剑桥MPhill admission详解

文摘   2025-01-15 22:22   英国  


导语 

因为在职所以并不能透露confidential的信息,也本来就不喜欢做留学咨询,以下详解主要结合官网已有的信息,从审核人的角度来讲解下,希望对学生有所帮助。很多问题是admin负责的,faculty真的只给review学生的研究能力,申请都不需要明确的拒绝/接受。那些没有明确被拒绝或者接受的学生,是真的由degree committee决定的。我对这个admission的投入也是超出寻常了,实在是不想再投入了。所以这篇为止了。





资格

我现在认为这是你最不需要纠结的问题,如果你成绩ok,英语没考但是能通过文书展现你的英语能力,全都可以申请。

大学排名更是不需要纠结,

官网给的要求是:MPhil: High 2.1 (3.6/4 GPA) or international equivalent, in a bachelor’s degree in sociology or a related field.  

你点开international equivalent,就能看到选择不同的国家。
选中国你会看到

Bachelor’s from a Prestigious University with an overall grade of 85% or GPA 3.5/4.0 Or, Bachelor’s from a Good University with an overall grade of 88% or GPA 3.7/4.0 Or, Bachelor's from other recognised institution with an overall grade of 90% or GPA 3.9/4.0

If the academic requirement of the course is a first:

Bachelor’s from a Prestigious University with an overall grade of 90% or GPA 3.8/4.0 Or, Bachelor’s from a Good University with an overall grade of 92% or GPA 3.9/4.0 Or, Bachelor's from other recognised institution with an overall grade of 95% or GPA 4.0/4.0

但是选德国就没有这个‘prestigious‘和’good‘的区别。但至于中国的学校哪些是good哪些是prestigious,这些是学校层面决定的,跟国内的985,211未必一致。

如果担心自己不被重视,可以选择写一下你是first equivalent,因为学校很好之类的话。但这也侧面说明,所有大学生都有重来一次的机会,不要妄自菲薄。当然你如果研究能力很差,评审人员也还是能一眼看出来的。



时间线

按照官网的信息,就是三轮,但是官网明确说了,We encourage applicants to apply as early as possible. The availability of supervisors will decrease from round to round as places are awarded.

这点跟系里列出来的评判标准也是一致的:

What we consider when assessing your application 

We make admission decisions based on:

  • academic merit, including your academic record and potential  
  • the availability of places on a course  
  • the availability of an appropriate supervisor  
  • how your research interests fit with the department, where relevant 
  • any contextual information provided 



审核流程

正如官网所说,

Department or Faculty review 

The department or faculty will consider your application first and decide whether to recommend you for admission.

They will consider your application, including (where relevant): 

  • assessing all the materials you've submitted 
  • checking the availability of an appropriate supervisor 
  • inviting you for an interview 

Around 90% of applications are considered by the department or faculty within 12 weeks. 

If you haven't heard back in 12 weeks, contact your department to check on your application status. 

Degree Committee review 

If the department recommends you for a place, your application will go to the relevant Degree Committee. Degree Committees are responsible for approving recommendations to admit postgraduate applicants and appointing supervisors.

If the Committee approves a recommendation for admission, your application will pass to the Postgraduate Admissions Office. 

It takes about 10 days for your application to be considered by the Degree Committee. 

Postgraduate Admissions Office (PAO) review 


至于多久能出结果,这个真不好说,官网说明12月这轮是2月出结果,以此为准。因为一般faculty只参与第一轮,后面的偏行政,不好控制。

我们要求在过圣诞之前review,但事实上大学的拖拉成性,并且老师并不会轻易放弃一个学生,很多会被推荐给另一个导师review,所以到现在一月中旬第一轮review还没完全结束。


评审标准

·academic merit, including your academic record and potential  
  • the availability of places on a course  
  • the availability of an appropriate supervisor  
  • how your research interests fit with the department, where relevant 
  • any contextual information provided 
官网也说的很明白了。其实你看,academic merit只不过是其中之一。所以被剑桥MPhil拒绝并不代表你不够好。

我之前说过,比我想象的要个人化,但是个人化并不代表不公平。要理解英国大学老师的难处,工资低,时间少;如果一个老师真的很想带你,你对你很大的认可。而且没有人会招一个完不成学业的学生,所以再‘个人化’,它也不是‘放水’。

而且老师看的都很仔细,虽然不需要很长时间去钻研你的申请资料,因为这些东西我们看的太多了。英语考试成绩不好,但是文书写的很优秀,我们照样觉得你肯定可以。实在对你英语水平不确定,我们还会约个interview。剑桥在admission上花的精力是很多的。没有一刀切,全都会被review一遍。

这里面不可排除的有偶然因素。但你要知道,往后的人生,有更多偶然的因素。学会接受不可控,接受一时的失败,人生很长,这根本不算啥。



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