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I only applied to one MA but I did it years after graduating, so my situation was different but I don’t think it’s unusual for people going back to uni who have jobs and who live in the area to apply to only one or two programs.
Jack however, should’ve applied to Durham if he was happy with his university and department instead of pinning his hopes on Oxford. Not only does he know the department, they can help him with finding funding and getting his PhD application perfect if he went down that route.
Jack however, should’ve applied to Durham if he was happy with his university and department instead of pinning his hopes on Oxford. Not only does he know the department, they can help him with finding funding and getting his PhD application perfect if he went down that route.
And you get 25% off the tuition fees if you’re a Durham graduate and do your postgrad there!
That’s incredible! I wonder if he’s delusional... if you get such a great offer you’d surely still apply to both!
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I don't know if alumni get 'priority', so maybe he feared being rejected from Durham too and people saying "He couldn't even get into his second place institution".
Would always recommend going to your previous uni, I've just started an MA at the same uni I graduated from this year and yeah, sweet discounts on fees and scholarships, plus knowing the uni and city and an entire department helps a lot sometimes. But hey Oxford is just too tempting for some people I guess
I can’t speak for all universities but I will say if Jack wants a career in academics it often looks better to move around. The danger of attending the same university is that it can be seen as you being unable to get in somewhere else (acceptance rates are higher among graduates of the university typically). It also connects you with way more people in the field. Obviously none of these are issues for people not hoping to go into the traditional form of academics of researching while lecturing but if that’s what he wants Durham might not have been the best choice.
Tbh I've only ever heard this from US academics. Staying at the same institution is not perceived badly in the UK and it's quite common. Sometimes it's the smarter option - if it's a highly regarded for the subject you're interested in, if you've got a great supervisor lined up there, and has a good employment outlook then there's no point switching institutions for the sake of it if you love the one you're at.
There's definitely some benefits to moving around in terms of getting to know a new city and networking, but it isn't going to boost your academic CV compared to someone who stayed at the same uni as other factors are more important. Plus there's so much collaboration between universities nowadays that that staying at one institution isn't so much of an issue anymore.
I think he definitely needs to widen his scope for the masters applications, whether that includes Durham or other non-Oxford unis. I think he said once that Oxford is the only one that does the particular masters he wants to do, but I'm sure there's similar enough courses out there.
as somebody is very familiar with Hermes as a delivery company, any communications with them has to be done via the seller, they have very little customer services for the receiver / customer
any problems (even if it is with the delivery, and not the item itself) must be communicated through the seller
Ah my mistake, sorry. IME in Ireland (and I can only speak for my own field which is not the same as Jacks) that stuff does matter once you go beyond your own college. It’s definitely not a massive factor, and wouldn’t drive me away from my own university if I loved it or found the perfect supervisor but something worth considering when applying.
Yep, their legal contract is with the retailer (in this case Jacks business) who has a separate contract with the courier which the customer isn’t part of. He should be careful about saying this stuff because he’s shirking his companies legal responsibility publicly.
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I heard this too - my sister did an integrated Masters at Manchester in neuroscience (where you automatically progress onto a masters after your bachelors and get an MSci rather than a BSc and MSc) and she applied for a lot of PhD programs around the country afterwards and she thinks one of the reasons she got rejected from all of them was because she didn't move elsewhere for her masters. I've heard it from other people too but I think it's mostly in STEM subjects tbh, I don't think it's as important in arts subjects
Some STEM subjects do stop you from doing postdocs at the same uni/in the same department as the one you were awarded your PhD, but I'm in the humanities and it's fine in my subject. So I think it's dependent on what you're doing and the attitudes of the academics in your field.
Jack's on IG moaning about furniture taking months to arrive... well yes, that's the consequences of making spur of the moment decisions. If he'd planned his move in advance, he'd know that furniture buying is notorious for that.
Whenever he forces a pun into a sentence I want to scream.
He has a degree in English literature and is apparently an author, he should know making puns constantly isn’t a personality trait, or quirky
He has a degree in English literature and is apparently an author, he should know making puns constantly isn’t a personality trait, or quirky
The puns + stupid IG pics where he's biting his own tongue = face-imploding cringe.
Time management.....I refuse to believe that’s real
That's just... so ridiculously ironic (and hypocritical)!
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