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  1. Thanks for the information. As I understand, there is not a chance for me to get into the PhD program to the top 20 universities even with great GRE, great GPA from a top UK university and 1 very strong LOR. But to be honest, I don't get how people normally get into this program after their undergraduate degree. For example, I am pretty sure there is not any undergraduate program in the UK which help you to build your research experience; it is just about taking modules and their coursework. Is it different in the US and students can build their research experience in the undergraduate or the universities except everyone to gain that from outside of the university for 1-2 years and apply to the PhD after that? I heard that universities in the US do not like the gap between the studies, and this is the reason I want to apply this year in the first place. Also, research-based MS sounds great for building that research experience, but as you said, there is not any fund for that which prevents me from doing that but thanks for your suggestions.
  2. Hello everyone. I am totally new here, so I am sorry if I am posting this in a wrong forum. I am a third-year student in the computer science program in one of the top 15 universities in the UK, and I want to apply for M.S./Ph.D.(5-6 years long) CS programs in the USA. As I contacted my desired universities, they inform me I can fill their applications for fall 2021 considering that the bachelor degree is three years long in the UK and I have only my second-year grades which are first-class (should be equivalent to GPA 3.8+ or more but I am not sure about the exact equivalations as this is the highest mark available in the UK grading system) I was thinking do I have any chance for the top universities? Because while my GPA and university is good, but I don't have any previous research yet (We did not have any research opportunity in these two years in the university and my only project is on year three which would not be completed on or before the deadline dates), Also I see most of the universities are waving the GRE which prevents the ability to show my academic skills. Additionally, where I should be able to get a very good letter of recommendation from my supervisor I could not think about receiving a strong LOR from other professors as we are not in a close relationship with them here in my university. Is there anything else I could work on until the deadlines to improve my application? Thank you for reading
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