By the time you've completed a PhD you aren't 16-24. Roughly speaking, Bachelor degree will take 3 years, PhD will take at least 4, so you'll be at least 25. T

By the time you've completed a PhD you aren't 16-24. Roughly speaking, Bachelor degree will take 3 years, PhD will take at least 4, so you'll be at least 25. That's also 90% from a relatively reputable university - http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/International/impact/global-rankings.aspx http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/International/impact/global-rank... claims top 100 in the world. The University of Nevada in comparison is apparently the 113th best college in the US for English: http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/university-of-nevada-las-vegas-182281/overall-rankings http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/... - so much further down the rankings.