misssherry

Thanks for your kind words d-rex, it really makes me feel better when all this waiting has driven me crazy…… Good luck with your applications too!

The MPhil programme at Oxford is actually a taught course degree and they do offer an option for doing sociolinguistics. I am "so hung up on it" because I honestly didn't discover my interest in typology until after I submitted my application…... My writing samples do include one paper on semantics, which is also one of their strongest field, so I hope that helps…… I am not quite sure how important SOP is for British universities and for a degree like that but…… oh well.

Just poking around here and trying not to panic…… has anyone else applied for an MPhil in General Linguistics and Comparative Philology at Oxford? Have you heard anything back from them yet? My grades and references are pretty good (GPA: 4.03/4.30, 9 scholarships and awards, 3 publications on international journals, only some part-time work experiences, 2 research assistant experiences, did not take GRE), and I do really wish to get into this programme (as expressed in my SoP). My concern is that in my SoP, I mainly expressed my interest in sociolinguistics and pragmatics, but not for any other fields that seem to fit into the expectations of this faculty, e.g. syntax, morphology, comparative and historical linguists. Although I AM very interested in syntax and typology, and would like to conduct further interest in these two fields, I wonder if you guys think not mentioning that in my SoP will affect my chances of getting it? And yes I'm also checking my email every other minute…… Dr Jan Fellerer from the faculty told me that I would expect to get the results in early March. So if anyone else is applying this year, or if you applied previously, could you share some of your experiences (of admission or rejection)? Thanks and fingers crossed for all applicants!

Just poking around here and trying not to panic…… has anyone else applied for an MPhil in General Linguistics and Comparative Philology at Oxford? Have you heard anything back from them yet? My grades and references are pretty good (GPA: 4.03/4.30, 9 scholarships and awards, 3 publications on international journals, only some part-time work experiences, 2 research assistant experiences, did not take GRE), and I do really wish to get into this programme (as expressed in my SoP). My concern is that in my SoP, I mainly expressed my interest in sociolinguistics and pragmatics, but not for any other fields that seem to fit into the expectations of this faculty, e.g. syntax, morphology, comparative and historical linguists. Although I AM very interested in syntax and typology, and would like to conduct further interest in these two fields, I wonder if you guys think not mentioning that in my SoP will affect my chances of getting it? And yes I'm also checking my email every other minute…… Ms Jan Fellerer from the faculty told me that I would expect to get the results in early March. So if anyone else is applying this year, or if you applied previously, could you share some of your experiences (of admission or rejection)? Thanks and fingers crossed for all applicants!