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sikaba · 05-26-2008, 06:30 AM

I suggest that the Phd is a good idea. Two years ago I spurned an offer to read a Phd in Europe and instead opted to do a Masters in the USA, hoping to read a Phd later. My experience has been that, it is not automatic that you will get into a Phd program after your masters. There are so many factors: funding, the type of faculty available to supervise you, etc that could thwart your advancement to the Phd. In your case, LSE is a top school. If you want to be known in US academic circles, one word is the key: publish. By presenting your work in US journals, academia will hear of you. To sum up, getting into the Columbia Phd is not guaranteed. Do you want to take a chance?

05-26-2008, 06:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
sikaba The final countdown... Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 27	I suggest that the Phd is a good idea. Two years ago I spurned an offer to read a Phd in Europe and instead opted to do a Masters in the USA, hoping to read a Phd later. My experience has been that, it is not automatic that you will get into a Phd program after your masters. There are so many factors: funding, the type of faculty available to supervise you, etc that could thwart your advancement to the Phd. In your case, LSE is a top school. If you want to be known in US academic circles, one word is the key: publish. By presenting your work in US journals, academia will hear of you. To sum up, getting into the Columbia Phd is not guaranteed. Do you want to take a chance?