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Hi everyone!
In many places in Europe students usually have to take a 5-year long master's degree (3+2 years), before doing a 3-year long PhD. It seems that in US one has to take a 3 year long undergrad and then go into grad school for 5 years.
I have heard that If a person with a 5-year long masters degree (from Europe) wants to do a PhD in the states, he has to enter a full 5-years of grad school (rather than 3 years, like in Europe). Even though he would be forced to take courses at much lower level. Is this true, or is it possible to take a "usual" PhD in the states when coming from Europe?
How about funding? In my country, a PhD student is usually very well funded (salary, travel money, equipment and so on), is this the same in the states? Or is it necessary to apply for all sort of grants all the time?
In many places in Europe students usually have to take a 5-year long master's degree (3+2 years), before doing a 3-year long PhD. It seems that in US one has to take a 3 year long undergrad and then go into grad school for 5 years.
I have heard that If a person with a 5-year long masters degree (from Europe) wants to do a PhD in the states, he has to enter a full 5-years of grad school (rather than 3 years, like in Europe). Even though he would be forced to take courses at much lower level. Is this true, or is it possible to take a "usual" PhD in the states when coming from Europe?
How about funding? In my country, a PhD student is usually very well funded (salary, travel money, equipment and so on), is this the same in the states? Or is it necessary to apply for all sort of grants all the time?