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Oxford graduate applicants 2009/2010

chochu444

does anyone know any administrator's email (perhaps at Admissions) at st johns? that's my first choice college, considering my application right now, and i need to write to them about something soon. please let me know.

I'd try the college office if I were you: [email protected]

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chochu444

hobnob

I'd try the college office if I were you: [email protected]

Thanks; I have emailed them now!

Reply 1262

apotoftea

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Socrates

ZOMG. No exams at all?! Until last year I quite preferred exams to essays, but then last year I did a course which was essays only and it was heaven. :coma:

I'm jealous of you - given the choice between 25k words and exams, I know which one I'd pick.

Before we get ejected from this thread for spamming, whats your plan? Staying at RHUL?

Yup, have confirmed my RHUL offer, just got to wait on funding and if that's a yes, start planning a year abroad (& getting the exchange office onside :wink:

)

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pabulum2009

Hi,

Just found out that I have been rejected by both my college preferences :sigh:

I have been asked my third preference for college.

Can anyone please advise me on some slightly less competitive college (but i don't want to attend a very new or graduate-only college!)

Also, any idea what happens if I get rejected again by my 3rd preference?

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Angelil

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LMH! Or, if I couldn't pick my own college, I'd pick St Peter's, St Ant's, or St Catz.

And if you get rejected again by your third preference, they'll just pass your application around colleges until they find one with space.

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Athena

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Or Keble or Wadham or St Hildas :smile:

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GraveMentor

pabulum2009

Can anyone please advise me on some slightly less competitive college (but i don't want to attend a very new or graduate-only college!)

Why would you not want to attend a very new or graduate-only college? From my experience, the college experience is about the community of people you encounter rather than a collection of buildings.

If you are prepared to drop your old/undergraduate college constraints then you should definitely think about Wolfson, but then again I'm biased :smile:

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crafty bison

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chochu444

Thanks; I have emailed them now!

What were you asking them about? I put John's as first choice too and now am paranoid I should be emailing them too!

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galatie

pabulum2009

Hi,

Just found out that I have been rejected by both my college preferences :sigh:

I have been asked my third preference for college.

Can anyone please advise me on some slightly less competitive college (but i don't want to attend a very new or graduate-only college!)

Also, any idea what happens if I get rejected again by my 3rd preference?

which were your first choice colleges, by the way?

Reply 1269

chochu444

GraveMentor

Why would you not want to attend a very new or graduate-only college? From my experience, the college experience is about the community of people you encounter rather than a collection of buildings.

If you are prepared to drop your old/undergraduate college constraints then you should definitely think about Wolfson, but then again I'm biased :smile:

Dear gravementor,
do you have any inside scoop on how i can get money from wolfson? please help me...i want to come!!

Reply 1270

chochu444

crafty bison

What were you asking them about? I put John's as first choice too and now am paranoid I should be emailing them too!

haha, no worries; i am just checking if they are still accepting students...i will let you know if i hear from them.

Reply 1271

pabulum2009

galatie

which were your first choice colleges, by the way?

I had applied to Chirst Church and university :frown:

Thanks for the suggestions guys...just dont want to be rejected again (very demoralising!!!!!)

Reply 1272

verses

pabulum2009

I had applied to Chirst Church and university :frown:

Thanks for the suggestions guys...just dont want to be rejected again (very demoralising!!!!!)

I don't understand--does that mean that those two colleges are full, then?

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hobnob

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verses

I don't understand--does that mean that those two colleges are full, then?

No, it just means they're probably not accepting any more students for that subject area. They may not have filled all their places, but colleges usually try to have a balance of subjects in the MCR, so they won't fill up half their MCR with, say, law students even though they technically could.

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GraveMentor

chochu444

do you have any inside scoop on how i can get money from wolfson? please help me...i want to come!!

You can get money from Wolfson for things like conference funding, but I don't think they've got any more scholarships beyond those advertised on the admissions web-site. I don't think taking a place without securing some funding will work either, because unless you've got something like a research council studentship (in which case the college will know how to get at their fees), I think you need to provide some sort of proof you are coming up with all the funds you need.

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Clomipramine

Angelil

LMH! Or, if I couldn't pick my own college, I'd pick St Peter's, St Ant's, or St Catz.

And if you get rejected again by your third preference, they'll just pass your application around colleges until they find one with space.

Do we always get to choose a third choice if we get rejected by our first 2?

Reply 1276

Clomipramine

Athena

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:

The New grad accomm on the Western sports ground... Does it mean that it's gonna be very noisy and impossible to study?