Oxford graduate applicants 2009/2010

Thanks Chochu. In my haste to send off all my paperwork -- it looks like I forgot a very important document. I'll probably be reapplying as soon as I get my passport back...

Even if you didn't include it I doubt they would just reject you...I certainly hope not. Besides, according to their Tier 4 plan (read WHATEVER), you just need your visa letter and your finances, as that amounts to 40 points. Good luck anyways, and do keep us posted. I really hope you don't have to apply again.

Chochu,

I just checked the mail this morning and my visa did arrive! I guess transcripts aren't absolutely essential if you have the other required documents.

so it's official -- i'll be living on the main site at st. cross (mphil in development studies). anyone have any wise words? i'm not sure what to expect, and of course the descriptions are vague ...

so it's official -- i'll be living on the main site at st. cross (mphil in development studies). anyone have any wise words? i'm not sure what to expect, and of course the descriptions are vague ...

Hello fellow St Cross-er. Can I just say that I hate you I wanted housing on the main site! There was no way I would have gotten it...

PS - who wants to decipher the vague email from the Politics dept?
"We get sent the visa template for completion as soon as it is possible to issue it to you. Once we have it, we will send it asap"
- Yes, they won't tell me how or what I have to do to get a visa letter. It's like guessing what they need to have, so that they can get a visa template.

Once you have met all the college requirements, they update it to some mysterious internal Oxford network, which will notify the department that they can now issue a visa letter. The system apparently automatically creates a template for your visa letter, which they will email to you to check for details, after which they will mail it to you.

congratulations! how did you land college housing this late? also, what kind of "advice" are you looking for?

i was allocated housing a few months back. i sent the form in pretty much as soon as I received it. i haven't signed on to TSR in ages...

i suppose (because i have never visited oxford), i'm gearing up for a pleasant shock. i hear st. cross is a small graduate community -- plenty of opportunity to meet and befriend students from other departments. and reviews say that the food is good. i haven't found much regarding the residential experience. i hope to buy a second-hand bicycle. does anyone plan to do the same? is there a farmers' market in oxford? i suspect as much, although i will be on a tight food budget. blah blah blah -- i could go on for ages.

Hey guys! I got accepted to the MPhil Economics programme and have confirmed that I'll take up my place with both my college and the department (where the deadline is early July). Do you guys have any idea approximately when I'll get the official contract? I just don't want to be away on holiday somewhere and miss the deadline for sending it back.

To those who have applied for their visas, did you include your undergraduate degree certificate? I misplaced this years ago, and the only thing I have is my transcript, along with financial statements and visa letter. Will this be ok?

Thanks, that was a very informative thread!

Can someone please just confirm to me from their visa letter that Oxford's sponsor license is UED4UGNF1? I read that one girl's visa got refused because her university had typed in the wrong number.

Thanks!

I'm still waiting for my contracts... Am I the only one?
It is not clear to me if I will receive the university contract only after meeting all the conditions of the college or if the two contracts (uni and college) will be sent together.