<t>so i didnt put warwick, imperial, oxbridge down coz i heard they were extremely hard to get into and i know there are people with higher grades than me out there. so i'm trying to gauge the competitiveness/standard/advantages/ratings of the afore mentioned institutions and my chances of being acc...

ok but which is the highest rank? the only indication I have is teaching assessments and brand name. Could u please give me an indication of how you would order the following?1) Durham2) York3) Bristol4) UCL5) Bath6) King's College

<t>I'm coming to the point of selecting a PhD (in the UK). I'm interested in hearing how people made their choice of supervisor and institution and also people's conceptions of particular departments and institutions. Not being too specific, I'm looking at a PhD Mathematics, covering Partial differe...