Hi, has anyone else received an email about a survey just now?

yeah everyone should get it

Miki3999, do you remember getting sent a link to complete such a survey?

Just wondering if anyone has information on how common it is for non-RG Uni students to get accepted into the BCL? 

Just wondering if anyone has information on how common it is for non-RG Uni students to get accepted into the BCL? 

Just wondering if anyone has information on how common it is for non-RG Uni students to get accepted into the BCL? 

Have a look here https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2022-10/134227_faculty_of_law_-_bclmjur_class_web_version_v3.pdf

Does anyone know when we should expect to hear back?

Does anyone know when we should expect to hear back?

Does anyone know when we should expect to hear back?

Judging by last year's thread, they started receiving offers from March 17th onwards. I don't think we should stress over anything for at least another month. 

Does anyone know when we should expect to hear back?

Judging by last year's thread, they started receiving offers from March 17th onwards. I don't think we should stress over anything for at least another month. 

True, MJur/BCL offers will occur in the second half of March, so no need to even worry until 15 March. But MLF offers tend to come a week earlier, last year on 11 March for example. 

To my understanding (but please don't take my word for it), MLF decisions are conveyed on the 2nd week of March whereas BCL decisions happen on the 3rd week of March. 

Here are the decision release dates for the MJur for the past 7 years, which I got from older threads:

16/3/16
16/3/17
15/3/18
20/3/19
19/3/20
19/3/21
17/3/22


Observations:
1) The application deadline was always on the Friday of the 3rd week of January and results were always released between Wednesday and Friday on the 3rd week of March, 7th week after the deadline.
2) BCL results were either released on the same day, or one day before the MJur.
3) MLF results were always released roughly one week before BCL/MJur decisions.
4) In 2017, the deadline was 20 January, just like 2023, and results were out on Thursday, 16 March.

Conclusions:
1) The Faculty releases BCL/MJur decisions no later than 8 weeks after the application deadline.
2) We should expect to receive BCL/MJur decisions on or after 15 March, but no later than 17 March.
3) We should expect MLF results to be out between 8 and 10 March.

Also: as to the "magic button", if you open the GASS, go to your course application, click on the "View Applicant Self Service Guide" button, and then on the tab "Supporting Documents", you'll see that "Once a decision has been made on your application, no further documents can be uploaded".

This means that the upload button will disappear when they make a decision, but they might make the decision and not mark it as such on the web platform. So, if your button disappears, it means that they have made a decision on your application. But if it doesn't, you just can't conclude anything.

Hope this helps.

Excellent work. Thank you.

Was the timing similar for DPhil applicants?

Here are the decision release dates for the MJur for the past 7 years, which I got from older threads:

16/3/16
16/3/17
15/3/18
20/3/19
19/3/20
19/3/21
17/3/22


Observations:
1) The application deadline was always on the Friday of the 3rd week of January and results were always released between Wednesday and Friday on the 3rd week of March, 7th week after the deadline.
2) BCL results were either released on the same day, or one day before the MJur.
3) MLF results were always released roughly one week before BCL/MJur decisions.
4) In 2017, the deadline was 20 January, just like 2023, and results were out on Thursday, 16 March.

Conclusions:
1) The Faculty releases BCL/MJur decisions no later than 8 weeks after the application deadline.
2) We should expect to receive BCL/MJur decisions on or after 15 March, but no later than 17 March.
3) We should expect MLF results to be out between 8 and 10 March.

Also: as to the "magic button", if you open the GASS, go to your course application, click on the "View Applicant Self Service Guide" button, and then on the tab "Supporting Documents", you'll see that "Once a decision has been made on your application, no further documents can be uploaded".

This means that the upload button will disappear when they make a decision, but they might make the decision and not mark it as such on the web platform. So, if your button disappears, it means that they have made a decision on your application. But if it doesn't, you just can't conclude anything.

Hope this helps.

Sorry, I didn't check the DPhil dates 

I think they are released after the BCL/MJur, though

Excellent work. Thank you.

