Really? Congratulations is in order. Apologies for our recent comments upon your integrity but we assumed that it may have been someone seeking to wind up the nervous Oxbridge applicants!
May we inquire as to your background/qualifications etc? What are the conditions attached on your offer? Which college are you hoping for and are you waiting for decisions from anywhere else?
Congratulations!
Oxford BCL and Cambridge LLM Applicants 2009
Posted Jan 13, 2009 15:13
May we inquire as to your background/qualifications etc? What are the conditions attached on your offer? Which college are you hoping for and are you waiting for decisions from anywhere else?
Congratulations!
Posted Jan 13, 2009 15:13
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Posted Jan 13, 2009 15:14
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Posted Jan 13, 2009 15:25
Congrats! You must have been too busy celebrating!
Posted Jan 13, 2009 15:30
!!
Posted Jan 13, 2009 17:22
Hey,
Thanks very much - didn't mean to wind up anybody, I know how nervous the wait is. I have already graduated with my first, so I am guessing conditions are just financial and getting into a college. Have not received official e-mail or letter so I don't know for sure. Good luck to everyone else!
Thanks very much - didn't mean to wind up anybody, I know how nervous the wait is. I have already graduated with my first, so I am guessing conditions are just financial and getting into a college. Have not received official e-mail or letter so I don't know for sure. Good luck to everyone else!
Posted Jan 13, 2009 17:28
No problem.
First from which Uni, may I know? Any prizes or editorial post?
First from which Uni, may I know? Any prizes or editorial post?
Posted Jan 13, 2009 20:49
congrats englishboy! nah I didn't think you were trolling us to begin with, you're probably just too excited with the offer!
Man sure hope some news will be coming our way soon, the wait is killing me!
Man sure hope some news will be coming our way soon, the wait is killing me!
Posted Jan 13, 2009 23:30
Congratulations, englishboy!
People, I have a question...concerning language proficiency test, does it have to be submitted in the application process? or it can wait until they give one a conditional offer? I'm talking about Oxford. (cambridge clearly stated this possibility) can someone please tell me?
People, I have a question...concerning language proficiency test, does it have to be submitted in the application process? or it can wait until they give one a conditional offer? I'm talking about Oxford. (cambridge clearly stated this possibility) can someone please tell me?
Posted Jan 14, 2009 00:13
Congradulations, englishboy!
People, I have a question...concerning language proficiency test, does it have to be submitted in the application process? or it can wait until they give one a conditional offer? I'm talking about Oxford. (cambridge clearly stated this possibility) can someone please tell me?
Hi,
Yes, Cambridge offered the possibility of submitting your test results afterwards. I for instance did the test after submitting my papers to Cambridge. The offer will then be conditional on getting the minimum score.
Oxford does not offer this possibility. At least, that is what I make of it. You can always ask for an exemption from a language test but I do not think the odds for that are high.
Conclusion: you need the minimum score already if you want to apply Oxford.
Hope this helps
C
People, I have a question...concerning language proficiency test, does it have to be submitted in the application process? or it can wait until they give one a conditional offer? I'm talking about Oxford. (cambridge clearly stated this possibility) can someone please tell me?</blockquote>
Hi,
Yes, Cambridge offered the possibility of submitting your test results afterwards. I for instance did the test after submitting my papers to Cambridge. The offer will then be conditional on getting the minimum score.
Oxford does not offer this possibility. At least, that is what I make of it. You can always ask for an exemption from a language test but I do not think the odds for that are high.
Conclusion: you need the minimum score already if you want to apply Oxford.
Hope this helps
C
Posted Jan 14, 2009 08:10
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Posted Jan 14, 2009 10:58
Do you think it would lessen our chances if we called or emailed and stated that we need a quick decision?! That seems to be why Englishboy has found out so early?
Posted Jan 14, 2009 12:34
Do you think it would lessen our chances if we called or emailed and stated that we need a quick decision?! That seems to be why Englishboy has found out so early?
i think it would probably depend on whether you have a legitmate reason which they considered to be good enough to warrant a quick decision to be made. In my opinion it would be a situation like you have already had a few offers at hand where the deadline for the acceptance of those offers are fast approaching. To be honest, unless it's some genuine unforeseeable circumstances I don't think it's advisable to do so. Not only does it make you sound desperate but they would also wonder why you didn't inform them about it beforehand when you submitted your application form.
Just my 2 pence.
i think it would probably depend on whether you have a legitmate reason which they considered to be good enough to warrant a quick decision to be made. In my opinion it would be a situation like you have already had a few offers at hand where the deadline for the acceptance of those offers are fast approaching. To be honest, unless it's some genuine unforeseeable circumstances I don't think it's advisable to do so. Not only does it make you sound desperate but they would also wonder why you didn't inform them about it beforehand when you submitted your application form.
Just my 2 pence.
Posted Jan 14, 2009 12:43
Posted Jan 14, 2009 15:22
Posted Jan 14, 2009 15:38
My experience is with Oxford that they do the same as Cambridge. I've (knowingly) sent IELTS results which were too low with my application and all I got was a conditional offer. A friend of mine didn't even enclose any language results with her application and still got in, also of cours with the respective condition.
Good luck to all of you,
L.
Good luck to all of you,
L.
Posted Jan 14, 2009 15:41
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Posted Jan 14, 2009 16:38
Im currently doing the MJur and I actually got language conditions in Cambridge and LSE, too. And I know from others who did so and even finally passed IELTS like three or two weeks before they arrived in Oxford. I've never heard from someone who didn't get an offer due to a missing language test.
Posted Jan 14, 2009 16:43
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Posted Jan 14, 2009 16:52
That is great!
Just that Cambridge and LSE (like all other universities) make it explicitly clear that language tests can be taken later too.
However, confusion persists with Oxford because of lack of clear words on this, even though I have shared similar views in a post above.
Ok I know that all depends on the conditions attached to the offer but does one still need to take an IELTS exam despite having spending 3 years of higher education in UK with English as the medium of instruction? I know that LSE doesn't require you to take the exam while Oxford most certainly does, but what about Cambridge?
Just that Cambridge and LSE (like all other universities) make it explicitly clear that language tests can be taken later too.
However, confusion persists with Oxford because of lack of clear words on this, even though I have shared similar views in a post above.
</blockquote>
Ok I know that all depends on the conditions attached to the offer but does one still need to take an IELTS exam despite having spending 3 years of higher education in UK with English as the medium of instruction? I know that LSE doesn't require you to take the exam while Oxford most certainly does, but what about Cambridge?
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