Getting into Oxbridge for Postgraduate Study

Still haven't got a response. How long does it usually take to hear from an admissions office?

By the way, I thought the course at Oxford was mostly rubbish. The quality of teaching was poor, the support system non-existant. A few cool lecturers and opportunities (and I was lucky to find an awesome supervisor) but other than that I wouldn't recommend it. On the other hand, a good friend went to Cambridge for their version of the MPhil, and loved it. So I guess I have to say go for Cambridge? Can't believe I'm saying it as I'm totally against the 'other place', but it does sound like a better course!!!

My BA English (3.1 GPA) is from The University of North Carolin at Pembroke, not exactly the most competitive marks or highly ranked uni. If I get a distinction in my PGCE English, would this be weighted more than the BA? Would I have a shot at getting into an MA at Cam or Ox? I know I could continue at KCL, but they don't offer a Masters in those areas.

English at Oxford is very competitive. They will look at your BA transcript, so your low undergrad GPA won't help, but you'll have to prove (through your PGCE results) that your much different at Postgrad than you are at Undergrad.

Also, if I were applying to a Literature program, I have a 3.6 GPA in my Literature courses, would they consider that? I started as a Chem major and that hurt my GPA.

look here ( ). k1tsun3 needs advice.

I don't really know, to be honest. For what it's worth, the MSc in Education doesn't seem to be one of the most oversubscribed courses, so you may stand a fighting chance with a stellar PGCE result, but if I were you I'd still email the department to explain the situation to them before applying. As for your chances with an English MSt, I can't say either, although my guess would be that they'd probably be very slim indeed, because the PGCE probably isn't terribly relevant to postgraduate study in English (or at any rate much less so than it is to a degree in education). Once again, though, this is guesswork and I don't actually know, so if you want an authoritative reply, better get in touch with the department.

I don't really know, to be honest. For what it's worth, the MSc in Education doesn't seem to be one of the most oversubscribed courses, so you may stand a fighting chance with a stellar PGCE result, but if I were you I'd still email the department to explain the situation to them before applying. As for your chances with an English MSt, I can't say either, although my guess would be that they'd probably be very slim indeed, because the PGCE probably isn't terribly relevant to postgraduate study in English (or at any rate much less so than it is to a degree in education). Once again, though, this is guesswork and I don't actually know, so if you want an authoritative reply, better get in touch with the department.

This is completely off-topic, but I cannot help myself: you are a girl? I always assumed were a guy for some reason!

I seem to get that a lot for some reason.

In all honesty - I do not know why - whenever I thought about you I had you pinned down as a South Asian male.

South Asian? What on earth gave you that impression?

I have literally no idea; just some weird impression I got from reading your comments, and knowing your interests, and making some assumptions, perhaps.

Are you sure you're not confusing hobnob with me? I'm def female but I am South Asian :bhangra:

This is sort of interesting. Not what I pegged you as. Similarly, for hobnob, I thought he was a white british male.

What did you peg me as then? The flag near my username is a bit of a giveaway (Though to be fair, it took me ages to notice those flags were there in the first place)

Admittedly, I presume everyone on TSR is white unless I have reason to believe otherwise