Stella.. Do a Masters and if your lucky enough to get an interview for a phd place, please keep those comments of why a 2:2 at ucl is better than 2:1 at other places to your self, or you'll never get a place anywhere.. I think you need to be a bit more mature in your outlook or may not be suited to phd life!

I was wondering whether anyone would be able to deal with a query regarding "career" gaps.
I have a BSc (2.ii) and an MSc (which was completed just over 2 years ago). Since then I have been self-employed in a relatively dissimilar discipline. My question is simply whether the length of time since having finished the MSc would count against me as far as applying for a PhD.
Many thanks for any assistance.

why don't you just email the authors of papers you really really liked reading, i did and i got invited for an interview the same day!

It's more fun if you do it to their faces. Helps if you're a good runner tho.

I am a undergraduate studentoverseas ,I study food science,I want to study phd directly.I want to know the requirements.e.g.ielts score,average score in university
should I must have my essay published during the time in university?
also.the total fees.

I am a undergraduate studentoverseas ,I study food science,I want to study phd directly.I want to know the requirements.e.g.ielts score,average score in university
should I must have my essay published during the time in university?
also.the total fees.

Hi,

I am from India and have 5 years of work experience in ASIC design. I have applied for PhD programme. I want to know about scholarships available for international students othe than ORS and the deadlines for the same. In case if I am unable to get the scholarship, is it possible for me to take part time job in some company?

Thanks
Rajeev

Ok. What is the proceure of entering in MPhil programme? And is it better to do MSc then PhD OR MPhil. then PhD? What you recommend?

Bye,
Viki.

I am a undergraduate student ,I study food science,I want to study phd directly.I want to
know the requirements.e.g.ielts score,average
score in university

Hi guys,
I have completed 16 years of education [including 4 years of undergarduation]. My aim is to achieve a PhD degree in my field. Now, is there any way that I bypass Master [MSc] program and enter into PhD program? Or Can I convert my MSc [from UK] into a PhD program?
Kindly help me in this regard.

Bye,
Viki.
I have done Computer Engineering plus IT certifications.

.....I did my undergrad at a so-called "crummy" uni and am now doing a PhD at a more traditional uni & can honestly say that it makes no difference. Every uni has there own courses and teaching, and i agree that the standards vary, but at the end of the day you need a 2:1 or face the prospect of career development loans & a crap MSc! Even after that, you face an uphill struggle to get a PhD cos there are plenty of students from "crummy" uni's with 1st who are getting the places and funding.

Well i see the UCL boys are sticking together. A 2:2 is not good enough, especially in science, i dont care where you got it from. The research councils set the lower limit at a 2:1 cos thats the standard that they expect, and you have to meet that regardless. No point moaning about it, just get on with it. Presumably you did your research and you knew that before you entered you final year (i know i did).......

At the end of the day just do a Masters and then you shouldn’t have a problem getting a PhD position at an excellent university (I did! - at UCL!)

I completely understand your "Dodgy" statement as Steve put it. Of course a 2:2 from UCL is worth more than a degree from a crummy university. If you would have gone to a crap university you would have probably got a 2:1 or first but since you went to UCL the competition was much harder and the standard of teaching is amazingly high. When I did my Masters I could tell the difference in the knowledge between me and students form other universities with a higher class of degree but didn’t go to as good a university.

hi, i've completed my degree, and want to do a phd in Marketingor Management field.
please advise me how will i startand where