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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If an American  kid has an undergrad GPA a bit below the "minimum requirement" (for places like Oxford, Cambridge, King's, etc), is there still any chance they could be admitted for an MA in Philosophy? (or are UK grad programs strict about that) Would getting a terminal MA in America (and doing well) before applying help? [/quote]

I'm American, but after graduating from Queen's Belfast with a high 2.1 (I guess like an A- in US terms) I did an MPhil in political theory at Cambridge, then went on to do a PhD in government at the LSE.

I'm a smart guy, but I'm not THAT smart. And I wasn't at all a workaholic in grad school -- I loved my work, but also loved the social aspects.

All of this is why I'm recommending to my child to apply to universities in the UK. You'll meet smart people from around the world, but someone it's less insane than in the US.[/quote]

I'd argue otherwise, the environment at many UK universities is even more insane than at the infamous US colleges. It's not the 1990s any more.

Many/most UK MA programs are cash cows for the cash-strapped universities and especially now as the UK government is trying to turn off the spigot of students from other parts of the world using it as a route to get UK residency. [/quote]

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