Colorado Technical University

How competitive is it to get into a doctoral program?

I will be completing my Masters of Education (English Language) in April 2008 and I'm really keen to get into the IOE( Institute of Education, University of London) for the October 2008 intake. I wonder how many people apply and how I can improve my chances of getting in. I love research. Getting into the doctoral program is all that I ever want for the next three years.

Public Comments

1. I'm not sure about your exact program, but I can just give you my advice from my personal experience. I'm going London School of Economics in October and I feel like I worried for nothing. I would definately look on the program's site and see what the professors research interests are and when you write your admissions essay, try to include at least 2 so when they begin to decide thay can have advisors in mind. Also, if you haven't already, do research in those areas in some way, alot of research is always good. I did my undergrad honors thesis on bisexual women and psychosocial issues when I saw on LSE site they didn't have much research into bisexuality but they were interested in sexuality studies. Try to do something similar, find what they generally research and then find a neglected population within it. Also, GPA is huge, so keep it as high as possible. Other than that, just have a really good admissions essay and I wish you the best of luck, maybe I'll see you in 2008!