University Choices in Europe/UK for Liberal Arts

[Anonymous]

An important consideration is that you don't change majors or take electives in most of these environments: you are accepted to a given program and that is what you study. An entering student needs to be aware of that, especially if their main point of comparison is the US system.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:why? why does she think she'll get better education out there? sounds like a clueless child.

By and large the top 30 UK universities offer a much better education than US universities.

[Anonymous]

Proof?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:what did your daughter come up with?

St. Andrews
University of Heidleburg

Can speak to St Andrews. Good school that is a mix of the US/UK model so you take a few subjects outside of chosen course of study.

Grades in your first two years don’t count against your degree classification (1st, 2:1, 2:2, 3rd) so you have time to adjust to a very different educational style.

There is no hand holding, so DC needs to be self-sufficient day one. There is a large US student population at St Andrews will find others acclimating during freshers week.

[Anonymous]

OP, I'm happy to recommend a by the hour fee specialist for this - he knows oxbridge, St Andrews and especially the German institutions but every time I do I'm accused of being him, so it's no longer worth my time here. He has been instrumental in helping our child figure this out. Create a new email and I will write you about his and his credentials. good luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I'm happy to recommend a by the hour fee specialist for this - he knows oxbridge, St Andrews and especially the German institutions but every time I do I'm accused of being him, so it's no longer worth my time here. He has been instrumental in helping our child figure this out. Create a new email and I will write you about his and his credentials. good luck.

NP please just post it here. we're in a similar hunt. Is his first name Kevin (in which case, I know who it is)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I'm happy to recommend a by the hour fee specialist for this - he knows oxbridge, St Andrews and especially the German institutions but every time I do I'm accused of being him, so it's no longer worth my time here. He has been instrumental in helping our child figure this out. Create a new email and I will write you about his and his credentials. good luck.

NP please just post it here. we're in a similar hunt. Is his first name Kevin (in which case, I know who it is)

No, it's not and I'm just tired of the games on this page when I recommend someone and the idiots call me by hisname. I'm happy to talk to anyone serious but create an account. It's not worth my time to invest when idiots here make fun

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I'm happy to recommend a by the hour fee specialist for this - he knows oxbridge, St Andrews and especially the German institutions but every time I do I'm accused of being him, so it's no longer worth my time here. He has been instrumental in helping our child figure this out. Create a new email and I will write you about his and his credentials. good luck.

NP please just post it here. we're in a similar hunt. Is his first name Kevin (in which case, I know who it is)

No, it's not and I'm just tired of the games on this page when I recommend someone and the idiots call me by hisname. I'm happy to talk to anyone serious but create an account. It's not worth my time to invest when idiots here make fun

I think this is the guy who wrote about getting into Brown? If it's him, he's clearly very knowledgable. If its him it's Richard Montauk. I remember you getting attacked on another thread and being called "Mrs. Montauk" FWIW I was grateful you named him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I'm happy to recommend a by the hour fee specialist for this - he knows oxbridge, St Andrews and especially the German institutions but every time I do I'm accused of being him, so it's no longer worth my time here. He has been instrumental in helping our child figure this out. Create a new email and I will write you about his and his credentials. good luck.

NP please just post it here. we're in a similar hunt. Is his first name Kevin (in which case, I know who it is)

No, it's not and I'm just tired of the games on this page when I recommend someone and the idiots call me by hisname. I'm happy to talk to anyone serious but create an account. It's not worth my time to invest when idiots here make fun

I think this is the guy who wrote about getting into Brown? If it's him, he's clearly very knowledgable. If its him it's Richard Montauk. I remember you getting attacked on another thread and being called "Mrs. Montauk" FWIW I was grateful you named him.

thank you! gonna look into this.

[Anonymous]

All the undergraduate programs at Heidelberg are in German and you have to have proof of C2-level German as a prerequisite for applying. That is basically native fluency. Unless there is something else you haven't shared, there is no way that 4 years of some German classes is anywhere near enough for your daughter to have the required language level to even be considered for admission, let alone achieve a degree. The English-language programs are generally regarded as lower quality.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:London School of Economics also has Politics degrees. London is very expensive place to live, and there is not enough student acoomodation available.

LSE, UCL, Imperial want tippy tippy top students, 4.1 is probably not enough and you'd need a high SAT and 3 to 5 AP exams at grade 5 in relevant subjects

Don’t forget the all-important personal statement. It’s not at all like these US Common App essays that often end up as confessionals/struggle sessions. Also, the teacher references need to be specific in speaking to a student’s academic achievements.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:London School of Economics also has Politics degrees. London is very expensive place to live, and there is not enough student acoomodation available.

LSE, UCL, Imperial want tippy tippy top students, 4.1 is probably not enough and you'd need a high SAT and 3 to 5 AP exams at grade 5 in relevant subjects

Don’t forget the all-important personal statement. It’s not at all like these US Common App essays that often end up as confessionals/struggle sessions. Also, the teacher references need to be specific in speaking to a student’s academic achievements.

You're correct of course, but I wasn't commenting to give a complete picture of application requirements, simply stating that those colleges mentioned are highly competitive.

[Anonymous]

Check out: Bard Berlin, and CEU (in Vienna). CEU actually has some prestige…

[Anonymous]

https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings/politics

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Help my daughter build her list. She's a 10th grader with a solid 4.1 weighted and AP/Honors classes. Wants to attend for Political Science but her dream career changes regularly. She wants to attend school in Germany or the UK.

Does she speak German? I'm German, I can help with choices but need more info.