The way *many* UK unis outright state that you should have at least either a Magna Cum Laude Bachelor& #39;s OR a Bachelor& #39;s + Master& #39;s from an "ELITE" Philippine uni to be eligible for postgraduate admission.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙃" title="Auf den Kopf gestelltes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Auf den Kopf gestelltes Gesicht">

YMMV but the fact that they have that rule doesn& #39;t sit well with me.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤡" title="Clownsgesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Clownsgesicht"> https://twitter.com/josh_danac/status/1313136817084882945">https://twitter.com/josh_dana...

N=1 anecdote: An application I sent to a uni located in London was turned down because, apparently, my undergraduate grades "did not meet their minimum criteria." I had already been interviewed by the two profs with details about the project but PG Admissions was like: "Nohttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz">"

Mind you, I have an MSc with great grades, a few publications, but apparently my mediocre BSc will forever define my capability as a scientist.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤡" title="Clownsgesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Clownsgesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙃" title="Auf den Kopf gestelltes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Auf den Kopf gestelltes Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤡" title="Clownsgesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Clownsgesicht">

I have long gotten over it https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😌" title="Erleichtertes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Erleichtertes Gesicht"> but it showed me first-hand the barriers in academia against scholars from developing nations.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚧" title="Baustellenschild" aria-label="Emoji: Baustellenschild">