Welcome Postgraduate Students.

So I've heard. :smile:

Although I'm not pursuing these subjects for the money (I'm really not! :biggrin:

), it's nice to know that I won't be living an impoverished existence as a consequence of pursuing my interests.

Reply 21

camera obscura

That's nice we've got our own little section over here now :smile:

I'll be a postgraduate student in the fall term, will be studying at ucl and pursuing an M.A in History of Art.

Reply 22

ChemistBoy

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camera obscura

That's nice we've got our own little section over here now :smile:

I'll be a postgraduate student in the fall term, will be studying at ucl and pursuing an M.A in History of Art.

Will you be studying the Camera Obscura and it's influence on renaissance art?

Reply 23

etherised

foolfarian

if you are from cambridge why actually work for an MA when you can get one for free after four years of graduating..?

Well, the point is the research, rather than the qualification per se. Proper thesis, introduction to research methods, that kind of thing. And I think it should be pretty obvious to anyone looking at my CV/academic record that the King's MA is a different sort of thing from the Cambridge pseudo-MA. I wouldn't feel ready to go straight into a PhD from my undergrad, so it makes a good bridge if I decide that is what I want to do.

I take your point that I could have applied for an MPhil at Cam or an MSt at Oxford, thereby gaining an apparently superior qualification. But the Cambridge MPhil doesn't differ so very greatly from the MAs offered by other good universities. And they don't offer anything quite like the course I'm doing.

*sigh* Can you tell I've trotted out these arguments a fair few times before? :smile:

Reply 24

what_apples

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Hi all. Just thought I would introduce myself. I am a second year PhD student at Manchester University's Dept. of Physics and Astronomy. Officially I am a member of the Particle Physics group, but my PhD is all programming and very little physics. I did my degree here as well so I have been here for almost six years now!

It's really weird doing research. I essentially get given vagiue ideas about things whihc might be useful and am then left to persue them on my own - there is help there if I need it - I am finding the whole experience really weird. Being told that something I ahve done has "never been done before" is really, really worrying. Even more weird is that there are real people out there using the software that I have written, on a daily basis.....

I actually feel quite bad reading about people getting into huge ammounts of debt to get a masters or even a PhD. Physics (especially particle physics) is really well funded these days and I was lucky enough to get a PPARC studentship with my PhD, so I am funded for 3 years and my fees are paid by PPARC. Anyone else NOT paying through the nose to further their education.

Reply 25

Leluchela

NYone going to do a postgrad at LSE next year? ill be there doing my msc in law and accounting.

Reply 26

pggirl

what_apples

Hi all. Just thought I would introduce myself. I am a second year PhD student at Manchester University's Dept. of Physics and Astronomy. Officially I am a member of the Particle Physics group, but my PhD is all programming and very little physics. I did my degree here as well so I have been here for almost six years now!

It's really weird doing research. I essentially get given vagiue ideas about things whihc might be useful and am then left to persue them on my own - there is help there if I need it - I am finding the whole experience really weird. Being told that something I ahve done has "never been done before" is really, really worrying. Even more weird is that there are real people out there using the software that I have written, on a daily basis.....

I actually feel quite bad reading about people getting into huge ammounts of debt to get a masters or even a PhD. Physics (especially particle physics) is really well funded these days and I was lucky enough to get a PPARC studentship with my PhD, so I am funded for 3 years and my fees are paid by PPARC. Anyone else NOT paying through the nose to further their education.

Lucky u!! I wish I were in ur shoes!

Reply 27

PgToni

Same here!!!! Competition is so fierce for scholarships in humanities, over here in Portugal anyway. But I still have to try! Maybe they will give some $$ maybe not!

Reply 28

Does applying early for postgrad programmes give a bigger chance of acceptance?

How early?

Reply 29

Aitch

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B.A. (French), M-ès-L (Comparative Lit.), Dip. Ed.

Currently studying Maths/ Further Maths A Level! Something I always promised myself!

I'm usually to be found in the Maths Forum.

I might do a Maths degree next...

Aitch

Reply 30

aureliotiziano

Does applying early for postgrad programmes give a bigger chance of acceptance?

How early?

Some departments/unis do advise early application, so I think early application may help with acceptance. Some set a date when they'll start accepting applications, so there's a limit to the earliest possible time that applicants can apply. But I haven't really applied yet, so that's just what I heard :smile:

Reply 31

Any other info on application timing?

Reply 32

camera obscura

ChemistBoy

Will you be studying the Camera Obscura and it's influence on renaissance art?

Hehe nice one :wink:

Well am going to be focused more on the Baroque period, but am sure we'll be touching base on the invention of the camera obscura since the course is primarily about art and culture in the Northern Netherlands during the 17th century :smile:

Reply 33

aureliotiziano

Any other info on application timing?

The other things I know about application timing is uni/course-specific. Where are you planning to apply, and for which course? :smile:

Reply 34

hops

Is anyone here applying for UCL's MSc Economics?

I've been waiting for months and haven't got a reply yet..

Reply 35

I've applied to Finance programmes at Aston, Bham, Exeter, Southampton, Sheffield, Nottingham

BTW, which is easier to get all other things being equal?

Reply 36

pggirl

QUESTION:: Is it easy to get into the MA in international studies and diplomacy at SOAS? If yes, how is the course??? Is it difficult or okay??

Reply 37

etherised

aureliotiziano

Any other info on application timing?

I applied pretty late for mine - not because it was a last-minute decision, but because it took me a while to get together everything I needed for the application (references, good written work, etc.) I called the postgrad dept as I was a bit worried about only scarping the deadline. The impression I got was that they accepted applicants as they went along, rather than waiting until the deadline - so you might have a better chance if you applied earlier, I guess. But it completely depends on the university. Call them?

It is worth bearing in mind that if you apply late, you work yourself into a corner funding-wise: you suddenly find you have almost no time left to meet the internal deadlines for fundings apps. That was a sleepless week of mine: I don't recommend it!

Good luck, anyway. :smile:

Reply 38

I haven't asked for any kind of funding, and I'm an international applicant.

Any idea if this boosts acceptance chances? :biggrin:

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