Oxford degrees

[karen2205]

I become eligible for my MA in Trinity 2006* and would quite like to go and get it in person. It'll be much more fun if I can coordinate it with some other people I know who want to graduate at some point that term, so a poll for you. Please note that different colleges are allocated different degree days, so you'll need to check with your own whether you're allowed to graduate in person on the days I've listed below.

You become eligible for an MA in the 21st term after you matriculate, so if you matriculated in MT 1999 (and didn't take any time out) you become eligible for it in TT 2006.

[Poll #459858]

* No, this isn't me being ridiculously organised - it's necessary if this is going to work 'cos slots to graduate in person get booked up a long time in advance.

Comments

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

Despite having to call you an insensitive clod, I'm quite interested in the results of this poll because it might be an excuse for an Oxford-based LJ picnic, which means we could invite lots of people who would not be picking up degrees on whatever date it is...

[karen2205]

This is sounding like a very good idea - even if the trying to coordinate people graduating thing doesn't work too well:-)

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

The final date on the list happens to be smallclanger's third birthday so there's a strong chance we'd be organizing some kind of picnic/party the weekend before or after anyway, but if some people are actually in Oxford on the day it sounds like a good excuse for lunch to me!

[karen2205]

We'd probably be better off with an afternoon picnic than lunch, 'cos Merton certainly (and I believe this is true of most colleges) offers its graduates a free lunch after the ceremony.

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

You forget I am a parent of a toddler - lunch is a moveable feast that can happen pretty much any time between 12.01 and 3.59pm AFAIC. ;-)