Oxford Graduate Application 2012/13

quick update for everyone - I just recieved a place at Oriel ! Not my first choice but very happy (need to do some investigating though, don't know much about it!)

I got St Anne's.
Went there today. A pretty nice place, a bit smaller than I expected though.

I'm currently debating which accomodation to go for...

Do they give you a choice? My understanding is that they offer you something, and you can accept it or not, period.

Well Oriel (not all colleges do) offers college accomodation for all graduates and you choose on a form which grade room you would like, first choice and second choice. They say that its unlikely you wont get your choice...

And so if the website says A-B rooms are in one place and C-D rooms are in another, you can BASICALLY choose where you go... but yeah you cant "choose" per say

Will I get my first choice of room grade?

We do our best to accommodate all grad fresher requests but can't guarantee that you will be assigned the grade or location you ask for - it will all depend upon the demand. Priority for choice is given to those students who return their accommodation preference forms before 31 July, but it is not a "first come, first served" policy. If the demand for a certain type of room (ie en-suite, main site, etc) exceeds supply, names are drawn from a hat in order to ensure fairness.

When will I find out about my room allocation?
Because of the unpredictable nature of the graduate fresher process, room allocations are not finalised until September, usually two weeks before your arrival date. Do not be alarmed if you do not hear from the Accommodation Manager immediately. Please be patient -- she will be in contact with the details of your room allocation in due course.

http://www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/content/graduate-accommodation-faqs

You're welcome. Incidentally, I think with things like the MCR they're always looking for people to get involved. Its ever expanding, like I said. Also we share certain things (like Hockey) with St Johns so there's always that side of the club things too.

It looks like what they say is that you can state a preference, but there is no way they can guarantee you get what you want:



Good luck, though!

Its just that with an Oxford offer, college offer, exams finished.. I have nothing to worry about heh so I'm just finding little things to think about :P

Having said that my app with St Anne's is still 'under consideration' and I may still get pooled elsewhere. O the misery.

Well done everyone on your college offer!

Gosh, I applied early December for the Jan deadline, and still waiting on what college. Surely almost 6 months is excessive.

I have a feeling that because its been so long, I may be in the pool. Has anyone heard from St Johns, yes or no wise?

Oh, don't say that! Surely they can't delay the whole pooling business any longer... If we are to accept/decline our dept. offers by 1 June (only TWO weeks time from now), then they should also tell us what college we're going to be attending before then... Well, one can hope anyway. Presumably they forwarded our applications there because they're not oversubscribed colleges..

Having said that, I'm well chuffed at the prospect of St. Hilda's. Free gym, it's by the river, informal atmosphere, the music hall... sounds lovely

Has any march deadline applicant heard back from Oxford? I'm not talking about colleges here...Thanks!

Yes, a few of us from the March deadline have already heard back. I got an informal email on the 18th of April, and a formal offer 5 days later!