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Original post by Rams
Yeah, I'm non UK and got both my university and college offer letters by email. Though I'm beginning to feel that I will start believing this is all real only if I get a hard copy also by post. 
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Original post by pocahontas5
With £90 per month I eat very well. I love to cook different things (and bake
) from chinese, thai, medditeranean to east european food. I always take my lunch to uni as well. Maybe it works out a bit cheaper because I always do the shopping with my boyfriend.
I'll be sharing a 1 bed flat/studio with my partner which will be from 680 to 770 quid per month.
I'm aware of all the costs I know I will spend around 8000 rather than 13000k per year.
With £90 per month I eat very well. I love to cook different things (and bake
) from chinese, thai, medditeranean to east european food. I always take my lunch to uni as well. Maybe it works out a bit cheaper because I always do the shopping with my boyfriend.I'll be sharing a 1 bed flat/studio with my partner which will be from 680 to 770 quid per month.
I'm aware of all the costs I know I will spend around 8000 rather than 13000k per year.
Good on you!
Does getting shopping delivered cost extra? I hate going shopping at the supermarket. 
Thinking about it I probably spend around £25 a week on my proportion of our weekly shop. I often find that other costs build up though! - midday cup of coffee, going to Hall with friends - though those are optional extras, of course. Socialising is definitely the most expensive thing about Oxford!!
Original post by WaSaDa
I'm non-UK and got both my university and college offers as e-mail attachments. Maybe it depends on the college being nice or not.
Which college was that btw?
Original post by cyberpoet
Which college was that btw?
I didn't put preference on any college and I know that some people aren't mad on St. Catz (as I've been "helpfully" informed I should refer to it as) but I'm liking the look of it so far anyway.
Actually, have people already gotten in contact with their supervisors or you waiting it out a bit?
Original post by WaSaDa
Exact same feeling!
Still feeling insecure after getting the official offer.
It is just a printed version of the pdf they sent me, without a 'real' signature or anything....
Original post by Athena
Vitamin D. But coming from Greece, you should have synthesised more than enough Vit D last summer to last you through an English winter. It's NEXT year you should worry about! SAD (seasonal affective disorder) is more to do with daylight levels - you can get a daylight lamp that might help.
Vitamin D. But coming from Greece, you should have synthesised more than enough Vit D last summer to last you through an English winter. It's NEXT year you should worry about! SAD (seasonal affective disorder) is more to do with daylight levels - you can get a daylight lamp that might help.
actually, last summer I spent only a couple of weeks in Greece, I was here most of it...yeah, actually, my professor told me about the lamp therapy. What is a daylight lamp though? He just said to sit in front of a bright light every day. I thought it was funny at that time :P
God..the worst was when it would get dark before 4. So terrible. But now the days are actually slightly bigger than in Greece (although still not as sunny)
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hi guys,
Any news on the Weidenfeld Programme? I've heard nothing myself...
Original post by WaSaDa
St. Catherine's
I didn't put preference on any college and I know that some people aren't mad on St. Catz (as I've been "helpfully" informed I should refer to it as) but I'm liking the look of it so far anyway.
Actually, have people already gotten in contact with their supervisors or you waiting it out a bit?
I didn't put preference on any college and I know that some people aren't mad on St. Catz (as I've been "helpfully" informed I should refer to it as) but I'm liking the look of it so far anyway.
Actually, have people already gotten in contact with their supervisors or you waiting it out a bit?
I hear nice things about St Catz: friendly, good atmosphere that sort of thing.
And it's pretty cool of them to have emailed you the college offer.I'm down for an MSt (not DPhil), so I dont even know who my supervisor will be. Actually that's a good point. In my previous MSt, the offer letter mentioned who my general supervisor was going to be. Does anyone from English know if they'll assign dissertation supervisors after the course begins and once you confirm your topic? And do we all get a general supervisor each as I did in my previous course?
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Original post by k.i.ivanov
hi guys,
Any news on the Weidenfeld Programme? I've heard nothing myself...
hi guys,
Any news on the Weidenfeld Programme? I've heard nothing myself...
I noticed this morning that the Weidenfeld page states this:
'All candidates who have been shortlisted for interview have now been contacted.'
http://www.ox.ac.uk/feesandfunding/prospectivegrad/scholarships/university/weidenfeld/
Did not receive any news as well. Sad times, but I might still be pulling Oxford off by combining a massive student loan at home and support from my family.
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Original post by cyberpoet
I hear nice things about St Catz: friendly, good atmosphere that sort of thing. And it's pretty cool of them to have emailed you the college offer.
I'm down for an MSt (not DPhil), so I dont even know who my supervisor will be. Actually that's a good point. In my previous MSt, the offer letter mentioned who my general supervisor is going to be. Does anyone from English know if they'll assign dissertation supervisors after the course begins and once you confirm your topic? And do we all get a general supervisor each as I did in my previous course?
