Cambridge cost

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. I was hoping to hear from someone w/ a kid there to confirm. Anyone out there?

From my research, I think w/ the 22K (23.5k in 2022) for uni fees, 10k for college and 10K for living all in UK sterling, it will be like $56k. Living expenses seem to be room, board, some going out, grocery shopping and some travel from what I can gather. Of course, travel would be more expensive from the US.


I am aware of the various costs for courses of study. (I listed the cost of DD's course in the post). The figures PP (who brought up the various costs) mentioned don't include college fees or living expenses. That's what I'm trying to sort out.


Yes, Cambridge does take undergrads from the US (to PP who said they didn't). Mine is finishing some entrance exams and has interview scheduled. IB is the clearest means of applying (w/ predicted grades), but non-IB students w/ high SATs and 5 APs w/ 5s can be accepted to study as well. Don't need the 5 5s in hand, but will need them by summer to confirm any offers. IB grades will need to be confirmed in summer as well.

OP, what is the draw of Cambridge for your DC? Interested as we have two sets of good friends who are a mix of Ox/Bridge grads. All now work in the States. Neither set encouraged their DCs to apply to their unis, largely because they think it is a hindrance for employment in the States. Frankly, they discouraged them. One of the dads really lucked out with a tippy top corporate job but he is the first to say that luck played a huge role in his career. Two are academics/researchers in high demand fields, but that's pretty much the exception not the rule.

Seems to make sense for a post-grad degree, but possibly dicey for a BA/BS if planning to work in US.

She really loves the idea of studying there, and we have family in the UK, including Cambridge alums. have reservations, more for the focus of study than the job connections. She is a UK citizen, so I could see her staying in the UK.

Got it. DCs of one set of friends also UK citizens, but the kids don't seem to see a professional life there post-Brexit. GL to your DD!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I was hoping to hear from someone w/ a kid there to confirm. Anyone out there?

From my research, I think w/ the 22K (23.5k in 2022) for uni fees, 10k for college and 10K for living all in UK sterling, it will be like $56k. Living expenses seem to be room, board, some going out, grocery shopping and some travel from what I can gather. Of course, travel would be more expensive from the US.


I am aware of the various costs for courses of study. (I listed the cost of DD's course in the post). The figures PP (who brought up the various costs) mentioned don't include college fees or living expenses. That's what I'm trying to sort out.


Yes, Cambridge does take undergrads from the US (to PP who said they didn't). Mine is finishing some entrance exams and has interview scheduled. IB is the clearest means of applying (w/ predicted grades), but non-IB students w/ high SATs and 5 APs w/ 5s can be accepted to study as well. Don't need the 5 5s in hand, but will need them by summer to confirm any offers. IB grades will need to be confirmed in summer as well.

OP, what is the draw of Cambridge for your DC? Interested as we have two sets of good friends who are a mix of Ox/Bridge grads. All now work in the States. Neither set encouraged their DCs to apply to their unis, largely because they think it is a hindrance for employment in the States. Frankly, they discouraged them. One of the dads really lucked out with a tippy top corporate job but he is the first to say that luck played a huge role in his career. Two are academics/researchers in high demand fields, but that's pretty much the exception not the rule.

Seems to make sense for a post-grad degree, but possibly dicey for a BA/BS if planning to work in US.

She really loves the idea of studying there, and we have family in the UK, including Cambridge alums. have reservations, more for the focus of study than the job connections. She is a UK citizen, so I could see her staying in the UK.

Got it. DCs of one set of friends also UK citizens, but the kids don't seem to see a professional life there post-Brexit. GL to your DD!

Good to know. Definitely something to consider. Our Cambridge relatives are in UK politics and a niche field, so may not be the best examples of getting work for her!

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For us, Oxbridge is attractive financially as it is for academics and prestige. We're US citizens, but even as an international student, three years at a UK college will be cheaper or at least on par with full-pay private college Stateside. A liberal arts degree is three years, so there's cost cutting there too. For the price, three years at Oxbridge will be a much more eye-opening and learning experience than spending four years at a mid-tier US college.

If DC were to get a generous scholarship here, or get into an Ivy, then that would be a different matter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I was hoping to hear from someone w/ a kid there to confirm. Anyone out there?

