Some Queries About Applying
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 9:45 pm
So first and foremost I would like to apologise if some of this is general knowledge, I go to a UK university and have been told many conflicting things by many different people (including stuff I have seen while lurking on this forum). Anyway without further ado bring on the questions:
1. Is there a different number of allocated PhD places at each college/university for international and domestic students, or are all applications dealt with irrespective of geographical origin.
2. Most of the Americans I have seen on this forum indicate that their respective institutions offer many opportunities for undergraduate research, research for credits etc, which seems to lead to more research experience for said people and more publications. At my university there were far fewer opportunities and the ones that were available I had to fight tooth and nail for, meaning I probably have slightly less research experience under my belt and 0 publications. Now I know it varies greatly from school to school but realistically how much of an impact will this have on my application?
3. Is there a standardised method used by US institutions for translating a UK honours class to a GPA? I know my university (UCL) has some very intricate system for converting grades the other way which results in a 1st (Which I am confident I will achieve) being equivalent to 3.6-4.0 which is quite a broad spread.
4. Less of a question more of a general musing: In the US how prestigious is University College London (my uni) viewed? It has a good rep over here but from the people I've spoken to in the states they either think of it very highly or have never heard of it :s.
Cheers
P.S I realise my grammar is all over the place, many apologies
1. Is there a different number of allocated PhD places at each college/university for international and domestic students, or are all applications dealt with irrespective of geographical origin.
2. Most of the Americans I have seen on this forum indicate that their respective institutions offer many opportunities for undergraduate research, research for credits etc, which seems to lead to more research experience for said people and more publications. At my university there were far fewer opportunities and the ones that were available I had to fight tooth and nail for, meaning I probably have slightly less research experience under my belt and 0 publications. Now I know it varies greatly from school to school but realistically how much of an impact will this have on my application?
3. Is there a standardised method used by US institutions for translating a UK honours class to a GPA? I know my university (UCL) has some very intricate system for converting grades the other way which results in a 1st (Which I am confident I will achieve) being equivalent to 3.6-4.0 which is quite a broad spread.
4. Less of a question more of a general musing: In the US how prestigious is University College London (my uni) viewed? It has a good rep over here but from the people I've spoken to in the states they either think of it very highly or have never heard of it :s.
Cheers
P.S I realise my grammar is all over the place, many apologies