Discussion on directly applying for doctoral studies in the United States after graduation:
First of all, on a large scale, there is definitely no problem. But when it comes to schools and majors, it is not a simple yes or no answer. Generally speaking, liberal arts majors, such as anthropology, sociology, public policy, international relations, etc. More American universities are allowed to apply directly for undergraduate courses, such as anthropology at UCLA, but some tend to apply after graduation, such as the University of Arizona. For engineering and science students, the acceptance is smaller and more difficult than that of liberal arts. Personally, I think the reason for this situation is not difficult to understand. Relatively speaking, the threshold of liberal arts is relatively low, and the requirements for preparatory courses related to majors are relatively low, while engineering or science, both theoretical knowledge and research experience, need to have certain reserves to be more conducive to doctoral study. Whether you are a graduate student or a doctor, it is different from the undergraduate education with courses as the main part. You need to help professors do research, attend seminars and publish papers. , so the comprehensive ability is very high. Therefore, different schools and majors have their own considerations, so the application policies and admission requirements are naturally different.
Of course, policy belongs to policy. What about the actual admission operation of American schools? According to statistics, the success rate of liberal arts students directly applying for doctoral degrees is not high, but looking at the student materials admitted by doctoral students, most of them are master's degrees, and very few are undergraduate degrees. It seems that the vision of undergraduate direct doctoral study is good, but the road is not smooth. Especially in recent years, the number of people studying abroad in China has increased sharply, and candidates for bachelor's degree and master's degree are competing together. Given the limited number of doctoral candidates, imagine how much an excellent undergraduate needs to win the attention of professors. Besides, everyone applies for a Ph.D. in order to have a prize to report. How good does an undergraduate need to be to get the professor to give money to TA? It can be seen that admission belongs to admission, admission belongs to admission, and undergraduates need to study both inside and outside! Speaking of' awesome', I want to insert a small example. 20 10 Li, a senior master of robotics, was awarded the qualification of undergraduate-postgraduate-doctoral continuous study by the University of Maryland in the United States (4 years for undergraduate, 2 years for master and 3 years for doctor), and will receive a full scholarship of about 2.65 million yuan within 9 years of continuous study. It can be seen that if it is strong enough, don't say that Master-Bo Lian, Ben-Master-Bo Lian. After the undergraduate course, whether to apply for a master's degree, first apply for a master's degree, or directly apply for a master's degree, should be carefully selected in combination with their own conditions and future career planning.
Through the analysis and introduction of the feasibility of going directly to the United States for doctoral studies after graduation, I hope that students who plan to go directly to the United States for doctoral studies after graduation can effectively use this information in the process of application preparation and make plans and preparations for studying in the United States.