From the Master of Studies that is.Not from Oxford.
In fact, we are pleased to announce that we are staying in Oxford.
The person in our family who came up with that joke, really enjoyed it. That should clue you in as to who it might have been...
We are relieved to have a decision (you can tell by the fact that this is going up some time later than our last post suggested it might that it's been a Big Week for decision making). After a tricky time of deciphering exactly what was meant by the offer Oxford gave us, we finally got some clarity on this and could make an informed decision.
Mark has been offered a position in the MLitt programme. If his thesis written work is good and he does well in a further Greek exam (Mark's fears about his performance in the MSt exam half-way through the year appear to have been well-grounded - Oxford would like some further assurance on that front) then he'll be upgraded to the doctorate programme. As this enables Mark to keep the supervisor he had for the last year, it enables us to stay at Oxford with the people we've already begun to get to know, and as the examiners recommended Mark for the DPhil once the Greek was satisfied, we think this is a better route than taking the doctoral offers from Durham or Edinburgh.
So there it is, possibly the biggest decision we'll make for several years is now done. We're putting down longer term roots in Oxford. And we couldn't be happier. Praise God. MDB & JMB
7 comments:
Great news. Not so great joke, but as a fellow appreciator of dad jokes, that's part of the fun. We're authorised to inflict suffering.
I tell you what, though - it seems like Oxford want to make sure you leave the UK with a tin of alphabet soup after your name! 13 letters for three degrees?! That's as many as your name, using the initial. Phew.
I'm really delighted. Great news indeed!
Way to go. And greek is no joke!
Super news!
Thanks guys!
And yeah, Greek really isn't a joke. No-one in our household is allowed to laugh or display any mirth about Greek at any time.
And if my dear husband says "it's all Greek to me" one more time there will be tears before bedtime. His dad-joke license will be cancelled.
Congratulations, you terrible man! Good to hear that there's stability for the next little while.
What great news. You must be relieved to feel settled at last. Congratulations.
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