From my research, I think w/ the 22K (23.5k in 2022) for uni fees, 10k for college and 10K for living all in UK sterling, it will be like $56k. Living expenses seem to be room, board, some going out, grocery shopping and some travel from what I can gather. Of course, travel would be more expensive from the US.


I am aware of the various costs for courses of study. (I listed the cost of DD's course in the post). The figures PP (who brought up the various costs) mentioned don't include college fees or living expenses. That's what I'm trying to sort out.


Yes, Cambridge does take undergrads from the US (to PP who said they didn't). Mine is finishing some entrance exams and has interview scheduled. IB is the clearest means of applying (w/ predicted grades), but non-IB students w/ high SATs and 5 APs w/ 5s can be accepted to study as well. Don't need the 5 5s in hand, but will need them by summer to confirm any offers. IB grades will need to be confirmed in summer as well.

OP, what is the draw of Cambridge for your DC? Interested as we have two sets of good friends who are a mix of Ox/Bridge grads. All now work in the States. Neither set encouraged their DCs to apply to their unis, largely because they think it is a hindrance for employment in the States. Frankly, they discouraged them. One of the dads really lucked out with a tippy top corporate job but he is the first to say that luck played a huge role in his career. Two are academics/researchers in high demand fields, but that's pretty much the exception not the rule.

Seems to make sense for a post-grad degree, but possibly dicey for a BA/BS if planning to work in US.

She really loves the idea of studying there, and we have family in the UK, including Cambridge alums. have reservations, more for the focus of study than the job connections. She is a UK citizen, so I could see her staying in the UK.

Got it. DCs of one set of friends also UK citizens, but the kids don't seem to see a professional life there post-Brexit. GL to your DD!

I would not unduly worry about Brexit. London is London regardless of what happens. All the major firms recruit from Oxbridge and that isn't changing either.

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Anonymous wrote:Any parents w/ a kid at Cambridge out there? What is the actual cost?

From their website, it seems like the cost is about 22k pounds for the program plus 10K pounds for the college. Does that include housing and/or meals? They also say to expect 11k pounds in living expenses. Is this last line a guestimate of airfare etc? Or does the college fee not include housing? What is that supposed to include? Trying to figure out if this would be about $43k (doable) or $55k (not as doable).

Thanks!

College fees are exclusive of room and board. I believe room and board is included in the 11k living expenses figure (which is on the high side). My DD is a Camb undergrad. Her university and college expenses total $46,000 (1GBP to 1.3USD). This does not include her pocket money and transportation costs. Fees are set for the duration and increase annually so an incoming student should expect to pay slightly more.

Thank you! So, may I ask, that includes room and meal plan? I know the college DD applied for has in college housing and is one of the more reasonable colleges, but I also see that fees for this fall are about $1,800 quid up from last year. Did your DD start last year? Is she enjoying it? I think mine will really like the social life, but I'm not sure how much she'll enjoy the focus on major only.

Yes, that amount includes the room and meal plan. She is a third year so her fees were for '19 intake. I'm not surprised to hear that fees are going up. There is a push to pay all college employees a living wage and some of the colleges are further along on this path than others. Cambridge has been an amazing experience for my DD. Best of luck to your DD at interview.

[Anonymous]

I went off to Cambridge in 1999 at 18 from my very American military family, and I graduated in 2002. I know it was a long time ago, but feel free to ask any questions.

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Anonymous wrote:For us, Oxbridge is attractive financially as it is for academics and prestige. We're US citizens, but even as an international student, three years at a UK college will be cheaper or at least on par with full-pay private college Stateside. A liberal arts degree is three years, so there's cost cutting there too. For the price, three years at Oxbridge will be a much more eye-opening and learning experience than spending four years at a mid-tier US college.

If DC were to get a generous scholarship here, or get into an Ivy, then that would be a different matter.

But you are comparing apples to oranges. The Oxbridge system is a focused one on one subject. The student does not get the broad education experience that US institutions are known for.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For us, Oxbridge is attractive financially as it is for academics and prestige. We're US citizens, but even as an international student, three years at a UK college will be cheaper or at least on par with full-pay private college Stateside. A liberal arts degree is three years, so there's cost cutting there too. For the price, three years at Oxbridge will be a much more eye-opening and learning experience than spending four years at a mid-tier US college.

