mochadouble Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 Hi! Looks like everyone here has applied to American programs and will hear back in the next week or so! Good luck!! I was wondering if anyone had applied to the Blavatnik School at Oxford. Let me know!
florating2012 Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 Blavatnick School of Government is a new baby of Oxford. One-year MPP, World-class faculty. I asked V-C what is the competitive advantage of the MPP, the answer is INTERNATIONAL FOCUS. It is the first year to recruit students (about 30 students) and the result will be uncovered soon. The advantages are obvious: 1 one-year: less financial and opportunity cost 2 smaller class, more attention from tutors 3 interdisciplinary faculty 4 Oxford, the city of dreaming spires, always holds me back. The city is so gorgeous and the people there are nice ** If you are admitted, you will be recorded in the history of Oxford: ) ** Generally speaking, Oxford education is more illumination-oriented. It is an ideal place for Great Thinkers. The words I always heard there are "Dig deeper" " Reflection" etc. I am not sure if it works for MPP, a practice-oriented program. Hope it helps! Good luck!
mochadouble Posted March 10, 2012 Author Posted March 10, 2012 Haha thanks so much for the info, but I aksed because results were released yesterday (for me at least), and I was wondering if anyone else here had heard Pretty small program and I'm not sure if all results are out yet, so I don't want to reveal my identity by divulging too much, but I'd love to PM people about this! senegaulois 1
florating2012 Posted March 11, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 Congratulation! You will enjoy our Dark Blue:) btw, next week, tradition rowing boat OX - CAM @ Thames river , don't miss it~
travegardenia Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 @ Mochadouble: How did they let you know you got in? Email? Mail?
MYRNIST Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 Both of you are wrong, it's a British school so clearly they send wizarding owls. oopalfrootz, MPPgal, cunninlynguist and 4 others 7
travegardenia Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 Well...if mochadouble got accepted, perhaps he/she can set the record straight about what type of fowl bore the good news Clay Made, Learn619 and senegaulois 3
mochadouble Posted March 19, 2012 Author Posted March 19, 2012 Might be irrelevant now but I got it through email. (sorry to respond late!)
mochadouble Posted March 26, 2012 Author Posted March 26, 2012 has anyone else heard anything about the school? would love to hear thoughts!
Burnt Orange Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 Thought you all would want to see this article from yesterday's New York Times. Probably sheds some more light on the program for those of you interested. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/26/world/europe/26iht-educlede26.html?pagewanted=1
travegardenia Posted November 13, 2012 Posted November 13, 2012 Anybody here applying this year to the Blavatnik School?
Thelongshot Posted November 13, 2012 Posted November 13, 2012 @Trave - Yes, I'll be applying to Oxford this year for the 1 year MPP. Though I have no clue as to the admission stats, retention rate, chances, etc. Any input on this?
brownpride Posted November 17, 2012 Posted November 17, 2012 Current student in the first cohort of students. Feel free to message me if you have any questions. Last year, there were about 500 applications for about 35 spots - the admission rate was about 7%.
CrappyCat Posted February 16, 2013 Posted February 16, 2013 I'm applying for this, but I have no idea if I'd get in. I posted my stats at another thread, will link it here the soonest. Â I do have a question though, in event of conditional offers, what type of results are they usually expecting from the applicant? (Undergrad degree) I'm still in my final year.
travegardenia Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Anyone know when we might hear back? I had an interview last week. Â @Thelongshot, this year they are accepting ~60. @CrappyCat, I think they will ask you for a first class result (think 3.7+) if you're admitted.
AUSAJAG Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 I think we are supposed to hear on the 20th or soon after. Last year did they release the information on the notification date or was it released earlier?  I also had an interview last week. I wonder if it is like Harvard Law where if you get an interview, you're a presumptive admit unless you bomb the interview?
Noway82 Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Hey Guys  Also got interviewed for this program last week.I was told results would be out this week or the next...Still long time for me. Got a job offer and have to revert this week. Hope I will get some news soon
pete-mc Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Hey Guys  Also got interviewed for this program last week.I was told results would be out this week or the next...Still long time for me. Got a job offer and have to revert this week. Hope I will get some news soon  If it's a very good job offer I would go ahead and take it. If you get into your top choice of school, you can most likely defer saying that you had a great job opportunity you couldn't pass on. I doubt they will say no. Only in MBA programs they tend not to defer.
Noway82 Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Indeed It is a good job offer actually. Was thinking about calling them tomorrow and see if I could get any heads up. Do you know if there are any deferral fees ? Checked that on the school website but saw no mention yet I know many schools asked for deposits
Noway82 Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Just got my admission letter  ... but no word about financial aid. Would you know how long feedback on scholarships will be provided? Good luck to everyone
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