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6Your answers are valid for European-style systems in which you apply directly to an individual professor; they don't work so well when you have a "centralized" admissions system, as is more standard in the US and Canada. Also, in many of those schools, students don't choose their professor right away, and I would caution against applying to such departments if there's only one professor you want to work for in that department—it's potentially a big risk you're taking.– aeismailCommented Mar 29, 2012 at 21:14
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Very interesting. In Europe we have a centralized admission system, too, but each admitted PhD student can choose his/her supervisor.– DavideChicco.itCommented Mar 30, 2012 at 8:19
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2I cann't stress enough that email bombing a department is COUNTER PRODUCTIVE. So please think carefully before "send[ing] as many emails as you can"– SureshCommented Mar 30, 2012 at 16:24
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In the UK, we have to come up with a research proposal and find a supervisor willing to supervise before even applying for a PhD. But this isn't the case in the USA.– LegendreCommented Sep 4, 2012 at 16:29
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