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HI! I'm presently pursuing Economics honours from University of Delhi, India. I will be applying for my post graduate this year. I aim to do Ph.D. after completing my masters. I want to know whether my chances of getting Ph.D. is US is better after doing a 1 year course from LSE/Oxford or is it better if I choose institutions like ISI or DSE in India itself. Also, if you could let me know which course is better after completing graduation, one year course at LSE or a two year one. ( I was told that the 2 year course is for people with no background in Economics, so wanted to clarify this doubt). Thanks!
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I'm a U.S. undergraduate student considering applying to graduate school in the UK (I suppose I should call it post-graduate school), but I'm getting the impression from my initial investigations that PhD programs over there will often require a master's degree, unlike the state-side programs. Since I am poor and cannot afford to pay for graduate school, I'm wondering how common it is for a foreign student to get funding for a UK master's. Does the type of econ master's ('MPhil' vs 'MRes'?) make a difference? More generally though, I'd like to hear any general thoughts anybody has about the differences between UK and US programs.
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I got accepted in a PhD program at a top 20 British university (top 5 in macroeconomics in the UK and top 100 in world rankings in macroeconomics, my field of research) with a very nice scholarship. Although I would have prefered to do the PhD in the US, many things that happened in my family made me move to the UK. So I applied to the program in the UK and in the end I got the opportunity to do a PhD with people that are very good in my field of research. So here goes my question: In the UK.. a master lasts for 12 months, and then you have 3 years for a PhD. I noticed that in the US, students usually have two years of graduate courses and then have 3 years for writing their dissertation. I even noticed that candidates from NYU have been doing their PhD in 6-7 years. So I have completed my masters, took a 6 month internship working at a bank and now am on the 1st year of my PhD. I notice that in most programs in the UK there are no courses for PhD students (my PhD program being one of them), and not only that, there seems to be a big gap between what you do in your masters and what tools you really need to learn in order to produce research for a PhD. Do you think there is hope for achieving a good PhD in three years? I know it depends mostly on me.. but do you think three years is enough... and that no training (as compared to US programs), is not a serious issue? Members of my faculty tell me to just calm down and that I will learn by myself most of the things that I would have learnt in PhD courses are other universities. I, on the other hand, think that I am at a disadvantage because I have to catch up with people that are trained better and especially because I will have less time to have good publications. Any advice? Anybody here that has heard both good or bad from PhD's in the UK.. US.. ? Should I change to another university?
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Hi everyone, I just completed a MSc from the UK and I'm now thinking of going for a PhD in Accounting. I'm thinking of applying for a PhD in Accounting at a good non-Oxbridge university in the UK (LSE, Warwick) and some other universities in the USA. My area of interest is Capital Markets. The reason I'm considering a PhD in the UK is because my admission is almost guaranteed as I received a 'first\distinction' in my masters. I'm having a tough time deciding between UK and USA for my PhD. I would appreciate input from you guys contrasting both options. For the purpose of this discussion assume that I have funding from the UK universities, as I will only consider them if I do get funding. My goal after the PhD is to get an academic position in the USA; will I be able to go to USA after completing a PhD from UK?
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Hello, First of all, apologies if this has been asked millions of times before. I'm in my final year of my (three-year) BA program in the UK and have applied to a few Econ PhD programs in the US, but have heard from a friend that British students are usually required to get a Masters before US schools even consider them. Can anyone confirm? Top 5% of class in UK; GRE 800Q / 660V / 5.5AW; applying to NYU, Yale, Berkeley. Thanks a million ;)