<p>Is there a great difference between graduate school in the US vs. graduate school in the UK?</p>
<p>Apart from the length of the program (UK- 3 years, US -4 and more years), I also think that the funding is much better in US. In the UK you can get full funding in most cases only if you are a UK resident (or at least 3 years resident of UK), and you will get tuition funding if you're from EU.
Re quality of the programs, I can't really say anything, haven't done that much research yet.
Hope that helps a little bit!</p>
<p>There is a big difference.US would be cheaper however sometimes it depends on what you come to UK to study,you maybe entitled to recieve a grant to support you.If you already hold a degree would need to look out for post-grad study,research,MA,PhD etc.We dont have that many seperate grad schools.Uni is usually combined to teach grads.BA/BSc's take 3 years and sometimes can extend to 4 if you opt for a year in industry which impresses alot of future employers.Unlike America tho,there aren't many unemployed graduates most find employment whilst studying.There are alot of prep courses before you take a degree for people who hold qualifcations that don't contribute to the programme.Accomodation is easy to find and our Universities tend to put internationals first which is reassuring.
UK universities expect alot less that US ones,you usually need between 260-310 UCAS points to be given a place however all uni's are supportive and offer side courses to build up your credit,its rare you'll be left to find somewhere else.</p>
<p>Thank you both. I supposed I should just look at specific schools and go from there. I feel really stupid asking, but what is 'UCAS'?</p>
<p>UCAS is the organisation, which processes all undergraduate applications for full time courses. See also <a href="http://www.ucas.ac.uk%5B/url%5D">www.ucas.ac.uk</a>
Depending on your marks for the A-levels, you will have a certain amount of UCAS points, i.e. the better your marks, the higher are your UCAS points. The more UCAS pints you've got, the better university you can apply for.
I am only familiar with those basics, since I haven't done A-levels in the UK. UCAS has nothing to do with postgraduate studies.</p>
<p>Oh, thanks binomial75!</p>