<p>Thanks for your helpful information. I didn’t expect that UCL’s classes could be that huge, since its students-faculty ratio should be around 10:1 and the lowest in the UK. Also, I thought British research universities were more research-friendly than American research universities in terms of their encouragement of student’s research, as there is always mandatory dissertation for graduation in the UK. Basically, the research is my most important factor to decide which college to go, but I also focus on how much my college can allow me to specialize on a single subject. This is why I applied for Grinnell and Wesleyan, where there’s almost no strict credit requirement. </p>