Hi Sora, and thanks for this detailed reply! I had a talk with one of the professors at UCL this morning, and I'm leaning heavily towards accepting their admissions offer. I'm wondering, though, if you can address any of the points that are brought up in this blog post: https://reverseretrograde.com/2014/09/30/reasons-not-to-take-on-ucls-ma-in-linguistics/, particularly the author's grievances about the quality of teaching and being dissuaded from asking questions. I realize, of course, that these might just be the musings of a disgruntled student, but there also might be a kernel of truth in them. Thoughts? Thanks, again.