First, did you have to submit GRE scores, or do they not ask for that?
I didn't have to submit GRE scores, in fact I didn't for any of the UK schools I applied to
I'm not surprised you didn't have to submit GRE scores... since no one in the UK knows what the GRE is
!! There's no such thing here - you generally just fill in an application form, listing your undergraduate (and maybe high school) grades and including a personal statement and then wait to hear from the university.
However, British students who are applying to US universities are required to take the GRE (from within the UK - I had to travel to London to take it when I applied for PhD programmes in the US) because that's how the US system works and GRE scores are a requirement.
I got a 3.46 undergrad (not awesome but good).
Sounds pretty awesome to me
. UK masters programmes usually only require a minimum 3.0 GPA from US students, so you are well above the entry requirement. UK students generally need a 2:1 class degree or higher (upper second class honours) and to get a 2:1 you need an average of between 60% and 69% in your degree (so a 3.0 GPA is considered approx. equivalent to a 2:1) - I got 65% in my degree and I was offered places on 3 different masters degree programmes and also got offered a PhD place right out of undergrad
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When you get here, you'll have to get used to getting lower grades than in the US though... it can be difficult to get above 70% on papers and exams unless you are an absolutely amazing student! So don't worry if you get grades in the 60% area - that's considered pretty good
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The university's website doesn't provide any admissions stats or anything, so I have no idea what my chances at admissions are.
I say your chances were pretty good - UK universities are usually very eager to take international students because international fees provide a good chunk of the university's money (your fees will be about three times what UK students pay because our fees are subsidised by the government). Also, it is usually much easier to get accepted onto a UK masters degree programme than an undergraduate programme because there are generally less students applying for each available place. The masters I did at Bristol University generally takes most people who apply, providing they got a 2:1 degree and are good students - so the intake varies year on year... 3 years ago, there were only 7 students on the course, then the year I did it, there were 14. This year, they only have 7 again.
