Oxford Graduate Application 2012/13

Having just been to my BA convocation this week, I must say that I look forward to wearing a gown at formal. I am so happy that my college is doing formal dinners every night! It's completely shallow and very silly, but I always loved traditions like this... :colondollar:

Also, I just learned that there is a Pie Minister in the covered market; I can't wait to go every week (and get poor and fat... but who cares!)
Oh and I guess having access to one of the best stocked libraries in the world is something that I definitely look forward to.

(Hurray for something more positive on this thread! Thanks Student01!)

Ha actually the Pie place here isn't so good I find. Oh were you the girl I was speaking to before about Egyptology/Near East? If so the relevant grad seminars here for that are absolutely awesome. :|

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GabrielleT

Original post by The Lyceum

Ha actually the Pie place here isn't so good I find. Oh were you the girl I was speaking to before about Egyptology/Near East? If so the relevant grad seminars here for that are absolutely awesome. :|

That's a shame! I really love the Heidi Pie, and the fact that they have veggie gravy. (But I guess the UK in general is just much better at being vegetarian friendly than Canada, it's definitely not just Pie Minister!)

I did apply for Egyptology and for Classical archaeology, and will do the latter next year. Is it at all possible to sneak in other people's grad seminars? Because if I could attend some Egyptology seminars during my free time it would for sure make the top of "why I'm excited to go to Oxford" list! (Which is already shamefully long haha!)

Reply 3682

QHF

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Original post by GabrielleT

Is it at all possible to sneak in other people's grad seminars?

I do this fairly often, and no one has seemed to care -- though I can't say I've visited anything Eyptological.

Reply 3683

cyberpoet

Original post by Student 01

So, what are you all looking most forward to about student life at Oxford?

I'm looking forward to good cheap grub. :tongue:

Reply 3684

HLS

Original post by Student 01

So, what are you all looking most forward to about student life at Oxford?

Meeting the financial and academic conditions of entry!

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The Lyceum

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Original post by GabrielleT

That's a shame! I really love the Heidi Pie, and the fact that they have veggie gravy. (But I guess the UK in general is just much better at being vegetarian friendly than Canada, it's definitely not just Pie Minister!)

I did apply for Egyptology and for Classical archaeology, and will do the latter next year. Is it at all possible to sneak in other people's grad seminars? Because if I could attend some Egyptology seminars during my free time it would for sure make the top of "why I'm excited to go to Oxford" list! (Which is already shamefully long haha!)

Well yes you can go to different faculties seminars, although in the case of Archaeology here its a bit weird...they don't mix much and...well you'll see when you get here. Essentially you probably won't need to the mad mixing Classicists do.

The Class. Arch. seminars can be amazing though, earlier this year we had the Oliver Dickinson talk, Colin Renfrew has came at least once too, amongst others. Topics from the bronze to Hellenistic periods. Really well provisioned.

Reply 3686

GabrielleT

Original post by The Lyceum

Well yes you can go to different faculties seminars, although in the case of Archaeology here its a bit weird...they don't mix much and...well you'll see when you get here. Essentially you probably won't need to the mad mixing Classicists do.

The Class. Arch. seminars can be amazing though, earlier this year we had the Oliver Dickinson talk, Colin Renfrew has came at least once too, amongst others. Topics from the bronze to Hellenistic periods. Really well provisioned.

Well that's half worrying and half reassuring! Would you care to elaborate on the first part of your post? If it's at all like anything I've experienced it's rather the classicists that keep to themselves, saying that archaeology is nothing but an easy soft sub-discipline! (I actually did my undergrad in classics, but I am going over to the dark side for PG! :wink:

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The Lyceum

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Original post by GabrielleT

Well that's half worrying and half reassuring! Would you care to elaborate on the first part of your post? If it's at all like anything I've experienced it's rather the classicists that keep to themselves, saying that archaeology is nothing but an easy soft sub-discipline! (I actually did my undergrad in classics, but I am going over to the dark side for PG! :wink:

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Shall PM you. :smile:

Reply 3688

Student 01

Original post by GabrielleT

Having just been to my BA convocation this week, I must say that I look forward to wearing a gown at formal. I am so happy that my college is doing formal dinners every night! It's completely shallow and very silly, but I always loved traditions like this... :colondollar:

Also, I just learned that there is a Pie Minister in the covered market; I can't wait to go every week (and get poor and fat... but who cares!)
Oh and I guess having access to one of the best stocked libraries in the world is something that I definitely look forward to.

