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  1. Out of interest how many doctoral students do these unis take on every year? Are we talking 50 starting but only 20 finish of that year, or is more 25 start and 20 finish? As an international perspective - Oxford take on around 80 students for DPhils EACH year! I'll see if I can find out how many complete
  2. Thank you I'll have a ponder as I've not done anything like verbal reasoning or maths since I left school!
  3. Because they've got an entire archive relating to my proposed thesis, a supervisor who's highly prominent in the field, it's on the East Coast and the funding's good
  4. Thanks all - the whole GPA/GRE/everything else that they require is rather confusing. I thought the Brit system was bad but I won't have to worry if I get funding. I'll just enjoy the possibility of a year at Yale without even having to apply directly to the uni
  5. Oh I wouldn't send in that much - I was just saying that I would have something more substantial than a normal essay to send in as a writing sample that documented research and argument. Saying that, 30 pages which is what someone mentioned is about 8000 words double spaced!
  6. Am glad it's not the defining part of it as haven't studied Maths for 6 years! Exactly the same as what I've had to do already. Am only asking about 2010 entry as I'm currently waiting on a funding decision. If the decision's no, it's a forced year off and I know I'd have to do the GRE this summer. So from a UK perspective, does that include exams we do at 16 and then again at 18, plus BA and MA transcripts? (would explain why my current uni asks for A-level certificates for the US exchange programme though) Am used to writing stuff like that and a piece of work demonstrating research skills would be fine as would have a 10 000 word and a 15 000 word dissertation to choose from. It's a funny world academia - one of my tutors has put down prestige as to why I was rejected from Oxford, over my degree result. I don't know whether it IS a 3.2 though (my knowledge of the GPA extends to 3.7 being equivalent to a first and a 3.2 being around the base line for the 2:1. My actual average was 64/65 and going on the basis of 3.2 = 60 and a 3.7 = 70 (UK classification bands) mine would be a 3.5 ish. I've got a 70(first) for my BA dissertation AND work experience as well. I did Oxford and the 13 week wait to be rudely told I wasn't going was not fun. Thanks for all your help
  7. 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
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