If DC were to get a generous scholarship here, or get into an Ivy, then that would be a different matter.

But you are comparing apples to oranges. The Oxbridge system is a focused one on one subject. The student does not get the broad education experience that US institutions are known for.

yeah and it sounds out of reach for OP's kid if her alternative is only mid-tier US collage. I actually laughed so hard I spat my tea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I was hoping to hear from someone w/ a kid there to confirm. Anyone out there?

From my research, I think w/ the 22K (23.5k in 2022) for uni fees, 10k for college and 10K for living all in UK sterling, it will be like $56k. Living expenses seem to be room, board, some going out, grocery shopping and some travel from what I can gather. Of course, travel would be more expensive from the US.


I am aware of the various costs for courses of study. (I listed the cost of DD's course in the post). The figures PP (who brought up the various costs) mentioned don't include college fees or living expenses. That's what I'm trying to sort out.


Yes, Cambridge does take undergrads from the US (to PP who said they didn't). Mine is finishing some entrance exams and has interview scheduled. IB is the clearest means of applying (w/ predicted grades), but non-IB students w/ high SATs and 5 APs w/ 5s can be accepted to study as well. Don't need the 5 5s in hand, but will need them by summer to confirm any offers. IB grades will need to be confirmed in summer as well.

OP, what is the draw of Cambridge for your DC? Interested as we have two sets of good friends who are a mix of Ox/Bridge grads. All now work in the States. Neither set encouraged their DCs to apply to their unis, largely because they think it is a hindrance for employment in the States. Frankly, they discouraged them. One of the dads really lucked out with a tippy top corporate job but he is the first to say that luck played a huge role in his career. Two are academics/researchers in high demand fields, but that's pretty much the exception not the rule.

Seems to make sense for a post-grad degree, but possibly dicey for a BA/BS if planning to work in US.

I am an Oxbridge graduate, as are several of my friends here. I think we would all choose an Oxbridge education over any US university. The idea of it being a hindrance is frankly bizarre. The quality of the education is unparalleled here, and it opens doors in the US and across the world.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For us, Oxbridge is attractive financially as it is for academics and prestige. We're US citizens, but even as an international student, three years at a UK college will be cheaper or at least on par with full-pay private college Stateside. A liberal arts degree is three years, so there's cost cutting there too. For the price, three years at Oxbridge will be a much more eye-opening and learning experience than spending four years at a mid-tier US college.

If DC were to get a generous scholarship here, or get into an Ivy, then that would be a different matter.

But you are comparing apples to oranges. The Oxbridge system is a focused one on one subject. The student does not get the broad education experience that US institutions are known for.

yeah and it sounds out of reach for OP's kid if her alternative is only mid-tier US collage. I actually laughed so hard I spat my tea.

Kind of like Kayne West striking out with Kardashian and saying good bye to US trashy women to try his luck across the pond with British royal. Well, GL.

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Anonymous wrote:For us, Oxbridge is attractive financially as it is for academics and prestige. We're US citizens, but even as an international student, three years at a UK college will be cheaper or at least on par with full-pay private college Stateside. A liberal arts degree is three years, so there's cost cutting there too. For the price, three years at Oxbridge will be a much more eye-opening and learning experience than spending four years at a mid-tier US college.

If DC were to get a generous scholarship here, or get into an Ivy, then that would be a different matter.

But you are comparing apples to oranges. The Oxbridge system is a focused one on one subject. The student does not get the broad education experience that US institutions are known for.

yeah and it sounds out of reach for OP's kid if her alternative is only mid-tier US collage. I actually laughed so hard I spat my tea.

OP here. My kid is not mid tier. She's high stats and meets all Cambridge's requirements. That's a different poster, and I think she was using mid-tier as a baseline, not a target. So lick it up, Heather. (And, yes, I know this was originally to Veronica, but you're really being a Heather).

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Anonymous wrote:For us, Oxbridge is attractive financially as it is for academics and prestige. We're US citizens, but even as an international student, three years at a UK college will be cheaper or at least on par with full-pay private college Stateside. A liberal arts degree is three years, so there's cost cutting there too. For the price, three years at Oxbridge will be a much more eye-opening and learning experience than spending four years at a mid-tier US college.

If DC were to get a generous scholarship here, or get into an Ivy, then that would be a different matter.

