Oxford Graduate Application 2012/13

Ha, it's to keep in line with inflation. You know, like how they raise fees every year for the same reason.

I really don't see how the UK is going to keep its students x.x

Hi again,

They accepted my request for the inclusion of info pertaining to the research grant. I hope that will improve my chances a bit. I hope...

Hello there 20th century; yes it's going to be an unbearably long wait. Which college did you apply to btw?

Erm, because there'll be plenty of people who won't really have the option of going elsewhere? Most A-level students lack the necessary language skills to go to another EU country, for a start. Also, as far as I'm aware, doing your degree abroad also means that you can't take out a student loan.
Obviously there are more people going abroad than in previous years, but we're still talking relatively low numbers here.

My friend got an offer from Oxford to get 68%.
Seems Oxbridge is asking for 68% rather than 67% this year?

They teach plenty of courses completely in English in plenty of countries. Also, I was allowed to take both my Dutch student finance, and loan if I wanted one, from the Netherlands to the UK, so they should make it possible the other way around too.

Hey all!

Any admitted fellows in the COMPUTER SCIENCE Masters program would like to share their profiles with me? (either here or by personal message)

I'm an international student graduating this year with a BSc in Computer Science.
I've applied 2 weeks ago and I really need to know who's getting in

Thank you.

you may specialise in:

a) Comparative Philology of the Indo-European languages
(the languages should normally be ancient Indo-European languages (e.g. Ancient Greek, Sanskrit, Akkadian, Latin))

or

b) History and Structure of One or Two Selected Languages
(the languages may be ancient or Modern (e.g. German, Italian, Turkish etc.)

My brother is studying in Maastricht and UK applications have risen sharply this year. See that article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/mar/06/university-europe-no-debt

I submitted my application around the same time, and received the three questions (two problem-solving and one personal) around the same time. Nothing since then. What is your current status?

I didn't specify, which was probably a mistake. The good news is I don't really think you can go wrong. All the colleges are amazing for different reasons. I looked at the thread from last year to see how international applicants found out – I'm from the US and I thought maybe they would send international applicants emails? I'm going to be out of town for the third week of March so I really hope so!

I put down Queen's, you?

But that article is very cagey about giving any actual numbers. For example, there's no mention of whether the 'record number of 22,000 UK students 'studying for degrees abroad' includes postgraduates or students on a year abroad, or whether it's really just full-time undergraduates enrolled for a course fully studied abroad. And since there's no mention of those 22,000 actually starting their degees last year, does that mean that number includes UK students of all years, i.e. anything from freshers to finalists?
Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that I'm sure there are more students applying abroad, but we're still talking quite low numbers here, if you consider that according to UCAS figures between 450,000 and 500,000 UK students apply to UK universities. It may be a growing trend, but it's still far from widespread...

I've always wondered (having studied at rather traditional places where no text is later than the modernists), when they say 20th century to the Present, does that include current/contemporary writings?

If so, which authors would that be and how does one go about selecting contemporary authors 'worthy' of study? Or does that not matter really? ( sorry as you can tell I dont know much about contemporary criticism. Post-modern et all have always baffled me).

What do people think the general trend for UK postgrad applications will be this year? Ie up or down in total?

On the one hand, fees are up (although by not as much as undergrad fees I dont think) and funding seems scarce. On the other hand the job market is such a disgrace that I can see people wanting to stay in or return to study .

My guess would be that applications will have gone up, at least for the one-year taught courses.

Perhaps but if people are just applying because they can't get a job then it doesn't really change much for those who are passionate about their subject. I think stuff like that is always obvious, and Graduate Admissions will pick up on it - at every university, not just Oxford.

Perhaps but if people are just applying because they can't get a job then it doesn't really change much for those who are passionate about their subject. I think stuff like that is always obvious, and Graduate Admissions will pick up on it - at every university, not just Oxford.