Application Kit for Oxford Graduate Study and Clarendon

What's inside

• UK_Oxford_Clarendon_User_Guide.docx

  This guide: how the kit works, the programme's rules, and your final checklist.

• UK_Oxford_Clarendon_Supporting_Document_Worksheets_TEMPLATE.docx

  One section each for the statement of purpose, the research proposal, written work and the CV. Each starts with a box where you copy your course's exact requirement, then gives recall questions, a structure planner and a self-check.

• UK_Oxford_Clarendon_STAR_Evidence_Bank_TRACKER.xlsx

  Your academic and professional evidence in Situation, Task, Action, Result form, with a coverage sheet that shows gaps. The tag list is your course's assessment criteria: replace the examples (taken from MPhil Development Studies) with your own course's criteria in the Criteria Coverage sheet and the hidden Lists sheet. Academic merit and potential (Clarendon) is the only fixed tag.

• UK_Oxford_Clarendon_Referee_Brief_TEMPLATE.docx

  A factual brief for each referee: how many references your course needs, how many must be academic, how they submit and the completeness rule at the deadline.

• UK_Oxford_Clarendon_Application_Timeline_TRACKER.xlsx

  Your course's December or January deadline, back-planned tasks, the published milestones and a cost tracker.

Who it's for

• Applicants to any Oxford master's or DPhil course who want Clarendon consideration
• Applicants from Nigeria, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Kenya and Ghana
• Applicants who want structure without sample statements

How the documents work together

1. 1

   Pick your course and deadline: Open your course page and note its December or January deadline. If its only deadline is in March or later, you will not be considered for Clarendon. (Application Timeline)

2. 2

   Copy your course's rules: Copy the statement limit and content, research proposal rule, written work rule, CV rule, referee number and test requirements from your course page into the worksheets. (Supporting Document Worksheets)

3. 3

   Collect evidence: Write 12 to 20 true stories and tag them to your course's assessment criteria. (STAR Evidence Bank)

4. 4

   Ask and brief referees: Ask the number and type of referees your course requires and send each one the brief early. (Referee Brief)

5. 5

   Prepare documents: Answer the recall questions, plan each document, then write your own text. Order official transcripts and certified translations. (Supporting Document Worksheets)

6. 6

   Submit early: Oxford recommends submitting the form and all documents at least two weeks before the deadline. Make sure at least two references are in by the deadline. (User Guide)

Route check

Choose this kit for an Oxford course application with automatic Clarendon consideration. If you are eligible for a Rhodes constituency, see the Rhodes Scholarship kit; for Cambridge, see the Gates Cambridge kit.

General information

What's not included

• Sample statements, proposals or model answers
• Editing, review or coaching
• An interview question bank (the course pages checked do not normally interview)
• Rules for programmes that use separate application processes

Format & delivery

A ZIP file with one Word user guide and the working files listed above (.docx and .xlsx). Opens in Microsoft Word and Excel, Google Docs and Sheets, or LibreOffice. Download link valid for 30 days and 5 downloads. Each file is licensed to you and marked with your order details.

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