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TheChairman66

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  1. No. That's kind of like saying "should I be worried about not getting straight A's". Most people don't get distinctions in the UK, especially at rigorous academic programs. Besides, your grades get (roughly) translated into GPA when you apply. And a decent amount of people either know how the UK grading system works or they know someone they can ask.
  2. I'd actually disagree. In my experience, schools in the UK have a far more holistic approach to graduate admissions than in the US. The US is good at emphasizing certain qualities sure, but that also comes with a lot of administrative admissions bureaucracy. I'd also argue that admissions in the US is a lot more formulaic GRE (weighted) + GPA (weighted) + "x factor" (less weighted) = your admissions chances. Obviously all schools have some sort of rubric but in my experience the UK (and Europe and in general) are far more holistic.
  3. This is not at all true. A lot of it (surprise surprise) depends on what you're studying.
  4. As someone currently near the completion of a social psychology program in Europe I feel like I might be able to provide insight on this subject. As stated by others, the GRE is largely a North American construct. Not only does it NOT factor into admissions at the (vast) majority of schools, most people have never even heard of it. In fact when I mentioned that I had to take a test for graduate admissions back in the US most of my professors thought I was joking. I think the issue here is that in your defensiveness about the quality of Canadian you made a blanket projection that the North American view of psychology (and academia) is universally applied everywhere.
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