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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, Philosophy is an MPhil at Cambridge (an MA is something their undergrads automatically receive after a few years absent special circumstances) and at Oxford it's a BPhil because there's no undergraduate philosophy degree. Those are far and away the two most worthwhile graduate philosophy degrees in the UK for an American.

Getting an American Master's before a UK one would be looked at with skepticism. If you had an American masters, you'd apply to the PhD program. The quality of your institution and recommendations would matter by far the most then; not your undergraduate GPA.

In terms of your minimum GPA, American GPAs will be evaluated differently because  UK programs don't care about your grades in non-related classes -- remember that they don't even have those in most UK programs. What you need is a good recommendation from a known academic who walks through your subject specific grades/credentials and explains how they relate & recommends you. If you're coming from an Ivy+ or a university with a solid philosophy department (e.g., Pitt, Rutgers), this shouldn't be difficult. Otherwise, I wouldn't hold out much hope if the GPA is truly below the minimum.

(I have a philosophy degree from one of these schools and can answer specific questions.)[/quote]
Does B Phil not stand for bachelors of Philosophy, an undergraduate degree?[/quote]

Not in philosophy at Oxford because there is no undergraduate equivalent: https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/bphil-philosophy.[/quote]

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