Hello,
This is my second thread about the same topic.
I hope this time I will get some useful information, and people will be a bit active on this thread.
After a suffering of 3 years and writing 5 different proposals, I got an offer from the University of Salford.
Does anyone knows if it is really a good university to do PhD in it?
Are there any old or current PhD students in it here on this website?
Please guys I need any kind of help regarding this.
As I mentioned above, I really suffered a lot until I got an offer, and I do not have any other options.
I am an international self-funded student who will pay thousands of pounds, so if it is not that good for PhD studies, I will reject the unconditional offer.
Please guys try your best to help me.
Thank you in advance.
Sorry, I don't know anything about Salford University. But have you considered/sought feedback on why your application has been rejected from so many other places? I had heard that it was fairly easy to obtain a PhD if you are a self funding international student (or at least comparatively easy - as compared to applying for funding). So what are problems with your proposal / application. Is the English to a good enough standard, for example?
I think that if you have any doubts about a university being the right one for you, then it would be better to not accept the offer. Rather - figure out what is going not quite right with your applications and how to improve them so that you can be accepted in a university of your choosing.
People on this forum are very helpful when it comes to giving feedback and advice on applications and things!
Good luck with your decision and getting the information you need : - )
We are not going to be able to give you advice about unis we don't go to. Salford is not a fantastic uni if you believe league tables: https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2018/may/29/university-league-tables-2019
It's 88 out of 121 in the UK. It's not in the Russell group. But much depends on your supervisors as research area so it's hard to say how good it is.
If it's the only offer you have you may as well take it, especially if you are struggling to get others. Your PhD will be what you make it.
I'd say the supervisor is more important than the uni. And probably supervisors play a role to varying degrees depending on your field of study.
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