I was just wondering how hard it is to get accepted on a PhD programme in the U.S if you have graduated from a U.K university with a 2:2 and a Masters degree?

They don't care ot your result(grade) as long as you have a four year degree then it's fine but I think you need to do a GRE exam

Coming from anywhere outside of the US, you face VERY stiff competition, so anything less than top grades unfortunately does puts you at a disadvantage, I'm afraid. You will need to take the GRE and subject test(s) and achieve sparkling results to get noticed. Make sure you fully understand what you are applying for - most US PhD programmes dont really begin until after a year of selection - you enter a large yeargroup, take lectures, seminars, lab rotations and grueling exams before the final few a picked to go on to the PhD proper...

...this can mean you waste a lot of money and get canned anyway!In the UK you stand a great chance of getting something you'll really enjoy, as I did. The way PhD programmes are run in the UK is a far friendlier environment - you learn many of the skills you'll need by actually learning them on the job, as it were. Plus UK PhDs take a lot less time, so you can start working off all those debts!!

Thanks for your advice. I would really like to work in the US in the future, so do you think it would be better to try and get a Phd in the UK and then apply for a postdoc in the US?

you need to gre exam by sep 2004 to enter for fall 2005 so if you are planning to go next year then you better start studying for it but remember USA phd's take an average of 5-6 years uk ones only 3

It normally takes between 3 1/2 - 4 years in the UK to complete a PhD. The 3 years is the nominal length of time that it takes and it is difficult to complete within this time.

GRE is very easy