Oriental Studies

Hi All,

Don't know if my question is a bit specialised (as the subject is, I think, a comparatively small one), but does anyone know which is supposed to be better for oriental studies - Oxford or Cambridge? What is the general rep of this subject area? any info would be gratefully appreciated.

thanks

Reply 1

magiccarpet

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did you know, the character of James Bond is supposed to have done O.S. at Oxford!! i say go with the Bond and go oxford! they like you to have languages at A level and prepare for some hardcore ques in the interview about why u want to do it, what u want to do after etc.

Reply 2

highway

OP

thanks for prompt response magic (incidentally, I thought Bond did os at cambridge?) I still prefer Oxford however, just wnated to know what the general consensus was in terms of academic merit. Thanks again

Reply 3

eiffel

Which area are you interested in?

You can't go wrong with Oxford or Cambridge, but you might also want to take a look at SOAS.

Reply 4

an Siarach

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highway

Hi All,

Don't know if my question is a bit specialised (as the subject is, I think, a comparatively small one), but does anyone know which is supposed to be better for oriental studies - Oxford or Cambridge? What is the general rep of this subject area? any info would be gratefully appreciated.

thanks

SOAS over both.

Reply 5

tommyboy

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A lot of academics have recently warned me not to go to SOAS.

After applying to both Oxford and Cambridge I got offers from both (St John's at Cambridge and St Antony's at Oxford). I personally chose Cambridge because they were a lot more supportive in the process of applying for funding. Also, I will be doing History (even though related to Oriental Studies) rather than pure Oriental Studies - and in terms of History generally I think Cambridge is just a tiny little bit better than Oxford.

I guess it depends on the exact subject you want to research - Oxford (and especially St Antony's) indeed seems to be excellent for Oriental Studies - and on whether you want to have a specific supervisor (I met my prospective supervisor at Cambridge - Richard Evans - before I applied, which was quite useful for me).

Reply 6

jonas123

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How did you apply to both? :eek:

are you postgrad or applied different years or am i missing something? :confused:

Reply 7

MadNatSci

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jonas123

How did you apply to both? :eek:

are you postgrad or applied different years or am i missing something? :confused:

Nicky's bet: postgrad. Mentioned funding :smile:

(No you're not missing something, prospective undergrads can't apply to both unless they're after an organ scholarship.)

Reply 8

magiccarpet

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SOAS is supposed to have alot of a druga prob but im guessing a better chance of getting in than oxbridge

Reply 9

BazTheMoney

MadNatSci

Nicky's bet: postgrad. Mentioned funding :smile:

(No you're not missing something, prospective undergrads can't apply to both unless they're after an organ scholarship.)

And St Antony's is a graduate college.

Reply 10

oldthrashbarg

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magiccarpet

did you know, the character of James Bond is supposed to have done O.S. at Oxford!!

Cambridge

Reply 11

tommyboy

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Yes, I'll be postgrad - and so is highway (PMed me a about a week ago, that's why I know).

Reply 12

magiccarpet

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oldthrashbarg

Cambridge

just as long as sean connery looks good in a suit i dont care oxford or camb! :rolleyes:

why do you all wasnt to do O.S? what can you do with it? cos even if u went to china, surely it would be better to do a degree in eg chinese with business?

Reply 13

gringalet

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magiccarpet

why do you all wasnt to do O.S? what can you do with it? cos even if u went to china, surely it would be better to do a degree in eg chinese with business?

I think being competent in a completely different language, and having a good knowledge of the culture, would be rather impressive, whatever career path you followed.

Reply 14

munch_crunch

1

highway

Hi All,

Don't know if my question is a bit specialised (as the subject is, I think, a comparatively small one), but does anyone know which is supposed to be better for oriental studies - Oxford or Cambridge? What is the general rep of this subject area? any info would be gratefully appreciated.

thanks

Cambridge is better definetely

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