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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
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.
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highway
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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
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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.
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.
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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).
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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:
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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.)
SOAS is supposed to have alot of a druga prob but im guessing a better chance of getting in than oxbridge
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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.
magiccarpet
did you know, the character of James Bond is supposed to have done O.S. at Oxford!!


Cambridge
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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).
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?
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.
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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