Official Oxford 2022 Postgraduate Applicants Thread

Prospective course: DPhil English
Achieved (or expected) grade: Distinction
Nationality: British
Current (or last) university: UCL
Current (or last) course: Reception of the Classical World
College preferences: Unsure.
Other universities you’re applying to: Uncertain.

Hi everyone, best of luck!

(Application is sort of a storm in the background right now, getting myself through a lengthy reading list and have got the first draft of a research proposal hammered out).

Q&A part of the English application tells us not to contact prospective supervisors, so I haven't. Slowly starting to think that may be a mistake.

What course in Oriental Studies are you applying for? I'm likely going to apply for the year after.

I'm applying to Chinese studies. What about you?

Ancient Near Eastern Studies/Egyptology, as long as I do well in my MA. Best of luck with your application

Hi all! I wasn't sure if I would have the mood to apply again (I was waitlisted on the last cycle), but here am I.

Prospective course: Masters in Public Policy
Achieved (or expected) grade: Lower than Oxford asks, but with extenuating circumstances.
Nationality: Brazilian
Current (or last) university: A Brazilian uni at the Federal District
Current (or last) course: Political Science
College preferences: No idea
Other universities you're applying to: LSE (got an offer this year but had to reinstate) and York.

Hi guys, I submitted my application last week as it says on my portal 'reddy for assessment in the January deadline period'. Any idea if applications will be assessed earlier than January?

Good luck with the research proposal! Surely no mistake has been made, if you were following the Q&A instructions?

Is college really matter for postgrads? Any advice to choose one?

Is college really matter for postgrads? Any advice to choose one?

In general, they matter less. Postgraduates apply to their department and are then allocated a college, whereas undergraduates apply to do a course at a specific college and might be reallocated elsewhere.

Check out the "which colleges offer my course?" tab and do some research. Every college offers a slightly different experience, so it depends what's important to you. If you prefer to be surrounded by fellow graduate/older students, there are seven postgraduate-only colleges you might want to consider. Some colleges set aside loads of accommodation for postgraduates while some do not, and the location of accommodation can vary widely. All of Oxford is very walkable but you may want to consider whether you want to live close to the Parks/Science Site, the city centre, the train station/business school, etc. If you are applying for a research course you might want to see which college your potential advisor(s) are located at as well.

At the end of the day postgraduates do have more say in how involved they would like to be in college life, but it never hurts to do a little research. I hope this helped!

Dose anyone know what fundings/scholarships are available from Oxford University? How hard it is to get? And does it depend on whether you are applying for a D.Phil. or a masters degree course (taught or research)? Thank you.