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Yeah quite unfortunate. I was planning to take them during my senior year but they were not offered then. I must take them in the graduate school.

Thank you for your reply! I understand that 16 courses is really a lot. I said that mainly because I haven't taken metaphysics/epistemology/phil of language, which I guess are very important, and I only had an introductory logic course.

I just got into Tufts, too!

Hi everyone! I applied for master programs in philosophy this year. I was turned down by Oxford BPhil, but I got Cambridge MPhil (in philosophy, not HPS) and Tufts MA. It is a tough choice. I think both have some advantages. Tufts has an extraordinary PhD placement record, and I heard that it has very good connections within the U.S. It is a two-ear program so more substantial. Also, I guess that since Tufts only has MA students, so one would get more attention there. However, I doubt that it is mainly designed for something without a solid undergraduate background in philosophy. It looks like an advanced taught introduction to analytic philosophy and is less research-oriented. (I wouldn't say that my background is perfectly solid, but I have taken about 16 courses in the philosophy department.) As for Cambridge, I think that the first advantage is prestige: at any rate, Cambridge is Cambridge. Another advantage is that it is a research degree so I could focus on research and better develop my research capacity. There are several faculties that I aspire to work with, like Richard Holton, Rae Langton, and Angela Breitenbach. However, I am not sure about its placement record, which is not on its website. I think I have to email them to get an answer. It also has no taught element, although MPhil students are encouraged to attend the lectures. What do you guys think? Hope to hear from you, thanks!