With the Pound plunging, any parents looking at british schools?

[Anonymous]

with the pound at levels not seen in 30 years and forecasted to stay somewhat depressed (perhaps not at these low levels), are any parents looking at british schools as an alternative to privates here?

[Anonymous]

Received this by email:

Education UK College Fair- Alexandria, VA

Bishop Ireton High School
201 Cambridge Rd, Alexandria, VA 22301
20 October 2016
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Want to know more about study options in the UK?



You're invited to a college fair hosted by the British Council to meet and greet with representatives from UK universities. Learn about the UK’s application system (UCAS), academic culture, student life and employability of a UK degree.



The college fair will open at 6:00 p.m., with a 30-minute information session at 6:30pm. The college fair will continue immediately afterwards, lasting until 8:00pm. This college fair is offered to the public free of charge. Pre-registration is encouraged but not required.



Attendees will receive a fact sheet with information about each participating institution, including entry requirements (SAT, ACT, GPA), popular majors and the university's location for American students looking to complete their undergraduate degree in the UK.



Light refreshments will be provided. Attendees will have the chance to enter to win a gift bag of items from participating institutions.



Register: https://us.edukexhibition.org/en/exhibition/13



We hope to see you there!

British Council USA

[Anonymous]

Fascinating. If you attend the meeting, please report back.

[Anonymous]

A colleague of mine just sent his daughter off to college in Ireland. He said the total cost (including periodic flights back to US) works out to about the same as instate tuition at a state college.

[Anonymous]

How is the quality of education in Ireland?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How is the quality of education in Ireland?

NP

It's excellent.

[Anonymous]

We're looking at this. 2 years at a LAC and then an engineering school in the UK.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A colleague of mine just sent his daughter off to college in Ireland. He said the total cost (including periodic flights back to US) works out to about the same as instate tuition at a state college.

Ireland isn't part of the UK. It is independent. It remains part of the European Union. Prices will not drop there because of Brexit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A colleague of mine just sent his daughter off to college in Ireland. He said the total cost (including periodic flights back to US) works out to about the same as instate tuition at a state college.

Ireland isn't part of the UK. It is independent. It remains part of the European Union. Prices will not drop there because of Brexit.

Yes it is, it is one of the British Isles. Look at a map

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Ireland isn't part of the UK. It is independent. It remains part of the European Union. Prices will not drop there because of Brexit.

Yes it is, it is one of the British Isles. Look at a map

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Ireland isn't part of the UK. It is independent. It remains part of the European Union. Prices will not drop there because of Brexit.

Yes it is, it is one of the British Isles. Look at a map

Perhaps they mena NORTHERN Ireland.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Ireland isn't part of the UK. It is independent. It remains part of the European Union. Prices will not drop there because of Brexit.

Yes it is, it is one of the British Isles. Look at a map

Perhaps they mena NORTHERN Ireland.

Actually PP is correct that Ireland is included in the widespread term 'british isles'.

the british isles comprise of two sovereign nations: the republic of ireland and the Kingdom of GB and NI.

but pp is wrong in that considering ireland part of the UK - they are not.

The UK is one part of the 'british isles'.

The British Isles are a group of islands off the north-western coast of continental Europe that consist of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland and over six thousand smaller isles.[6] Situated in the North Atlantic, the islands have a total area of approximately 315,159 km2,[5] and a combined population of just under 70 million. Two sovereign states are located on the islands: Ireland (which covers roughly five-sixths of the island with the same name)[7] and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The British Isles also include three Crown Dependencies: the Isle of Man and, by tradition, the Bailiwick of Jersey and the Bailiwick of Guernsey in the Channel Islands, although the latter are not physically a part of the archipelago.[8][9]

[Anonymous]

"Personsplaining" lives!

[Anonymous]

Not sure you can call it "personsplaining" when PPs were actually wrong.

Ireland is an independent nation and their currency is the euro, not the pound. It doesn't belong in this thread any more than Canada does.

[Anonymous]

UK universities would require a lot of AP classes, very high SATS and ACT results plus essays, interviews and strong recommendations.

You'd also pay "overseas" tuition which is a lot higher than the UK tuition which is currently only $9000 per term (x 3 per year). When I went to university in the UK (as a resident brit) it was still free.

Gone are those days.