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University of Oxford, Pawel-Sytniewski
University of Oxford
Oxford

Oxford Graduate Application 2012/13

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Reply 3180
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Gaia91
Original post by *Corinna*
well if it says so then it must be true

do you personally know anyone who manages to work though?
University of Oxford, Pawel-Sytniewski
University of Oxford
Oxford
Original post by Gaia91
do you personally know anyone who manages to work though?


no. I personally would not be able too. If you want to have some free time to go out, socialise a bit etc, it's gonna be difficult.
Original post by Gaia91
do you personally know anyone who manages to work though?


I knew a couple of people who worked part-time; I think it's tough to fit everything in though.
Original post by HLS
And after all my self-depricating rants I was today given a college!

St Hugh's. Hard to tell much from the photographs, although I hear the gardens are lovely and you can walk on the grass!


Congrats!!
Reply 3184
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jver
Hi all, I received an offer for the MPhil in Politics (European Politics and Society) a few weeks ago, but didn't confirm it yet because I will probably not take it up...
Do you know whether I would still already receive a college offer at this point or whether you can only get a college offer if you already confirmed your departmental offer?

Many thanks in advance!
Yay offer from Lincoln, first choice! :biggrin: So exciting, looks like I'm going to get to live smack bang in the centre of Oxford. So from Lincolnshire to Lincoln College! Hope to see some of you there :smile:
Offer from St. Hilda's! Not my first choice, looks quite nice though. Like the placing beside the river :biggrin:
Reply 3187
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Hom
Original post by Venus_In_Furs
Yay offer from Lincoln, first choice! :biggrin: So exciting, looks like I'm going to get to live smack bang in the centre of Oxford. So from Lincolnshire to Lincoln College! Hope to see some of you there :smile:



Were you in the march or jan deadline group??.
Many congrats for your college offer!
Original post by Venus_In_Furs
Yay offer from Lincoln, first choice! :biggrin: So exciting, looks like I'm going to get to live smack bang in the centre of Oxford. So from Lincolnshire to Lincoln College! Hope to see some of you there :smile:


Ooooh congrats!!! It's good to see that most January deadline people have heard back!
Lincoln does look amazing, I hope I'll join you there once they make decisions for the March deadline! :smile:
Reply 3189
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Knisper
Original post by TickingClock
Offer from St. Hilda's! Not my first choice, looks quite nice though. Like the placing beside the river :biggrin:


Nice! I'll be at Hilda's too. What will you be studying?
I'm doing the MSc Theoretical Chemistry. So we will see each other I guess :smile: Was Hilda's your first choice or 'did you end up there'? I made my peace with it after I've seen the river and the sporting acivities offered :biggrin:
Reply 3191
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HLS
Original post by Venus_In_Furs
Yay offer from Lincoln, first choice! :biggrin: So exciting, looks like I'm going to get to live smack bang in the centre of Oxford. So from Lincolnshire to Lincoln College! Hope to see some of you there :smile:


Very jealous. Lincoln was my first choice but unfortunately they aren't big on economic history - should have checked that before I applied really!
Reply 3192
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Original post by Gaia91
does anyone know whether masters students at oxford generally manage to work part time as well ?


Trust me, you won't have the time for it. You will fail your degree or have zero social life or both if you do...

This is Oxford, remember. ;-)
Original post by HLS
Very jealous. Lincoln was my first choice but unfortunately they aren't big on economic history - should have checked that before I applied really!


Just out of curiosity, did Lincoln send you an email to say that your application was unsuccessful and that you would be reallocated to another college, or did you just hear from Saint Hilda's? (Sorry if you've already mentioned it, I don't recall reading it!)
How do you know when they are big on a subject or not, the number of tutors or fellows teaching that particular subject?

Saint Hilda's actually looks really beautiful and peaceful, you're lucky!
Reply 3194
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Original post by GabrielleT
Ooooh congrats!!! It's good to see that most January deadline people have heard back!
Lincoln does look amazing, I hope I'll join you there once they make decisions for the March deadline! :smile:


Just a couple more weeks for us I believe. :-)
Reply 3195
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HLS
Original post by GabrielleT
Just out of curiosity, did Lincoln send you an email to say that your application was unsuccessful and that you would be reallocated to another college, or did you just hear from Saint Hilda's? (Sorry if you've already mentioned it, I don't recall reading it!)
How do you know when they are big on a subject or not, the number of tutors or fellows teaching that particular subject?

Saint Hilda's actually looks really beautiful and peaceful, you're lucky!


One of the criteria upon which colleges select applicants is whether there is any overlap between the proposed research project and the academic staff of the college.

In my case there was none and I was already a not particularly strong candidate (as said above). I did not take the academic-fit criteria into account when selecting a college and, in retrospect, I ought to have done.

I heard from Lincoln after I contacted them to request the outcome.

Oh and I've been placed at St Hugh's, not St Hilda's :biggrin:
Reply 3196
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Knisper
Original post by TickingClock
I'm doing the MSc Theoretical Chemistry. So we will see each other I guess :smile: Was Hilda's your first choice or 'did you end up there'? I made my peace with it after I've seen the river and the sporting acivities offered :biggrin:


I applied there, for various reasons, among other things that their accommodation is very close to both the college and the Iffley road sports complex.
And when I visited the college on the open day it looked really nice and friendly, and the MCR looks active.
Reply 3197
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Gaia91
Original post by TickingClock
Offer from St. Hilda's! Not my first choice, looks quite nice though. Like the placing beside the river :biggrin:


i got Hilda's too , though i didnt put in a preference at all so i'm no one to complain ! the college and the river does look really beautiful in the pictures though!
Original post by Hom
Were you in the march or jan deadline group??.
Many congrats for your college offer!


I applied by the January deadline. Best of luck, hopefully see you there! :smile:
Original post by HLS
One of the criteria upon which colleges select applicants is whether there is any overlap between the proposed research project and the academic staff of the college.

In my case there was none and I was already a not particularly strong candidate (as said above). I did not take the academic-fit criteria into account when selecting a college and, in retrospect, I ought to have done.

I heard from Lincoln after I contacted them to request the outcome.

Oh and I've been placed at St Hugh's, not St Hilda's :biggrin:


Oh sorry about that, it's still early-ish in Canada, my brain is still sleeping haha!
A really good friend of mine did her undergrad at St. Hugh's and absolutely loved it! She kept saying that the fact that it was a bit out of town gave her the feeling of really "going home" after days at the library or going to lectures.

I really hope you enjoy it there!

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