Oxford Graduate Application 2012/13

Two things. First of all, you can indeed study in a foreign city without knowing the local language. My brother is studying in Maastricht, Netherlands, he doesn't speak a single word Dutch and gets around easily. There is such a large international community. Some people here apparently think that at Dutch universities 95% are nationals and only some foreign students. In Maastricht and other cities the German intake alone is 10-20% plus people from all over the world. The course, the administration etc. is completely in English. Also, the city is used to this massive amount of internationals, so if you go into any shop, pharmacy etc., they will be able to speak English.

Apart from this, I don't really get this discussion. If you look at universities at whole (not Assyriology), the UK has indeed some of the best universities. But these are only relevant for the top 10% of the student body. If you are just an above average student that didn't get into Oxbridge, UCL, LSE, Imperial, you might be better off heading to the continent.
Instead of going to Bath, Edinburgh etc, they should seriously consider universities in the Netherlands, in Germany or France. On another note, in continental Europe, in most cases its relatively easy to get into the best universities because they give everybody a chance to prove themselves at universities. So, if you work hard, you will get a degree from a university which is more reputable than any university you could have gotten into in the UK.

well i think it depends on the department. on the website of the depart i applied to they say that that's when they will be interviewing. besides i emailed them to ask when i can expect to hear from them

Heh fair enough. Probably not much different for my department (computer science). What is your department?

Do let us know when you hear back!

Sounds rather low level to me. Scientific American/New Scientist are pitched to be understandable by interested non-scientists. Your "friend" presumably has a good physics degree.

I'm not a PhD but...: D writing critiques of New Scientist articles is first Year OU science stuff so I'd expect a PhD applicant to be more than comfortable with questions based on such articles, even the deeper ones. It may be a test of how up to date she is with the subject. They might ask her to give an opinion on some new theory a physics lab has thought up. I would take a look at the news sections of the magazine web sites.

it's oxford internet institute

good luck with coping with this stressful time!

Ah I see. It looks like this institute is newer and may be a little special compared to the traditional ones, but hopefully I can expect news at a similar time. :-)

Good luck to you too! Stressful times indeed.

just got an invitation the interview! fingers crossed ))

Congrats! Best of luck to you... in the week of the 20th I'm guessing?

Nothing here yet, but I will probably presume rejection if I get nothing by the end of today.

yes, 21st of Feb. Don't presume anything, you never! it might take them some time or you might get shortlisted! good luck!

Hey,

Just wondering if anyone has applied to the MSc Computer Science course in Oxford for the March deadline. If yes, have you been contacted about the telephone interview?

I applied for the March deadline, and haven't been contacted for an interview yet, just wanted to know if that's just me or they haven't yet sent the interview emails.

Cheers,

Anyone got an offer for Applied Statistics yet?
I've applied for the second round, so I suppose I want hear from them until late March?

I was under the impression you applied for the first round and I was expecting you to come with the news any day now. My department says late March but last year I got my offer on the 3rd of March (I remember the day cause it was my grandmother's birthday ).

Nope, "unfortunatelly" I applied in late December, just like with the rest applications of mine for the other university programs, which were completed during early January, when my referees uploaded their references.
My birthday is during April, so if they want to give me a present, then...

Any ideas as to what they will be asking??
Happy for you
I'm afraid of having it. Wat if I screw up...