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Reply 1180

DangerDekky

I've been fairly relaxed up until the past two days when my other offers came through. Now Oxford is the only one I'm waiting on. I am on the edge of my seat. I've applied for the MSt English 1900-present. Will post as soon as I know so I can relieve someone else's tension. God knows, I wish someone could relieve mine!

You can call the English department and they will tell you. I believe they made their decision last week.

Reply 1181

liverpoolFan786

hey has anyone applied for a taught MSc in Computer Science, if so have you heard anything from them?

Reply 1182

aparup

Yes I did, got an offer in March 1st week

liverpoolFan786

hey has anyone applied for a taught MSc in Computer Science, if so have you heard anything from them?

Reply 1183

liverpoolFan786

aparup

Yes I did, got an offer in March 1st week

congrats! i hope I get in I emailed them and they replied back saying expect a response by mid-may by the latest, don't know what to do :-s

Reply 1184

aparup

thanks

, when did you apply?

Reply 1185

liverpoolFan786

ummm I applied beginning of January but they sent me a letter mid-march saying I need to re-submit my transcript :s-smilie:

so it ended up being late-march i think lol

Reply 1186

Clomipramine

Hi all,

I want to ask if it is possible that I find out whether the college I like is still accepting students for my course before putting it down as my firm choice on the form? (I am applying in the 3rd Gathered Field)

Also, is Merton a popular choice among postgraduates?

Reply 1187

Athena

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Clomipramine

Hi all,

I want to ask if it is possible that I find out whether the college I like is still accepting students for my course before putting it down as my firm choice on the form? (I am applying in the 3rd Gathered Field)

Also, is Merton a popular choice among postgraduates?

I don't see why not. Phone up, explain you're picking colleges and that you don't want to waste choices on colleges if they're already full, and would they mind telling you if colleges X and Y are still accepting students? Best of luck :smile:

Reply 1188

Clomipramine

Athena

I don't see why not. Phone up, explain you're picking colleges and that you don't want to waste choices on colleges if they're already full, and would they mind telling you if colleges X and Y are still accepting students? Best of luck :smile:

Thanks for replying. Btw, which are the more popular colleges and which are the less popular ones, just to give me some ideas?

Reply 1189

Athena

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Clomipramine

Thanks for replying. Btw, which are the more popular colleges and which are the less popular ones, just to give me some ideas?

Popular - any college which is central, rich and/or offers grad accommodation for 2+ years of the course. Less popular - colleges more towards the edges of town (St Hilda's, Green Templeton, LMH, St Hugh's, St Annes, Wolfson) or colleges that cater for particular groups, eg. Harris Manchester takes mature graduates.

Reply 1190

Clomipramine

Athena

Popular - any college which is central, rich and/or offers grad accommodation for 2+ years of the course. Less popular - colleges more towards the edges of town (St Hilda's, Green Templeton, LMH, St Hugh's, St Annes, Wolfson) or colleges that cater for particular groups, eg. Harris Manchester takes mature graduates.

So if I pick Ch Ch as 1st and Merton as 2nd my chances of getting into either one of them may decrease exponentially right? Since they are both rich and popular.

And do all colleges require the wearing of gowns at formal hall? Are there some colleges with few/no formal hall?

Reply 1191

Athena

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Clomipramine

So if I pick Ch Ch as 1st and Merton as 2nd my chances of getting into either one of them may decrease exponentially right? Since they are both rich and popular.

And do all colleges require the wearing of gowns at formal hall? Are there some colleges with few/no formal hall?

Yes, ChCh particularly seems to accept very few graduates. Merton is popular but accepts a better number of graduate students.

Most colleges will have a non-gown-wearing meal every night, if they offer formal hall (which may or not have a dress code - it might require gowns, or that you dress smartly, or a mixture...). Wadham and Balliol never have formal hall (and pretty much never ask you to wear gowns); Keble has, IIRC, two formal halls a week, which need gowns but not smart clothes; I think Oriel and Lincoln have formal hall nearly every night. Where else were you thinking about? For 'safer' bets, I'd suggest Hertford, Keble or Queen's :smile:

Reply 1192

Sooz2471

I suppose this is a very subjective matter but as for college choice, I can only recommend New College, I think most people agreee that it has the most active MCR in Oxford, and it's fairly central, huge and beautiful. Regarding accomodation, all graduates will be living in very cool houses 5min from college next year and the people are just amazing.
Many colleges are very cool though, even some of the least central ones like St Anne's. But apart from concerns related to social life, I guess graduates should not worry too much about colleges, as long as you have somewhere to eat and sleep!

