2020 Cambridge PhD in Education

Hi jillybean!Thanks for sharing your story with me - it certainly sounds like a roller coaster to me. Its difficult to thoroughly understand your feeling but I’m keep my fingers crossed for you and I hope you will receive a decision that suits you the best. I guess we should all just take it easy for a bit as we have already done the best we can for the application. I actually had an interview with my potential supervisor this week and currently still under departmental review. Not sure what it will come next but at least it’s a bit of a progress.I saw in another discussion saying that some departments interview applicants for the purpose of ranking them for funding. Anyone knows whether this also applies in the Edu faculty?

Hey congratulations! From what people are saying, you're basically accepted, right? It's great to see any movement in the application process. Please let us know when you got an offer!

I've just received my conditional offer for the MPhil! Best of luck to you!

Hi jillybean!Thanks for sharing your story with me - it certainly sounds like a roller coaster to me. Its difficult to thoroughly understand your feeling but I’m keep my fingers crossed for you and I hope you will receive a decision that suits you the best. I guess we should all just take it easy for a bit as we have already done the best we can for the application. I actually had an interview with my potential supervisor this week and currently still under departmental review. Not sure what it will come next but at least it’s a bit of a progress.I saw in another discussion saying that some departments interview applicants for the purpose of ranking them for funding. Anyone knows whether this also applies in the Edu faculty?

I've just received my conditional offer for the MPhil! Best of luck to you!

Yeah, basically the same timeline for me (I submitted it a day before the funding deadline). Still stuck on department review. Good luck to you too!

Congrats!!!

My status was just changed to GAO today, think they are still in the process of changing the admission status. Best of luck to you!!

Hi everyone,

Congrats to those who recently made progress on their applications! Wishing you the best of luck.

I was looking for some advice. I applied for MPhil Education, Globalisation and International Development and had a Skype Interview on Jan 22nd with the Program Co-ordinator. However, I have not heard back and am still stuck at Under Review by Department. It seems that most Ed applicants have heard back and many did not even have an interview. Should I be preparing for the worst now?

Hey!

Again Ed Faculty can be slow! It could be that your program co-ordinator is still weighing the applicants. They release decisions sporadically so optimistically waiting is the way to go at the moment.

Howdy folks...

Can anyone help me figure out what exactly the coursework looks like for the MPhil in Children's Lit? I know that sounds silly, but all I can find on the Cam site is a set of modules. My funding source has asked for a specific list of coursework. Are modules like classes? I'm struggling to translate the UK program into US terminology. And frankly, I'm starting to feel like I have lost my mind.

You are very unlikely to find a list that goes

Mon 12 Oct Lecture 1 The History of the Children's storybook
Mon 19 Oct Lecture 2 The Victorian creation of 'childhood'
etc

If that's what your funders require. My current MPhil didn't even manage to do that the week before lectures started!

If that's what you need, then you need to ask the Departmental Administrator for the lecture lists for this academic year, and then submit those under the caveat that there might be some changes of options proposed next year.

I have an interview! I'm petrified! If you're still waiting, it's not over! haha!

That's great to hear Is it for the PhD in Education programme? or the English one?

Thanks! Let me know also later when you got the offer 🙂

Hi I've just got my con offer. Now struggling with my IELTS test...Best of luck!

You can do it! The most difficult part to get a good score is usually the writing part. But since your English is good enough for you to complete the written task, then you shouldn't worry too much! Practice, do a mock test, and I'm sure you'll make it!

Thank you so much for sharing the experience! I'm still waiting for the scholarship news, as I applied for the Chevening 2020/2021. Hope everything goes well...and also looking forward to hearing good new from you!