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    How can I improve my chances for a PhD in HEP-th?

    Undergrad masters, I'm considering the possibility of doing the Imperial MSc in Quant fields, do you think that would be the issue? I really need to fire off some emails and get some feedback I guess.
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    How can I improve my chances for a PhD in HEP-th?

    I think to be honest, it's not the reputation of my undergrad that has been the problem (although I think it wouldn't have helped a hell of a lot with the US apps, where everywhere but Imperial/Durham/Oxbridge is an unknown to them), it's been the fact that String theory is not big there, so I...
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    How can I improve my chances for a PhD in HEP-th?

    Hello to everyone, I know there is a barrage of these sort of threads at this time of year, so please bear with me. I am from the UK, and planning to do a PhD in HEP-th. This is a long story, so might as well start at the beginning...I got straight A's at A-level (highest in my college for...