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namrepus   Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 83 |
Ox Mjur: Deferral Policy
Anybody knows? I am just curious.Thu Mar 20, 2008 08:05 AM Some say they don't allow deferral. Some say they do, as long as your reason is not financial difficulty. Anyone knows? |
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| Huckleberry
Joined: 08 Mar 2007 Posts: 6 |
Ox Mjur: Deferral Policy
Am doing the MJur now. Have a classmate who got accepted to both Oxford and Harvard. Oxford wouldn't allow a deferral but Harvard did. So he's here now and headed to the US after for his LlM. This is just one case though so it might be be good for you to enquire directly with the law faculty.
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| namrepus Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 83 |
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Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:04 PM Am doing the MJur now. Have a classmate who got accepted to both Oxford and Harvard. Oxford wouldn't allow a deferral but Harvard did. So he's here now and headed to the US after for his LlM. This is just one case though so it might be be good for you to enquire directly with the law faculty. Thank you! [Edited 20 Mar 2008 by namrepus] |
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| namrepus Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 83 |
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Fri Mar 21, 2008 03:44 AM Am doing the MJur now. Have a classmate who got accepted to both Oxford and Harvard. Oxford wouldn't allow a deferral but Harvard did. So he's here now and headed to the US after for his LlM. This is just one case though so it might be be good for you to enquire directly with the law faculty. Hi Huckleberry, what will you say about Oxford Mjur? |
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| pnarg
Joined: 10 Mar 2008 Posts: 13 |
Ox Mjur: Deferral Policy
I have quite the same problem: admitted to Oxford and Yale, I plan to attend Yale (no deferral policy) this fall, and was hoping to attend Ox in 2009-2010. Will they accept this?
Sat Mar 22, 2008 02:27 PM |
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| namrepus Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 83 |
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Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:01 AM I have quite the same problem: admitted to Oxford and Yale, I plan to attend Yale (no deferral policy) this fall, and was hoping to attend Ox in 2009-2010. Will they accept this? It seems Ox doesn't have deferral policy as well.... |
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| namrepus Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 83 |
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Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:02 AM I have quite the same problem: admitted to Oxford and Yale, I plan to attend Yale (no deferral policy) this fall, and was hoping to attend Ox in 2009-2010. Will they accept this? But maybe you can write to Ox and ask them. They hold the most correct answers. |
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| namrepus Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 83 |
Ox Mjur: Deferral Policy
There are people in this LLMguide who didn't get a deferral last year, and this year have been admitted again via reapplying.Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:59 AM Maybe they can talk about the situation last year? What reasons did they present? Did they meet all the conditions before they applied for deferral? What happened then? Really want to hear their story. |
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| mschuster43 Joined: 13 May 2007 Posts: 61 |
Ox Mjur: Deferral Policy
I sent oxford asking about what their deferral policy is (I am actually asking about the BCL, but I imagine the policies are the same). They aren't teaching their intellectual property course next year, and as I am an intellectual property nerd, I am very disappointed.
Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:55 AM [Edited 25 Mar 2008 by mschuster43] |
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| pnarg
Joined: 10 Mar 2008 Posts: 13 |
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From what I've seen around the web, Oxford doesn't deny nor accept the possibility of a deferral (while others, like Yale, explicitly deny it).Tue Mar 25, 2008 01:29 PM I'll write to them (explaining my reasons) and post their answer. Please, if anyone else does it, you r welcome to post too! [Edited 25 Mar 2008 by pnarg] |
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| namrepus Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 83 |
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I believe this is a very HOT question at the moment. People receive many offers and have to choose from them.Tue Mar 25, 2008 03:02 PM Thank you for your idea. I wrote to Ox and their opinion is they seldom allow deferral except for very exeptional reasons. And usually they recommend a reapplication. |
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| cognos
Joined: 28 Nov 2007 Posts: 13 |
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I have a similar issue:Tue Mar 25, 2008 05:41 PM I was admitted to a research degree, and I am wondering what the policy might be for beginning in Hilary Term (January) rather than September. I have a close relative who is very ill, and I am hoping that this is a good enough reason to start three months late. [Edited 25 Mar 2008 by cognos] |
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| mschuster43 Joined: 13 May 2007 Posts: 61 |
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Here is the response I received from Oxford:Tue Mar 25, 2008 07:21 PM Dear Mr [] Thank you for your email. You may write and request a deferral in the same way you would write to accept the offer of a place. I should point out that deferrals are seldom given but it would be worth contacting those who made you the offer to see if they are prepared to consider your request. best wishes Law Faculty Office |
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| sydneycat
Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 49 |
Ox Mjur: Deferral Policy
Hi everyone. Hope this helps. I applied and got offered a place on the BCL last year but then got a great one year job opportunity in the law. I rang the Faculty office who said this wasn't a good enough reason for a deferral so I had to reapply. I got in this year too so it's ok, although we did have to pay to apply this year and not last year! From my understanding work related or financial reasons aren't good enough. I don't know if it's any different for the Mjur but I doubt it. I did hear of someone else via a post last year who got a deferral but they already had a scholarship lined up so it was pretty clear they were going to attend Oxf the following year.
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| namrepus Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 83 |
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Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:27 PM I have a similar issue: Illness isn't a very good reason I think, especially if that person is your close relative not yourself. How you can prove he/she will get better in three months and you may leave for Oxford in January 2009? Also many people use this kind of reason. I doubt if they believe or not. Of course if it is true, you'd have to try. Best wishes for your relative and good luck to you. |
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| namrepus Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 83 |
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Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:30 PM Hi everyone. Hope this helps. I applied and got offered a place on the BCL last year but then got a great one year job opportunity in the law. I rang the Faculty office who said this wasn't a good enough reason for a deferral so I had to reapply. I got in this year too so it's ok, although we did have to pay to apply this year and not last year! From my understanding work related or financial reasons aren't good enough. I don't know if it's any different for the Mjur but I doubt it. I did hear of someone else via a post last year who got a deferral but they already had a scholarship lined up so it was pretty clear they were going to attend Oxf the following year. Thanks for sharing. What's your decision this year? Are you going to Mjur or Cam LLM? I am thinking if you got a deferral last year, you'd have to go to Ox. But now you can choose. Good enough. |
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| pnarg
Joined: 10 Mar 2008 Posts: 13 |
Ox Mjur: Deferral Policy
The answer I got was exactly the one namrepus and mschuster posted above, so...Wed Mar 26, 2008 01:04 PM I'll go to the US this fall and that doen't seem a good reason for deferral... mmmm I'd better come up with something good, or I may start considering the reapplying way! thanks all for your help [Edited 26 Mar 2008 by pnarg] |
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