MA/MPhil and PhD English Applicants 2021

Original post by fundques1

I thought the GSSC was for the Medical Sciences Division?

Hmm yeah I dunno, their comment seemed a little ambiguous to me. I hope you're right, and it was just for that division and not university wide... just with the timing of my supervisor asking me and the person in that thread saying all scholarships had been decided got me assuming things.

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fundques1

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Original post by cultoferos

Hmm yeah I dunno, their comment seemed a little ambiguous to me. I hope you're right, and it was just for that division and not university wide... just with the timing of my supervisor asking me and the person in that thread saying all scholarships had been decided got me assuming things.

I don't know the ins and outs of it by any stretch, but the only reference to a Graduate School Studentship Competition I can find is in relation to the Medical Sciences Division. I'm not sure if the Humanities Division operates a similar competition, with formal notification of success.

I asked the Faculty if I'd been nominated for funding and was told that this year the Faculty has decided not to tell applicants whether or not they've been nominated. Makes for a more frustrating experience! Just have to sit and wait and see if an email from Clarendon or the AHRC arrives sometime over the next month or so.

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Original post by hmus

Stuck at PAO for Crit and Culture too! Hoping for movement this week.

Here again to report that I am still on PAO. :frown:

Anyone else?

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Original post by hmus

Here again to report that I am still on PAO. :frown:

Anyone else?

Same here :+( When my application moved to PAO though it happened like mid-afternoon, so still holding on for some movement today before the weekend but we shall see...

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Original post by p1ge0n-b0y

Same here :+( When my application moved to PAO though it happened like mid-afternoon, so still holding on for some movement today before the weekend but we shall see...

I just checked my portal and the status has updated to "Conditional offer made!" :smile:

It says an email will come in the next 48 hours. Portal moved to PAO on March 1st, so I recommend checking yours as well!

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Original post by hmus

I just checked my portal and the status has updated to "Conditional offer made!" :smile:

It says an email will come in the next 48 hours. Portal moved to PAO on March 1st, so I recommend checking yours as well!

Hey congratulations! That's so great, you must be super pleased. Mine is still at PAO at the moment, which makes sense since my portal moved on 3rd March, but I'll definitely be keeping an eye out from now on!

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For any who have been accepted by Cambridge: any word from the department about funding at all? :smile:

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wmcgonagall

Has anyone who got a Cambridge offer heard back re: Colleges yet? Obviously it'll take it's sweet time (as everything at Camrbidge seems to), but I just want to know already...

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Original post by hmus

For any who have been accepted by Cambridge: any word from the department about funding at all? :smile:

Nope! Does anyone know if the department tends to provide insight or whether we'll just be waiting blindly?

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WhatMadPursuit?

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Original post by wmcgonagall

Has anyone who got a Cambridge offer heard back re: Colleges yet? Obviously it'll take it's sweet time (as everything at Camrbidge seems to), but I just want to know already..

Yep: got my first pref. (Peterhouse) circa 4 working days after getting the "formal" offer through for the PhD. I had expected it to take longer and I couldn't tell you why it moved relatively quickly.

Original post by hmus

For any who have been accepted by Cambridge: any word from the department about funding at all? :smile:

Afraid not, but glad we're all in it together.

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sofmia

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Original post by wmcgonagall

Has anyone who got a Cambridge offer heard back re: Colleges yet? Obviously it'll take it's sweet time (as everything at Camrbidge seems to), but I just want to know already...

I also heard back really quickly. I was accepted to my 1st choice (Clare) on Friday!

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Original post by hmus

For any who have been accepted by Cambridge: any word from the department about funding at all? :smile:

When I moved to PAO I asked Anna Fox (who's very friendly and helpful) if I'd been nominated for funding and she confirmed that I had been. Even though many consider it to be an annoyance, it may be worth emailing her to ask.

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Original post by Tesdytes

When I moved to PAO I asked Anna Fox (who's very friendly and helpful) if I'd been nominated for funding and she confirmed that I had been. Even though many consider it to be an annoyance, it may be worth emailing her to ask.

Congratulations on your nomination!! I hope it works out for you :smile:

I've been hesitant to email so far, but I just did. I really didn't think I would get an offer from Cambridge so I wasn't too fixated on the cost, but I am now, lol. I'm an international student and couldn't get my application in in time for Gates funding, so hoping that the Trust throws a few pennies at me.

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Original post by dmorgendorffer

Went to PAO on 5 March. Anyone else from around that period also still waiting?

Yeah, glad you posted this because I went to PAO on the 3rd of March and still haven't seen any movement. It still says on the postgraduate admissions page that they're processing offers 'within 8 days' but I think they're just super delayed. Hopefully we'll both hear back sometime this week though.

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pgapps2021

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I can confirm they are really delayed - PAO took well over two weeks to get back to me last month. As I have a slightly unusual educational background and saw people pass me who'd gone to PAO after me I got really nervous, but turns out their estimates are just way off, and not everything gets handled chronologically.

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Original post by pgapps2021

I can confirm they are really delayed - PAO took well over two weeks to get back to me last month. As I have a slightly unusual educational background and saw people pass me who'd gone to PAO after me I got really nervous, but turns out their estimates are just way off, and not everything gets handled chronologically.

Ah okay, yeah that's very annoying but also kinda understandable given how the pandemic must be throwing off their admissions process. From what I've seen the PAO processes things either within like 4 days or after a matter of weeks, so I guess no one can really predict how long it'll take. Glad it worked out for you in the end though and hopefully the same will be said for those of us still waiting!

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