<p>Does anyone know what the admissions process is like for an American applying to grad schools such as cambridge and oxford? Also could you recieve a medical degree in the UK and practice in the US?</p>
<p>Good question. I would like to know about UK grad school options as well.</p>
<p>For grad schools, you can apply to both Oxford and Cambridge. The application is direct to the University departments. Once accepted by the department, you will be allocated a college. You may choose your choice of college or put in an open application. If your college of choice is oversubscribed, your dossier will be passed on to other colleges which are still able to take in people.</p>
<p>You may download the application forms from the university websites. For Cambridge, you may either apply online or submit a paper application.</p>
<p>If you are applying for scholarships, you need to apply a year in advance as the deadlines for these scholarships close very early. More details again can be found in their websites.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ox.ac.uk%5B/url%5D">http://www.ox.ac.uk</a>
<a href="http://www.cam.ac.uk%5B/url%5D">http://www.cam.ac.uk</a></p>
<p>I'm not sure if you can practise Medicine in US with a medical qualification from UK though. It is best to check with the US medical boards?</p>
<p>Hope this helps! :)</p>
<p>Thanks to jkh for the info.</p>
<p>You are welcome :)</p>
<p>I just remembered something. Unlike US, Medicine can be done as a first degree in UK. So if you are applying for Medicine from the US, you are applying as an 'affliated' student - meaning that you are applying for a second degree on an 'undergrad' status. </p>
<p>The only thing I am not sure is, if you have to apply through UCAS (as do first degree applicants) or if you can apply as a graduate student. </p>
<p>I know this all sounds confusing, but I believe for the graduate entry route into Medicine, different universities have different application process. What I would suggest you to do is to shortlist the universities you are interested in and check the info on their websites on their application process.</p>
<p>Oh and the graduate-entry route into Medicine is shorter than the normal first-degree route. The latter takes 5 years whereas the former can be as short as 3 years (the norm is 4 years), depending if you already hold other medical qualifications (eg. MFDS, BDS etc)</p>
<p>Thank you Jhk,</p>
<p>I can't find specific information anywhere on the web. Do you have any suggestions for good resources?</p>
<p>Jkh* oops....
sorry.</p>
<p>This is what it says on the Cambridge webpages (for Medicine):</p>
<p>"Mature/Graduate applicants
Certain Access and Open University courses may meet the GCSE and/or GCE requirements, in whole or part. You should discuss any courses you have taken or are considering taking, with a Cambridge Admissions Tutor. Achievement in the BMAT may meet the GCSE science requirement for the Cambridge Graduate Course in Medicine (A101). </p>
<p>If you have a good science honours degree and meet the pre-medical requirements, you may apply for a place as an affiliated student at Lucy Cavendish, St Edmunds or Wolfson Colleges."</p>
<p>In addition Cambridge requires you to take the BMAT. More information is at
<a href="http://www.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/courses/medicine/index.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/courses/medicine/index.html</a></p>
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<p>This is what it says on the OXford pages:</p>
<p>Graduate entry and the accelerated course
Graduates in appropriate science subjects are eligible for the new four-year accelerated course. After a special two-year transition course taught at the hospital site, with the support of college-based tutorials, the accelerated programme leads into the final two years of the standard clinical course. </p>
<p>The requirements to Oxford:
<a href="http://bmra.pharm.ox.ac.uk/FTProsp10.html%5B/url%5D">http://bmra.pharm.ox.ac.uk/FTProsp10.html</a></p>
<p>Other good medical schools include the London Colleges. Queen Mary, UCL, Imperial, King's College London</p>
<p>Note that the GRADUATE-entry route into Medicine is considered an 'undergrad' course so you'll have to apply through UCAS. The closing date for Medicine (at ALL univerisities) is Oct 15.</p>
<p><em>IF</em> you are apply for OTHER <em>postgrad</em> qualifications (eg. Msc, MLitt, MA, PhD etc) you DO NOT apply through UCAS. Instead you apply directly to the university. But if you are applying for a second degree for an <em>undergrad</em> qualifications (eg. BA, BSc, BEng etc) then you'll have to apply through UCAS.</p>
<p>Hope I didn't confuse anyone further :)</p>
<p>The USA British Council website has a very good introduction for Americans thinking of applying to UK universities:</p>
<p>Navigate your way around the site - there is a section for Medicine which tells you if you can practise Medicine in US with a UK medical degree.</p>
<p>More info about UK universities can also be found on the UCAS website:
<a href="http://www.ucas.ac.uk%5B/url%5D">http://www.ucas.ac.uk</a></p>
<p>Hope this helps!</p>
<p>The British Council website was really helpful.
Thanks again!</p>
<p>What about the job opportunities in general if you have a UK master degree instead of a US?</p>
<p>If I take a master of public administration at London School of Economics do you think that american employers will recognize it (as they will recognize an american degree of similar quality)?</p>
<p>It is really hard to say. Do you have a target group of employers in mind? If so, it may be good to find out more, or talk to current employees if possible. I would say that in general, most American employers would have heard of Oxbridge and the London Universities (Imperial, LSE, UCL, SOAS etc), but there are exceptions. I have a friend who holds a PhD from Cambridge, but when he approached prospective employers in America, some of them hadn't even heard of Cambridge and were suspicious and skeptical about his qualifications! This is of course the exception rather than the norm (I believe), but it would be best for you to find out more about your target group of prospective employers.</p>
<p>good luck!</p>