and American strands being grouped together for some teaching, but I don't have any details about that -- haven't had much time to think about post-Reformation things this year.

[misha j.]

(Original post by Student 01)
Hi guys,

This is a question for the English students on here, I am wondering, how many students is the uni taking per strand, an estimate even? I'm interested because I wonder how big the classes/lectures will be.

I think someone on here said earlier that the American strand this year is about 8 people, so I'm guessing if we are coupled with the 1900- strand for things like the A section, we'll be likely to be in a class of 16-20ish people..

[Aeschylus]

(Original post by QHF)
I hear estimated numbers of 10-15ish for the medieval strand next year, which would be about the same as this year. One year the strand took 22, but that was very exceptional (which is why I've heard about it -- it's lived on in oral departmental memory).

Haha as a medievalist this made me chuckle

[cyberpoet]

(Original post by dspires)
Hi congrats on getting your place at Oxford!

I saw that course advertised and thought it looked amazing. I was wondering, though, how I might find some reading lists for the topics listed as part of the degree. I'm especially interested in anything on History of Art or Philosophy as i've not studied those formally before. Applications don't re-open for a few months so it would be nice to do some reading for a potential application.

Thanks,

Hi there - were you referring to the Cont Ed courses or Women's Studies? If you mean the latter, I dont think they usually include History of Art but there are usually some topics on feminist philosophy.

[Rams]

My previous academic degrees are unrelated to the course I am going to be studying at Oxford this year. I have degrees in accounting and business, but will be studying social policy this year. I have over six years of professional experience in the development sector, but no academic grounding. So I was planning to do some reading before the course started so that I'm not at too much of a disadvantage compared to my classmates.

The department recently sent me details of two key texts we will be using during the course. They seem rather expensive so my question is this: do students typically buy the key texts or simply get them from the library or buy it secondhand once they are in Oxford, from previous years students?

[rosestreet14]

(Original post by *Corinna*)
congratulations on your funding! If you are interested in continuing for a PhD, I believe you are making the right choice. A funded offer from a great uni is much more impressive than an offer from Oxford.

What a foolish thing to say.

[*Corinna*]

(Original post by rosestreet14)
What a foolish thing to say.

it is an undeniable fact that has been confirmed to me by various professors. The one advice you 'll hear from academics is always "follow the funding". I would perhaps say go with Oxford if your funded offer is from the University of God Knows Where but if I remember correctly the person I was talking to had received funding from a very respectable uni.
Anyway, you probably know that your negs are worthless since you have one post, but as a thank you for it I will still reciprocate.

[Dat_Ngyuen]

Glad (for lack of a better word lol) to hear some others still haven't got a college place. I was getting quite nervous and even at one stage began to think I dreamt Oxford had given me an offer. I chose St Catz because tbh every aspect appeals to me. Modern Glass buildings which i love, SS library nearby, slightly removed from the high road etc.

[Shakesper]

Received official word that I will be supervised by my supervisor of choice! Hurray!

[cyberpoet]

(Original post by Shakesper)
Received official word that I will be supervised by my supervisor of choice! Hurray!

Glad to hear it - congrats!! Btw have you made your decision between Ox and Bridge yet?

[rosestreet14]

(Original post by *Corinna*)
it is an undeniable fact that has been confirmed to me by various professors. The one advice you 'll hear from academics is always "follow the funding". I would perhaps say go with Oxford if your funded offer is from the University of God Knows Where but if I remember correctly the person I was talking to had received funding from a very respectable uni.
Anyway, you probably know that your negs are worthless since you have one post, but as a thank you for it I will still reciprocate.

How dreadfully petty.

May I point you towards an article to confirm my contention:

http://bristol.ac.uk/news/2012/8476.html