Thanks for your replies Maria and Stressed (I hope not too stressed). I am beginning my career as a medical historian. At the moment, I am a doctor. I completed med school 3 and a half years ago and while I am deeply enthusiastic about aspects of my work, being a doctor just isn't for me. I'm very excited to be starting my masters in the UK, but I haven't been graded on a history essay since, well...high school.

Dear Historians,

Technically this might be cheating (although I don't see it that way). I'm starting a masters in September in History at a top university, and I really want to do a phd after it. This means that my grades for my coursework must be pretty excellent. I've never studied history before (miracle that i even got accepted), and I wondered if any of you would be willing to proof-read/comment on my essays before i submit them, just to give me an idea if I'm on the right track. My supervisor has suggested turning a couple of papers into him before September, so I'm keen to get going. Of course I'm not looking for an expert in my field, just someone with a knowledge of history who can point out obvious and general strengths and weaknesses in my work. Willing to pay 20 GBP for a 3000 word paper (in your own time). I'm not insecure about my intelligence, just my historical writing, and I can't afford to screw things up. Thanks

Hi all, this is my first post.
I was wondering (because I am not familiar with the UK system): how long did you wait to hear whether you were accepted or not onto your masters programs? I've been waiting a very long time, and despite chasing it up, I've heard nothing. Does that sound like bad news?
Cheers,Mike.