And it's pretty cool of them to have emailed you the college offer.I'm down for an MSt (not DPhil), so I dont even know who my supervisor will be. Actually that's a good point. In my previous MSt, the offer letter mentioned who my general supervisor is going to be. Does anyone from English know if they'll assign dissertation supervisors after the course begins and once you confirm your topic? And do we all get a general supervisor each as I did in my previous course?
Actually, sorry I should have been more clear. I'll be doing an MSt too. It said "Supervisor" on my offer but I assume that's a general supervisor rather than dissertation supervisor and I was wondering was it necessary to get in contact with them or does that just seem a bit too eager?
Original post by WaSaDa
Yeah, makes life a lot easier!
Actually, sorry I should have been more clear. I'll be doing an MSt too. It said "Supervisor" on my offer but I assume that's a general supervisor rather than dissertation supervisor and I was wondering was it necessary to get in contact with them or does that just seem a bit too eager?
Actually, sorry I should have been more clear. I'll be doing an MSt too. It said "Supervisor" on my offer but I assume that's a general supervisor rather than dissertation supervisor and I was wondering was it necessary to get in contact with them or does that just seem a bit too eager?
Oh right I see.
I dont think it's strictly necessary, though there's no harm in saying 'Hello looking forward to meeting you', I suppose.
Original post by cyberpoet
Does anyone from English know if they'll assign dissertation supervisors after the course begins and once you confirm your topic? And do we all get a general supervisor each as I did in my previous course?
This year dissertation supervisors were assigned late in the autumn. We didn't have to formally nail our topics down until the middle of spring, though we were already expected to have begun work and had at least one supervision by then, so I doubt changing the project radically after Christmas would have been easy.
MSt students also seem to have 'supervisors' in another sense, in that one of the course conveners plays a supervisorial role in the termly reporting system used for graduates -- which is really built for DPhil students, and so needs someone to fill the role of a supervisor for administrative purposes. The course conveners do this because they're the only ones with a synoptic picture, but it doesn't imply any actual hands-on supervision.
All of the above might of course change if the faculty decide they want to do things differently next year.
Original post by WaSaDa
Yeah, makes life a lot easier!
Actually, sorry I should have been more clear. I'll be doing an MSt too. It said "Supervisor" on my offer but I assume that's a general supervisor rather than dissertation supervisor and I was wondering was it necessary to get in contact with them or does that just seem a bit too eager?
Actually, sorry I should have been more clear. I'll be doing an MSt too. It said "Supervisor" on my offer but I assume that's a general supervisor rather than dissertation supervisor and I was wondering was it necessary to get in contact with them or does that just seem a bit too eager?
I've already spoken to my supervisor, but I knew them before I applied so I suppose this is a little different.
I can't see any problem with introducing yourself to them, but then the Oxford way of doing things is all very new to me!
Original post by QHF
This year dissertation supervisors were assigned late in the autumn. We didn't have to formally nail our topics down until the middle of spring, though we were already expected to have begun work and had at least one supervision by then, so I doubt changing the project radically after Christmas would have been easy.
MSt students also seem to have 'supervisors' in another sense, in that one of the course conveners plays a supervisorial role in the termly reporting system used for graduates -- which is really built for DPhil students, and so needs someone to fill the role of a supervisor for administrative purposes. The course conveners do this because they're the only ones with a synoptic picture, but it doesn't imply any actual hands-on supervision.
All of the above might of course change if the faculty decide they want to do things differently next year.
MSt students also seem to have 'supervisors' in another sense, in that one of the course conveners plays a supervisorial role in the termly reporting system used for graduates -- which is really built for DPhil students, and so needs someone to fill the role of a supervisor for administrative purposes. The course conveners do this because they're the only ones with a synoptic picture, but it doesn't imply any actual hands-on supervision.
All of the above might of course change if the faculty decide they want to do things differently next year.
Many thanks for this.
So presumably with about 2 convenors for each strand, they would be general supervisors for more than half a dozen students each? It sounds quite different from my other MSt; I had quite a few one-on-ones with my gs (not one of the convenors) who also supervised my examined theory paper.Would you know if it's possible to request a particular supervisor for the dissertation (esp if you also had that person in mind for a future DPhil)? And have most people decided on their B-course title by Michaelmas? (the bit of the course I'm most worried about!)
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Original post by cyberpoet
Many thanks for this. So presumably with about 2 convenors for each strand, they would be general supervisors for more than half a dozen students each? It sounds quite different from my other MSt; I had quite a few one-on-ones with my gs (not one of the convenors) who also supervised my examined theory paper.
Would you know if it's possible to request a particular supervisor for the dissertation (esp if you also had that person in mind for a future DPhil)? And have most people decided their B-course title by Michaelmas? (the bit of the course I'm most worried about!)
So presumably with about 2 convenors for each strand, they would be general supervisors for more than half a dozen students each? It sounds quite different from my other MSt; I had quite a few one-on-ones with my gs (not one of the convenors) who also supervised my examined theory paper.Would you know if it's possible to request a particular supervisor for the dissertation (esp if you also had that person in mind for a future DPhil)? And have most people decided their B-course title by Michaelmas? (the bit of the course I'm most worried about!)
