Oxford graduate applicants 2009/2010

There's something i've got to get off my chest... I emailed the department about one of the two condtions they had set, as one of them was a bit odd (getting a distinction for my masters). I simply wanted to know what that would mean in terms of the grading system here.
What i got as reply was a third condition(related to my second bachelor)! And i still have to get 'the equivalent of a UK distinction for my masters'. Wow, simply wow...

There's something i've got to get off my chest... I emailed the department about one of the two condtions they had set, as one of them was a bit odd (getting a distinction for my masters). I simply wanted to know what that would mean in terms of the grading system here.
What i got as reply was a third condition(related to my second bachelor)! And i still have to get 'the equivalent of a UK distinction for my masters'. Wow, simply wow...

Is anyone here familiar with Msc Management Research? Just got an interview for this course today, so so anxious!!!

Hello everyone.

I got a letter yesterday informing me that my first college of choice has accepted me: Merton College.

I'm happy to be give this offer. I understand Merton is a tough one to get in. However, I am still unable to take up the offer unless there is some serious funding for me, so I'm definitely not getting my hopes up.

Even in wealthy colleges like Merton it's quite hard to get funding. I also feel that home students are at a disadvantage in relation to overseas students, who seem to have a broad range of scholarships to apply for.

Oh well. Collegium Mertonense, da mihi pecuniam!

Me too!~~

Were you the one who asked when the interview decisions would be out on the facebook group?

Hi! I'm from India and I'm planning on applying at Oxford for their MSc in Psych Research program for 2010/2011. I would be super grateful if some of you could help answer my question: I'm expecting to get somewhere between 75-77% once I graduate, and I've been told that that roughly translates to a First Class in the UK. The Uni i study in- though generally very good- is not exactly the best place to study Psychology in this country. So I wanted to know if my marks would continue to be considered as a First Class degree or if the conversions would vary from one country to the next or based on the Uni I graduate from?

Thank you for your help in advance!

Hi! I'm from India and I'm planning on applying at Oxford for their MSc in Psych Research program for 2010/2011. I would be super grateful if some of you could help answer my question: I'm expecting to get somewhere between 75-77% once I graduate, and I've been told that that roughly translates to a First Class in the UK. The Uni i study in- though generally very good- is not exactly the best place to study Psychology in this country. So I wanted to know if my marks would continue to be considered as a First Class degree or if the conversions would vary from one country to the next or based on the Uni I graduate from?

Thank you for your help in advance!

Hobnob and ipsen, thanks for your replies! I'd found out about the conversion after speaking to representatives from York and Leeds during the Education UK fair which the British Council organizes. Do you think it's ok to directly email oxford's Graduate Admissions office to ask them how they would view my degree, or are they aginst disclosing information like that?

yes lol are you on Ts as well???

That sounds like a very good idea. There's no reason why they should be "against disclosing information like that", though. It's not in their interest to encourage applications from people who don't meet the academic requirements, as they would if they refused to tell them if they didn't consider their qualifications sufficient. Maybe get in touch with your prospective department as well, as they're the ones who will ultimately decide about your application.

I'll be applying for a history postgraduate degree in the fall and have a few questions. How should I pick between the possible degrees (M.Phil, M.Litt)?

I have a good research proposal, will it not be considered for taught degrees?

And another question... I've read that you can apply for two graduate degrees in one year, say a master's in each history and geography, such that if you your application for one was unsuccessful you still might get in for the other. Short of losing the application fee, if there are two degrees that one would like to study for is there any reason not to apply for both?