Getting into Oxbridge for Postgraduate Study

Their websites say you need a 2:1 but because my degree is from Brunel does it mean it is "less rigorous" and hence needs a First?

Hi.

Is it possible for me to get into a Masters at Oxbridge with BSc Economics from Brunel? I am going into my first year and am aiming for a 2:1/First. I was originally going to a good redbrick, Manchester, but I missed my offer.

Will the university disadvantage my application? Will my A-Levels stop me? I have BBC.

AFAIK Cambridge asks for a first for economics? In most courses, if they say high 2.1 it really does need to be within a whisker - 68 or 69, so might as well be aiming for a first...

Wow, that was insightful. No wonder you're permanently banned with 22 posts.

Hi.

Is it possible for me to get into a Masters at Oxbridge with BSc Economics from Brunel? I am going into my first year and am aiming for a 2:1/First. I was originally going to a good redbrick, Manchester, but I missed my offer.

Will the university disadvantage my application? Will my A-Levels stop me? I have BBC.

I think they'll take anyone from anywhere as long as they have potential and seem like a good fit for the course. I think a first is pretty much essential for the Economics Faculty though.

I'm starting my MPhil Economics at Cambridge on Monday, it'll be interesting to see what sort of mix my classmates are.

Does anyone know whether you need a 2.1 for this? or is it a First? If it does happen to be a first, is a 2.1 any good even if it's from Cambridge? And if they only ask for a 2.1, what percentage is the offer they normally give - I'd heard about 67%?

Also, do departments talk to each other much? I was thinking of applying for History, International Relations, and Politics Masters, because I'm interested in all of them.

http://www.history.ox.ac.uk/postgrad/pg_sect_g.htm#criteria

It says "good upper second class honours" for the entry requirements. That loosely translates as 67 or above, but don't 100% know whether that's a hard and fast rule. There may well be the odd exception.

Keep in mind that each Masters application will require it's own PS, own references and an application fee. Plus if the IR and Politics department require written work (which they probably do) you best double check what the individual requirements are. Applying for MA courses isn't as easy as UCAS by a long way. I only applied for one course and that was bad enough, let alone 3 or 4.

Thanks, well I know it would be a lot of work but it would hopefully be worth it in the end if I got a place on at least one of the courses. Only problem I face is that at the moment my grades range from 64-66 usually, so I might well struggle quite badly with getting 67%

Crikey, I'm not sure I could ever get up to 70

My average was 65% for first year, which consisted of 14 marks graded as 1 2.ii, 10 2.i's and 3 Firsts (though 2 of these happened to be the same essay given in 2 different papers - they didn't cross check to make sure the questions were different). With such a heavy weighting away from the first I'm not sure I could get it up that high. Pants. I'll keep trying but I think 67/68 might end up being my upper threshold, although I realise it's difficult to tell in first year. I would truly love to go there though, some of the Colleges are so beautiful and the courses look so engaging.