Was the timing similar for DPhil applicants?

Here are the decision release dates for the MJur for the past 7 years, which I got from older threads:

16/3/16
16/3/17
15/3/18
20/3/19
19/3/20
19/3/21
17/3/22


Observations:
1) The application deadline was always on the Friday of the 3rd week of January and results were always released between Wednesday and Friday on the 3rd week of March, 7th week after the deadline.
2) BCL results were either released on the same day, or one day before the MJur.
3) MLF results were always released roughly one week before BCL/MJur decisions.
4) In 2017, the deadline was 20 January, just like 2023, and results were out on Thursday, 16 March.

Conclusions:
1) The Faculty releases BCL/MJur decisions no later than 8 weeks after the application deadline.
2) We should expect to receive BCL/MJur decisions on or after 15 March, but no later than 17 March.
3) We should expect MLF results to be out between 8 and 10 March.

Also: as to the "magic button", if you open the GASS, go to your course application, click on the "View Applicant Self Service Guide" button, and then on the tab "Supporting Documents", you'll see that "Once a decision has been made on your application, no further documents can be uploaded".

This means that the upload button will disappear when they make a decision, but they might make the decision and not mark it as such on the web platform. So, if your button disappears, it means that they have made a decision on your application. But if it doesn't, you just can't conclude anything.

Hope this helps.

Great analysis, thank you!

Here are the decision release dates for the MJur for the past 7 years, which I got from older threads:

16/3/16
16/3/17
15/3/18
20/3/19
19/3/20
19/3/21
17/3/22


Observations:
1) The application deadline was always on the Friday of the 3rd week of January and results were always released between Wednesday and Friday on the 3rd week of March, 7th week after the deadline.
2) BCL results were either released on the same day, or one day before the MJur.
3) MLF results were always released roughly one week before BCL/MJur decisions.
4) In 2017, the deadline was 20 January, just like 2023, and results were out on Thursday, 16 March.

Conclusions:
1) The Faculty releases BCL/MJur decisions no later than 8 weeks after the application deadline.
2) We should expect to receive BCL/MJur decisions on or after 15 March, but no later than 17 March.
3) We should expect MLF results to be out between 8 and 10 March.

Also: as to the "magic button", if you open the GASS, go to your course application, click on the "View Applicant Self Service Guide" button, and then on the tab "Supporting Documents", you'll see that "Once a decision has been made on your application, no further documents can be uploaded".

This means that the upload button will disappear when they make a decision, but they might make the decision and not mark it as such on the web platform. So, if your button disappears, it means that they have made a decision on your application. But if it doesn't, you just can't conclude anything.

Hope this helps.

Sorry for bringing down the mood here but i just got rejected from cambridge.....do i still have a chance at oxford or should i just move on?

Sorry for bringing down the mood here but i just got rejected from cambridge.....do i still have a chance at oxford or should i just move on?

Sorry for bringing down the mood here but i just got rejected from cambridge.....do i still have a chance at oxford or should i just move on?

 


I'm in the same situation as you and still keeping the hope alive - from last year's thread, there were plenty of people who got one but not the other.  No need for us to lose hope until we know for sure!

In the same boat as well. I have given up hopes for Oxford but I'll be happy to welcome a surprise if they decide to spring one up for me. Will send late applications to QMUL, Edinburgh, UCL, and KCL now, I guess.

In the same boat as well. I have given up hopes for Oxford but I'll be happy to welcome a surprise if they decide to spring one up for me. Will send late applications to QMUL, Edinburgh, UCL, and KCL now, I guess.

Happy Monday all.

If the above analysis holds true, MLF applicants should find out sometime this week.  Best of luck to you all!

Didn't see one of these threads for this year's applicants so I thought I'd make one.



I'm applying for the BCL, ideally Magdalen College - how is everyone getting on with applications for this year?

[Edited by Hopeful.Postgrad2023 on Mar 06, 2023]