Weird Era

Thanks for the posts, guys.

Actually, the UK time/duration thing was actually a big draw for me too, as I'm probably a few years older than most applicants (30) and I didn't want to feel self-conscious or slow to the draw around a bunch of mega-eager 24 year olds Anyway, I'll look into a few more US schools (which one do you go to/plan to go to?), but so far a few that I've already looked into are willing to knock a year off and will recognize my MA (which I'm about to complete), so optimistically I could be looking at 4 years anyway. Kinda surprised that your friends didn't have that option as well. My areas of interest are, ironically, pretty much all American lit or American culture-related, especially immigration literature from early 1900s (i.e. Call it Sleep). But my MA is mostly about psychoanalysis and American lit/film I see a handful of schools offering "American Studies" (also see it in your program). What exactly is that?

I'm just looking for time abroad. USA is a possibility, too! You're absolutely correct about Canadian schools, and it definitely is a possibility, but still, can't help but dream. And from what I've been reading this week, your assessment seems pretty damn accurate, re: international funding in the UK. So, with that in mind, yes I have considered American schools, but I never really looked into that side of funding. Is it easier for international students to get a free ride in America? (Tuition for out of state/international students in undergrad programs are astronomical, so I've always just assumed postgraduate stuff would be similar).

I'm looking at doing a PhD abroad. I'm a Canadian looking to the UK, but the financial burden seems nasty. Of course funding exists, but for international students in the arts it seems like a lot of schools are losing funding or only have so much to give, and international students are considered last, if at all. Is anyone willing to say how much they paid or pay? How much is out of pocket, and how much did you get covered through funding? Did your funding come from third parties, or was it offered from the school? And so on and so on. Or conversely, were you offered entry to a school but decided it was too much? (How much was too much for you?) Really interested to hear the financial side of these stories.