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Oxford graduate applicants 2009/2010

I have applied for a DPhil in the Politics department and have heard nothing yet either. I think it will be a while before we do hear, as I think that they only started looking at the applications after the January deadline. We´re in for a long wait :smile:

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ZarNikolaus

On wednesday i got a mail that I can expect a mail by the end of this week. Well, as expected I did not receive anything by now...

Reply 422

mushkilmein

Just wondering if anyone has heard from any of the colleges yet?

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apotoftea

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mushkilmein

Just wondering if anyone has heard from any of the colleges yet?

November applicants for college decisions is to be done by the end of march according to the guidelines.

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wholenewworld

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Athena

I wonder if Cambridge have something similar...

I wish they did, but threeportdrift mentioned this curious case of someone only getting wind of which college was going to take them a couple of days before start of term! :eek:

Reply 425

splatblob

I applied for the November deadline and just found out two days ago that I got into my first choice college, which was much quicker than I expected since I only got the offer about three weeks ago.

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crafty bison

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Bkfn

hey everyone, what conditions has everyone been getting? Just a 2.i or 1st or do they specify? Like a 69 or something like that?

I was asked for a "high 2:i"; they have not defined what this means.

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JanPelle

splatblob

I applied for the November deadline and just found out two days ago that I got into my first choice college, which was much quicker than I expected since I only got the offer about three weeks ago.

Which college is it?

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JanPelle

crafty bison

I was asked for a "high 2:i"; they have not defined what this means.

I had 67% and got into a DPhil at Oxford. I guess anything above 65 will do.

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Angelil

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crafty bison

I was asked for a "high 2:i"; they have not defined what this means.

Yes, that was my offer too. Again, helpfully, they didn't define what this meant, and even more helpfully, my Exeter transcript was impossible to read (they gave the averages for all three years, but not the overall average, only the final classification, and it was impossible to calculate as far as I was concerned owing to different weightings etc!). In the end I got a 2.1, though I suspect it was an average one, and still got in.

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crafty bison

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JanPelle

I had 67% and got into a DPhil at Oxford. I guess anything above 65 will do.

This is where I get confused, when people reduce it to numbers. I do Geography at Cambridge and we don't technically get a numerical mark, but you can boil it down to one if you like. I have done so and worked out that last year, I got a 1st and scored 80% - but I definitely scored the LOWEST possible mark to get a 1st. From all these numbers people throw around I gather that the convention is for 70% to actually correspond to a 1st, is this right? If so I'm a little worried as to how I am going to explain myself if I get, say, a 2.i that is 78%... :rolleyes:

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Pelle

Funny, at LSE in my master course the highest average was 69. It seems to depend a lot on the university which sort of grades ones gets.

Reply 432

Bkfn

crafty bison

I was asked for a "high 2:i"; they have not defined what this means.

Thats really good. My friend who applied to Cam for History got an offer which stated that she had to get at least a 68. :rolleyes:

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splatblob

JanPelle

Which college is it?

Merton. I also need a 68.

Reply 434

titania_summerdream

Aaargh. The wait is insane. My course (MSt English 1900-Present) has just a Jan deadline. I hate the waiting bit!

By the way, I have a 2:1 (63%) in my BA but an 1 in my MA (71%). Can the latter save my arse?

Reply 435

apotoftea

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titania_summerdream

Aaargh. The wait is insane. My course (MSt English 1900-Present) has just a Jan deadline. I hate the waiting bit!

By the way, I have a 2:1 (63%) in my BA but an 1 in my MA (71%). Can the latter save my arse?

Seeing as there's no such thing as a "1" or indeed a first when it comes to MA level. I assume by saying you got 71% that you got a distinction.

It won't hinder your chances at all.

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hobnob

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titania_summerdream

Aaargh. The wait is insane. My course (MSt English 1900-Present) has just a Jan deadline. I hate the waiting bit!

By the way, I have a 2:1 (63%) in my BA but an 1 in my MA (71%). Can the latter save my arse?

If you already have an MA, why do you want to do another taught master's course? :confused:

Reply 437

titania_summerdream

hobnob

If you already have an MA, why do you want to do another taught master's course? :confused:

I'm in the process of finishing my MA and it was part time. Even though the syllabus and exams were the same as full time (and I stood third in Bombay University) it means very little internationally. An Indian masters is compared to the 16th year of undergraduate education and many universities insist that Indian students have a masters before applying for a taught masters.

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titania_summerdream

apotoftea

Seeing as there's no such thing as a "1" or indeed a first when it comes to MA level. I assume by saying you got 71% that you got a distinction.

It won't hinder your chances at all.

Thanks. Actually I said 1 because I am an Indian student and don't know how my grades translate internationally.

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cyberpoet

titania_summerdream

I'm in the process of finishing my MA and it was part time. Even though the syllabus and exams were the same as full time (and I stood third in Bombay University) it means very little internationally. An Indian masters is compared to the 16th year of undergraduate education and many universities insist that Indian students have a masters before applying for a taught masters.

16th year? How does that work?

Oxford graduate applicants 2009/2010

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