I know what you mean about the traditions, its partly why I wanted to go Oxford in the first place, I think its nice, creates a sense of community, although yes shallow in some ways! I am a little worried, as I am not entirely used to these traditions, formal dinners etc, but I hope it won't be too difficult to participate, I don't buy into the 'Oxford stereotype' but it will be a change to my current university.

Original post by HLS

Meeting the financial and academic conditions of entry!

Ha! Yes that too seems important :P
I have my grades back thank god, I know the wait is awful.

Original post by cyberpoet

I'm looking forward to good cheap grub. :tongue:

Cheap grub you say? Man, I've always assumed food will be as pricey as everywhere else!

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Dubie

Original post by Student 01

So, what are you all looking most forward to about student life at Oxford?

I'm looking forward to leaving Australia for the first time since 2004 (I know!!), to start studying things I'm interested in again (I'm currently working 3 jobs, including teaching at my uni in a subject that bores me to tears - but it's all only temporary to fill the 9 month gap between finishing uni and coming to Oxford), and studying in the beautiful old libraries.

I'm also looking forward to meeting a bunch of interesting new people, which is why I like the college system (as far as I can tell), because it gives you a chance to meet people from other disciplines, whereas if I was an international student at another uni, I'd probably just end up hanging out with the other law students because I'd get limited chance to get to know anyone else (not that there's anything wrong with that, but variety is the spice of life). :smile:

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Chocochip26

Hi I'm doing my MSt 2012-13 and I can't figure out my term dates from this page http://www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/university_year/dates_of_term.html

My letter said the term begins on 1st October but the dates of full term says 7th October. :confused:

ETA : Okay I found out the first week is induction week. I'm also looking forward to not having silly questions.

(edited 11 years ago)

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HoVis

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Original post by Chocochip26

Hi I'm doing my MSt 2012-13 and I can't figure out my term dates from this page http://www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/university_year/dates_of_term.html

My letter said the term begins on 1st October but the dates of full term says 7th October. :confused:

ETA : Okay I found out the first week is induction week. I'm also looking forward to not having silly questions.

Bear in mind that applies for all terms - '0th week', the effective start of term, is not counted on the official terms dates, so if you need to organise any holidays during your time ahead, make sure you take the official date then work back a week to get the actual date at which it is sensible to be in Oxford from. :smile:

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sll1

any march applicants still waiting to hear back from a college?

Reply 3693

Chocochip26

Original post by HoVis

Bear in mind that applies for all terms - '0th week', the effective start of term, is not counted on the official terms dates, so if you need to organise any holidays during your time ahead, make sure you take the official date then work back a week to get the actual date at which it is sensible to be in Oxford from. :smile:

Good to know. thanks :smile:

Reply 3694

Trollolollol

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Looking forward to foooood

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Reply 3695

Gaia91

http://www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/university_year/dates_of_term.html

with reference to the dates given right at the top and bottom of that page ^ , when does term actually start ! im an international student and looking to book tickets to oxford and back in the holidays as soon as possible but i just cant seem to figure the exact dates out . any help?

oww. just saw the posts right above mine. sorry. question answered :biggrin:

(edited 11 years ago)

Reply 3696

HLS

Original post by Gaia91

http://www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/university_year/dates_of_term.html

with reference to the dates given right at the top and bottom of that page ^ , when does term actually start ! im an international student and looking to book tickets to oxford and back in the holidays as soon as possible but i just cant seem to figure the exact dates out . any help?

oww. just saw the posts right above mine. sorry. question answered :biggrin:

The orientation week begins on 1st October and you would be strongly advised to arrive by then at the earliest.

I am planning on arriving on October 1st.

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Gaia91

Original post by HLS

The orientation week begins on 1st October and you would be strongly advised to arrive by then at the earliest.

I am planning on arriving on October 1st.

thanks for replying again ! have you got your accommodation sorted ? are you at oxford already?

Reply 3698

Knisper

I've got my room from 26th September, and I plan to arrive by then, so I have some extra time to orientate on everything (buying a bike, etc.)

Reply 3699

HLS

Original post by Gaia91

thanks for replying again ! have you got your accommodation sorted ? are you at oxford already?

No to both questions - nothing sorted and I'm not there already!

However there is never a shortage of accommodation available in the private rental market so I am not unduly worried about this.

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