Reply 1193

Sooz2471

New has informal and formal hall every day, and you're normally required to wear your gown at formal, but no one will kick you out of hall if you've forgotten it :smile:

Reply 1194

Athena

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Sooz2471

I suppose this is a very subjective matter but as for college choice, I can only recommend New College, I think most people agreee that it has the most active MCR in Oxford, and it's fairly central, huge and beautiful. Regarding accomodation, all graduates will be living in very cool houses 5min from college next year and the people are just amazing.
Many colleges are very cool though, even some of the least central ones like St Anne's. But apart from concerns related to social life, I guess graduates should not worry too much about colleges, as long as you have somewhere to eat and sleep!

Ooh yes, the New grad accomm. on the Western sports ground = :coma:

And New have the amazing summer party, which I crashed last year - free BBQ and drinks, lovely weather, inflatables, the gardens, the squeaky mound... :smile:

Reply 1195

GraveMentor

Sooz2471

I think most people agreee that it has the most active MCR in Oxford

And there I was thinking that we (Wolfson) had the most active MCR in Oxford :wink:

I believe we might also be one of the only colleges organising events and bops during vacations.

Reply 1196

Krush

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Sooz2471

I suppose this is a very subjective matter but as for college choice, I can only recommend New College, I think most people agreee that it has the most active MCR in Oxford, and it's fairly central, huge and beautiful. Regarding accomodation, all graduates will be living in very cool houses 5min from college next year and the people are just amazing.
Many colleges are very cool though, even some of the least central ones like St Anne's. But apart from concerns related to social life, I guess graduates should not worry too much about colleges, as long as you have somewhere to eat and sleep!

Cheers for that! Good to know that New College is the place to be as a graduate. :smile:

Reply 1197

Clomipramine

Sooz2471

I suppose this is a very subjective matter but as for college choice, I can only recommend New College, I think most people agreee that it has the most active MCR in Oxford, and it's fairly central, huge and beautiful. Regarding accomodation, all graduates will be living in very cool houses 5min from college next year and the people are just amazing.
Many colleges are very cool though, even some of the least central ones like St Anne's. But apart from concerns related to social life, I guess graduates should not worry too much about colleges, as long as you have somewhere to eat and sleep!

Is it difficult to get en-suite/studio rooms for New College? I desperately need to have my own bathroom and shower. I heard ChCh offers a mixture of en-suite and non-ensuite rooms, and that's the reason why I'm hesitating putting it as 1st choice. What if I get unlucky? :frown:

Actually I want to be in a college that has gown-wearing formal hall. :biggrin:

What about ChCh, Merton, and New? How often are their formal hall?

Reply 1198

Clomipramine

Athena

Yes, ChCh particularly seems to accept very few graduates. Merton is popular but accepts a better number of graduate students.

Most colleges will have a non-gown-wearing meal every night, if they offer formal hall (which may or not have a dress code - it might require gowns, or that you dress smartly, or a mixture...). Wadham and Balliol never have formal hall (and pretty much never ask you to wear gowns); Keble has, IIRC, two formal halls a week, which need gowns but not smart clothes; I think Oriel and Lincoln have formal hall nearly every night. Where else were you thinking about? For 'safer' bets, I'd suggest Hertford, Keble or Queen's :smile:

Is Oriel popular as well?

Reply 1199

crafty bison

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Clomipramine

Is it difficult to get en-suite/studio rooms for New College? I desperately need to have my own bathroom and shower. I heard ChCh offers a mixture of en-suite and non-ensuite rooms, and that's the reason why I'm hesitating putting it as 1st choice. What if I get unlucky? :frown:

Actually I want to be in a college that has gown-wearing formal hall. :biggrin:

What about ChCh, Merton, and New? How often are their formal hall?

I think you may be thinking too much into this if you're applying in the third gathered field when many colleges may have filled part or all of their graduate intake. In general, college preferences in postgraduate applications seem to be far less significant than to undergraduate applications.

Oxford graduate applicants 2009/2010

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