Oxford DPIR Politics / IR 2025
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Reply 40
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by AnonymousAccording to gradcafe, a couple of PT applicants have already received Nuffield offers
well, let's hope they don't send out all of them in one batch
Reply 41
besides, academic conditions are impossible xd. They want a distinction from a research course at Cambridge...
Reply 42
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by Charlemagne2001besides, academic conditions are impossible xd. They want a distinction from a research course at Cambridge...
wow
to be honest this is where I feel students from non-UK universities often have a relatively easier route. For example, at Harvard, approx 80% of students receive A-grades. That would be unheard of at Oxford or Cambridge. According to another source, the average undergrad GPA at harvard is close to 3.80. When i did my MSc at Oxford, only a handful of students would receive 70+ for social science courses and to be honest, that's how it should be.
I have a friend currently doing his Masters at a California based university and in his own words "I'm not the smartest or the most hard working person but i'm literally sleeping my way to a 3.9+"
Reply 43
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by Anonymouswow
to be honest this is where I feel students from non-UK universities often have a relatively easier route. For example, at Harvard, approx 80% of students receive A-grades. That would be unheard of at Oxford or Cambridge. According to another source, the average undergrad GPA at harvard is close to 3.80. When i did my MSc at Oxford, only a handful of students would receive 70+ for social science courses and to be honest, that's how it should be.
I have a friend currently doing his Masters at a California based university and in his own words "I'm not the smartest or the most hard working person but i'm literally sleeping my way to a 3.9+"
to be honest this is where I feel students from non-UK universities often have a relatively easier route. For example, at Harvard, approx 80% of students receive A-grades. That would be unheard of at Oxford or Cambridge. According to another source, the average undergrad GPA at harvard is close to 3.80. When i did my MSc at Oxford, only a handful of students would receive 70+ for social science courses and to be honest, that's how it should be.
I have a friend currently doing his Masters at a California based university and in his own words "I'm not the smartest or the most hard working person but i'm literally sleeping my way to a 3.9+"
yeah a real shame because they lose out on talent, people will just migrate to Sciences Po or sg. My path, too.
Reply 44
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by Anonymouswow
to be honest this is where I feel students from non-UK universities often have a relatively easier route. For example, at Harvard, approx 80% of students receive A-grades. That would be unheard of at Oxford or Cambridge. According to another source, the average undergrad GPA at harvard is close to 3.80. When i did my MSc at Oxford, only a handful of students would receive 70+ for social science courses and to be honest, that's how it should be.
I have a friend currently doing his Masters at a California based university and in his own words "I'm not the smartest or the most hard working person but i'm literally sleeping my way to a 3.9+"
to be honest this is where I feel students from non-UK universities often have a relatively easier route. For example, at Harvard, approx 80% of students receive A-grades. That would be unheard of at Oxford or Cambridge. According to another source, the average undergrad GPA at harvard is close to 3.80. When i did my MSc at Oxford, only a handful of students would receive 70+ for social science courses and to be honest, that's how it should be.
I have a friend currently doing his Masters at a California based university and in his own words "I'm not the smartest or the most hard working person but i'm literally sleeping my way to a 3.9+"
let us add fast that US degrees are now wortheless in terms of the knowledge they transmit...
Reply 45
Also: (?)
Nuffield makes decisions about which applicants to admit based on the following selection criteria:
Nuffield makes decisions about which applicants to admit based on the following selection criteria:
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Applicants must first have been accepted by a Department or Faculty of the University of Oxford before any college or permanent private hall may consider them.
I believe those early March people must have reeived their departmental offers earlier as well.
Reply 46
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by Charlemagne2001let us add fast that US degrees are now wortheless in terms of the knowledge they transmit...
haha i was going to add this initially but didn't want to sound overly judgmental
I took one DPIR course during my MSc and most of my colleagues were Americans. During our tutorials, I used to be consistently amazed at the lack of intellectual depth in many of their discussions and questions. Don't get me wrong, some were brilliant and really knew their stuff but on the whole, very disappointing. But this is what grade inflation does. If every other person is getting a 3.75+, then almost all of them are technically eligible for Oxford.
I saw the same trend across departments. Most of my colleagues from non-US backgrounds were genuinely smart and had the intellectual depth one expects from any graduate student, let alone one enrolled at Oxford
Reply 47
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by Anonymousthank you!
considering my button just disappeared, i guess that means a rejection
considering my button just disappeared, i guess that means a rejection
Really? 😨 mine disappeared around the same time (comparative)
Reply 48
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by Px9093Really? 😨 mine disappeared around the same time (comparative)
I guess we can expect a similar outcome? let's see. Any changes to your offer docs?
Reply 49
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by Charlemagne2001besides, academic conditions are impossible xd. They want a distinction from a research course at Cambridge...
😮 i guess it depends on your previous grades?? my conditions are a Pass from the programme I’m currently in at oxford but in different department
Reply 50
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by Px9093Really? 😨 mine disappeared around the same time (comparative)
Mine also (comparative).
Reply 51
I'm with you - mine's vanished sometime in the last 2 hours and still on 3 
Reply 52
Considering the number of people who just had a portal change doesn’t inspire a lot of hope 😅
Reply 53
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by Anonymous😮 i guess it depends on your previous grades?? my conditions are a Pass from the programme I’m currently in at oxford but in different department
And here I am. A 1st in my UG, distinction in a PGCert and a Distinction from my Oxford MSc but no offer 😅
Reply 54
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by AnonymousAnd here I am. A 1st in my UG, distinction in a PGCert and a Distinction from my Oxford MSc but no offer 😅
I’m sure they’re sending them in batches. Crossing my fingers for all of you!!
Reply 55
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by AnonymousI guess we can expect a similar outcome? let's see. Any changes to your offer docs?
Still on 3 :/
Reply 56
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by Px9093Still on 3 :/
same here - my button disappeared a few hours ago
Reply 57
Any offerdocs updates for those who had the button change around 5:00pm UK time?
Reply 58
Same my button disappeared but OFFERDOCS on 3… this whole thing seems to me it applies to everyone regardless of being accepted or rejected but we’ll receive the info soon in any case
Reply 59
Anyone that still has the upload button in supporting docs?
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