OP here. Mine is applying for a 4 year program, so not as cost effective unless we can get home rate for the 4th year maybe. She is also applying for colleges in the US. I would rather she study here for the breadth of the US system (I went to Oxford, just fyi to the snots on this thread who think I don't get the difference between US and UK programs), but there is also a wealth in the EC life, not just the course of study, so I agree it would be an eye-opening learning experience. It just would have more subject depth and less academic breadth.

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Any parents w/ a kid at Cambridge out there? What is the actual cost?

From their website, it seems like the cost is about 22k pounds for the program plus 10K pounds for the college. Does that include housing and/or meals? They also say to expect 11k pounds in living expenses. Is this last line a guestimate of airfare etc? Or does the college fee not include housing? What is that supposed to include? Trying to figure out if this would be about $43k (doable) or $55k (not as doable).

Thanks!

College fees are exclusive of room and board. I believe room and board is included in the 11k living expenses figure (which is on the high side). My DD is a Camb undergrad. Her university and college expenses total $46,000 (1GBP to 1.3USD). This does not include her pocket money and transportation costs. Fees are set for the duration and increase annually so an incoming student should expect to pay slightly more.

Thank you! So, may I ask, that includes room and meal plan? I know the college DD applied for has in college housing and is one of the more reasonable colleges, but I also see that fees for this fall are about $1,800 quid up from last year. Did your DD start last year? Is she enjoying it? I think mine will really like the social life, but I'm not sure how much she'll enjoy the focus on major only.

Yes, that amount includes the room and meal plan. She is a third year so her fees were for '19 intake. I'm not surprised to hear that fees are going up. There is a push to pay all college employees a living wage and some of the colleges are further along on this path than others. Cambridge has been an amazing experience for my DD. Best of luck to your DD at interview.

Thank you so much! 2 sessions of testing done. Interview next week. Thanks again for the info. Very helpful.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For us, Oxbridge is attractive financially as it is for academics and prestige. We're US citizens, but even as an international student, three years at a UK college will be cheaper or at least on par with full-pay private college Stateside. A liberal arts degree is three years, so there's cost cutting there too. For the price, three years at Oxbridge will be a much more eye-opening and learning experience than spending four years at a mid-tier US college.

If DC were to get a generous scholarship here, or get into an Ivy, then that would be a different matter.

But you are comparing apples to oranges. The Oxbridge system is a focused one on one subject. The student does not get the broad education experience that US institutions are known for.

yeah and it sounds out of reach for OP's kid if her alternative is only mid-tier US collage. I actually laughed so hard I spat my tea.

OP here. My kid is not mid tier. She's high stats and meets all Cambridge's requirements. That's a different poster, and I think she was using mid-tier as a baseline, not a target. So lick it up, Heather. (And, yes, I know this was originally to Veronica, but you're really being a Heather).

My family attended Cambridge. It is very hard for Americans from the US to get in. You have to hugely exceed the base expectations for entry. Good luck though - always worth a punt.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For us, Oxbridge is attractive financially as it is for academics and prestige. We're US citizens, but even as an international student, three years at a UK college will be cheaper or at least on par with full-pay private college Stateside. A liberal arts degree is three years, so there's cost cutting there too. For the price, three years at Oxbridge will be a much more eye-opening and learning experience than spending four years at a mid-tier US college.

If DC were to get a generous scholarship here, or get into an Ivy, then that would be a different matter.

But you are comparing apples to oranges. The Oxbridge system is a focused one on one subject. The student does not get the broad education experience that US institutions are known for.

yeah and it sounds out of reach for OP's kid if her alternative is only mid-tier US collage. I actually laughed so hard I spat my tea.

OP here. My kid is not mid tier. She's high stats and meets all Cambridge's requirements. That's a different poster, and I think she was using mid-tier as a baseline, not a target. So lick it up, Heather. (And, yes, I know this was originally to Veronica, but you're really being a Heather).

My family attended Cambridge. It is very hard for Americans from the US to get in. You have to hugely exceed the base expectations for entry. Good luck though - always worth a punt.

OP here. Not sure why you need to keep making digs at my kid. My family attended Cambridge too. We are aware of requirements. DD is a strong candidate, so hardly a punt. More like a 45 yd field goal -- not a given, but not a punt.