what are the criteria for postgrad admission in the uk?

what kind of stuff do they consider?

It's mainly your academics (your university transcipts showing overall result ad module scores), motivation for the course and your references

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JustaGuy

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what kind of stuff do they consider?

A good first degree - 2:i or 1 is the norm at the top universities. The recommendation letters from your referees are also very important. In fact, I have a tendency to think that the recommendation letters are the 'deciding factors' in most cases. I have a friend who was really brilliant in his 1st degree. He got a 1st, and was ranked 2nd overall in his cohort, yet he was still rejected by Cambridge for a MPhil course. On the other hand, another friend had a 2:i and was accepted ! (different Masters course though)