[emm okk]

Jufarius87, on 30 October 2008 - 12:16 PM, said:

Your best bet for a program that will help you gain admission to top Ph.D program and prepare you for such programs are in the United Kingdom.

B.Phil Oxford

M.Phil Cambridge or St. Andrews

M.Sc Edinburgh.

If you want to stay in the states though, I heard Tufts and Georgia State both have good M.A programs

Are these programs in the UK not incredibly difficult to gain admittance? Even at the undergrad or master's level?

[tarski]

emm okk, on 18 October 2009 - 06:57 PM, said:

Are these programs in the UK not incredibly difficult to gain admittance? Even at the undergrad or master's level?

I think the trickiest thing about a lot of those programs is the funding (for internationals). Last year's who_got_in thread on livejournal seemed to indicate a bunch of Americans/Canadians getting in to the BPhil, but without funding, or very slow decisions on funding.

That said, admission is probably still fairly competitive (as well).

This post has been edited by tarski: 19 October 2009 - 02:38 AM

[parapraxis]

If your interested in Continental phil., chek out the spep website : http://www.spep.org/content.php?_p_=52

Many of the schools listed have MA programs. I am finishing my MA at Boston College this year and applying to PhDs right now. BC has a strong continental program, and if your into euro social theory, you can do that here, although Rasmussen is the head Habermas guy here and he's getting on in years, probably to retire in next 5 years or so...

I saw someone replied and said Tufts is a good choice-- it is, but if your into M&L, not continental social thought. Check out the spep link though.

[Ziz]

The MSc Edinburgh isn't as hard to get into, but the MPhil Cambridge was hard. I applied twice and was rejected both times, but got into Oxford so who knows?!

[tarski]

I was looking at Edinburgh (mind & language yay) but was a bit confused by all the options. MSc by Research vs. MPhil, and then a recommendation that if you were coming right out of your undergrad you could transfer from the MSc to the MPhil..?

[Ziz]

tarski, on 30 November 2009 - 09:37 AM, said:

I was looking at Edinburgh (mind & language yay) but was a bit confused by all the options. MSc by Research vs. MPhil, and then a recommendation that if you were coming right out of your undergrad you could transfer from the MSc to the MPhil..?

I think the MSc by research is only a 1 year program, whereas the MPhil would be a 2 year program that coudl count towards part of your PhD. Generally MScs are standalone degrees, whereas MPhils transition you right into the PhD without having to re-apply (assuming that you complete the requirements at a high enough standard). Usually in the UK they consider a PhD to be an MPhil/PhD. Meaning you apply to the MPhil and transfer after a couple years, and the thesis for your MPhil (usually about 30,000 words) would be a few chapters of your final PhD thesis. So when they say transfer between the MSc and the MPhil you should read it as "do a masters first, then start your PhD"

[thm]

Sorry to hijack this dead thread, but has anyone applied to an MA program with March/April deadlines? If so, roughly when did you hear back (admission, rejection, waitlist)?

And if you got in, were your stats good enough for PhD programs? I'm looking at US programs like Stanford's and Columbia's, but I'm worried that I'll be fighting for spots with people who applied for PhD but didn't get in anywhere due to the admissions crapshoot.

[undergrad state]

heard something good about my application for UMSL but their funding packages are not good and nothing official yet. I may wait and apply again