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.

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* 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

[wicker-girl.livejournal.com]

Oh. This is confusing. I'm about to retake my third year, and I don't even understand the question.
I am ashamed.
I thiiink I'm eligible for that then.

[karen2205]

When will you take your finals? If you're going to start retaking your third year in MT 05 eg. this October, you'll do them in Trinity 2006. IIRC, you're an English student - English finals are always early so the results come out fairly early, but we'd need to pick one of the dates in the summer vac and you'd need to be organised about applying for a place as soon as you can.

[wicker-girl.livejournal.com]

That's right. So I guess I will be graduating then.
Crikey though, I didn't even know that different collages had different days, and that you have to book them. I sort of assumed that the whole uni did it on one day in a mahoosive giant room and it all got arranged for you. Like a big version of school prize giving day. Which, now I think about it, would be both ludicrous and impossible.

[karen2205]

Nah, it's Oxford - we have to do things differently and I quite like that we get to chose when to graduate and can arrange to go with friends etc.

The University Gazette (http://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/) gives a full list of Degree Days, but you have to contact your college to find out which ones are allocated to it.

http://www.livejournal.com/users/karen2205/22860.html is my LJ entry about my BA graduation

[juliet]

Some colleges have started doing a thing where they try to get all/most of one year along to graduate at the same time - September after you take your Finals. Pembroke did this when I was there. Dunno if your place does. The admin office would be able to tell you.