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I'm a 4th year MPhys student currently finishing my undergrad. I will be attending a theoretical masters course next year at Kings. I have been declined by Imperial and Cambridge so I have started to get a little worried about my future.
Even though I have been declined this year, is there any chance I can be accepted for a theoretical physics PhD next year by top universities? The reason I want to attend a top university is that I know after a PhD it's rare that someone goes to a more prestigious university.
What I'm asking is, what would it take for me to be accepted at top 20 UK/US universities given that I'll be attending kings(considered good but nowhere near as top 20 I guess) this year?
Note: Please don't just tell me not to follow a career in theory
Note2: Assume that I wasn't accepted because I was off by 5-10 marks on my average(I got a 71%)
Even though I have been declined this year, is there any chance I can be accepted for a theoretical physics PhD next year by top universities? The reason I want to attend a top university is that I know after a PhD it's rare that someone goes to a more prestigious university.
What I'm asking is, what would it take for me to be accepted at top 20 UK/US universities given that I'll be attending kings(considered good but nowhere near as top 20 I guess) this year?
Note: Please don't just tell me not to follow a career in theory
Note2: Assume that I wasn't accepted because I was off by 5-10 marks on my average(I got a 71%)