Hello, I'm new to this forum so forgive me if this is in the wrong sub-forum or anything.
I was wondering whether anyone could care to enlighten me on applications, admissions requirements et al for the PhD program at Yale as an international student? As I understand it, I'll need to take the GRE exams (the UK system is far easier ), have letters of recommendation, a statement of purpose/research outline, transcripts and a writing sample of a book review (from what it says online).
What I would really like to know is what sort of GRE mark is required? Top mark is 1600 isn't it? Also I'm slightly concerned about "prestige" although this could be a UK thing. I did my BA at a relatively unknown small institution in the UK, let alone abroad and am currently studying for the MA at one of the University of London colleges (it has links with Yale currently). My BA classification would be equivalent to a GPA of 3.2 (minimum/roughly) (would have been higher had it not been for mitigating circumstances through the second & third years) and two of my references would be from well-known academics in their respective fields. My potential PhD topic is quite original, hasn't been studied in detail before and it's a relatively new field which is taken far more seriously in the US than the UK (hence why I'm thinking of heading across the pond ) Also funding and teaching opportunities are that much greater compared to the UK system, especially now the research money requirements have changed for universities (some of the best History departments in the UK haven't been given any research money this year! It's a very bad time to be a potential History doctoral student :shock: )
And now I'm rambling - sorry! Any advice and your own experiences of entry into doctoral programs would be much appreciated