On my strand the course conveners' 'supervision' loads are unevenly divided for administrative reasons, but like I said it's mostly an administrative convenience. We do have individual meetings with both conveners, once in the autumn to discuss dissertations and supervisors (you can suggest a supervisor), and then once in the spring to go over the results from the first C Course essay -- and possibly there'll be another post mortem for the spring essays in Trinity, I don't know about that.
The real business end has been my dissertation supervision; my supervisor is also my potential DPhil supervisor, and we're in what I think is fairly close contact -- a couple of email exchanges a week, at least. Formal dissertation-related supervisions are meant to be limited to four over the whole course, but I have also had perhaps half-a-dozen sustained one-to-one chats over all sorts of academic stuff with my supervisor. But from what I hear levels of supervision are pretty variable: I think to some extent I got lucky in terms of what I'm interested in.
I think most of us decided our B Course topics (though not the exact titles) early in the spring. Everyone worried about it, which is natural, but -- touch wood, because I haven't had the mark for the essay back yet! -- it isn't too bad. It's just an exciting new set of skills, and at least on my strand our teachers were keen to give examples of good topics and made an effort to check everyone's ideas before we actually handed our titles in. I suppose as a medievalist I have a tribal obligation to remark here that if you're not doing the medieval strand you might be intimidated by your B Course but really shouldn't be: at most, you only have one or two centuries of book production to master!
Hi everyone! Forgive me if this question has already been answered earlier in the forum. I have been offered a place for the MSt English 1660-1830. I made an open application to the university and have not yet been assigned a college. My offer letter assured me that I will be guaranteed a college place. The other day I received an email from the Accommodation Office that advertised graduate housing and I got nervous. Does this mean that I need to apply for housing through the accommodation office ? It seems from my offer letter that I will receive housing in one of the university's colleges, but I just wanted to make sure since I haven't head from any colleges yet.
Thank you so much for your help!
Thank you so much for your help!
Original post by rickross
The other day I received an email from the Accommodation Office that advertised graduate housing and I got nervous. Does this mean that I need to apply for housing through the accommodation office ? It seems from my offer letter that I will receive housing in one of the university's colleges, but I just wanted to make sure since I haven't head from any colleges yet.
There are two pools of housing which will be potentially available to you: university-run housing and college-run housing. The two bureaucracies don't talk to each other.
If the university accommodation office has contacted you, I'm pretty sure it's just that they contact all incoming postgrads as a matter of course, in case they want to apply for uni accommodation. I'm pretty sure it doesn't mean you have to apply for university housing -- it's fairly common to apply to both and then take college housing. There isn't very much university-run accommodation (waiting-lists ahoy!), while a lot of (all? I'm not sure) colleges try to house at least first-year postgrads.
But ask the university Accommodation Office what's up if you want to be sure.
Original post by rickross
Hi everyone! Forgive me if this question has already been answered earlier in the forum. I have been offered a place for the MSt English 1660-1830. I made an open application to the university and have not yet been assigned a college. My offer letter assured me that I will be guaranteed a college place. The other day I received an email from the Accommodation Office that advertised graduate housing and I got nervous. Does this mean that I need to apply for housing through the accommodation office ? It seems from my offer letter that I will receive housing in one of the university's colleges, but I just wanted to make sure since I haven't head from any colleges yet.
Thank you so much for your help!
Thank you so much for your help!
Hi,
Well done on securing a place!
There will be two types of accommodation for which you can apply (probably) - that owned by the College and that owned by the University. You are not guaranteed either - College accommodation for graduates is often on a first-come-first-served/ballot basis, and there is a waiting list for University accommodation.
The email you have received does not signify anything - when you receive your college offer, assuming they are able to accommodate you, you will still be able to apply for accommodation.
However, it might be a good idea to apply for University accommodation anyway, as a precaution, in the event that for whatever reason your college was not able to accommodate you.
By applying, you are not committing yourself to living in University accommodation, but it keeps the option on the table.
*EDIT* - damn, beaten to it!
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Original post by *Corinna*
You know its been 5 years since this thread, right?
Lets all meet back here every 5 years... like a mini reunion!
Original post by rickross
Hi everyone! Forgive me if this question has already been answered earlier in the forum. I have been offered a place for the MSt English 1660-1830. I made an open application to the university and have not yet been assigned a college. My offer letter assured me that I will be guaranteed a college place. The other day I received an email from the Accommodation Office that advertised graduate housing and I got nervous. Does this mean that I need to apply for housing through the accommodation office ? It seems from my offer letter that I will receive housing in one of the university's colleges, but I just wanted to make sure since I haven't head from any colleges yet.
Thank you so much for your help!
Thank you so much for your help!
In addition to what has been said:
You can not apply for University accommodation until you are accepted by the college.
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