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FordPrefect
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I am currently a freshman at a university in the US, however I am considering studying in the UK to get an undergraduate Masters degree and I was wondering if anyone can give me some insight on Manchester or some university/colleges and their physics departments.
I am not necessarily at a shortage of information (I have exhausted google out for the past week or so), but rather, skeptical of the validity. These "top 100" rankings don't do much justice for me because I really don't learn much about the universities from them. When I visit the universities sites, of course, they all advertise only the positives about the institutions. So really, what I am getting at here, is to see if anyone can answer some specific questions regarding Manchester (or any other similar university you may suggest I look into).
Questions such as:
What is the reputation of the physics department at Manchester, in regards to people within the UK? Are the research opportunities decent, or as rewarding as some other institutions? What are the standards for a US student to be accepted (the requirements on their site are nothing I understand)? What is the campus like (I was very surprised to find that the only decent images of the campus on google were of the same 2 or 3 buildings!)?
And any other general information would be very much appreciated.
Thanks, -Ford
I am not necessarily at a shortage of information (I have exhausted google out for the past week or so), but rather, skeptical of the validity. These "top 100" rankings don't do much justice for me because I really don't learn much about the universities from them. When I visit the universities sites, of course, they all advertise only the positives about the institutions. So really, what I am getting at here, is to see if anyone can answer some specific questions regarding Manchester (or any other similar university you may suggest I look into).
Questions such as:
What is the reputation of the physics department at Manchester, in regards to people within the UK? Are the research opportunities decent, or as rewarding as some other institutions? What are the standards for a US student to be accepted (the requirements on their site are nothing I understand)? What is the campus like (I was very surprised to find that the only decent images of the campus on google were of the same 2 or 3 buildings!)?
And any other general information would be very much appreciated.
Thanks, -Ford