St Andrews takes first place in UK national university rankings

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Anonymous wrote:George Mason is ranked higher than Harvard…..in something

not in a national level undergraduate ranking

[Anonymous]

My friend, who works at a UK university, says the primary UK ranking is the Time’s Sunday ranking (or something like that?), not the Time’s global ranking. The Time’s Sunday ranking is the national ranking, more equivalent to USNWR in the US.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think UW Madison is also better than Dartmouth.

That could actually be the case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My friend, who works at a UK university, says the primary UK ranking is the Time’s Sunday ranking (or something like that?), not the Time’s global ranking. The Time’s Sunday ranking is the national ranking, more equivalent to USNWR in the US.

Obviously. British students aren’t going to look at a global ranking if they are studying in the UK unless they have a particular reason to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My friend, who works at a UK university, says the primary UK ranking is the Time’s Sunday ranking (or something like that?), not the Time’s global ranking. The Time’s Sunday ranking is the national ranking, more equivalent to USNWR in the US.

Obviously. British students aren’t going to look at a global ranking if they are studying in the UK unless they have a particular reason to.

Agree. But for some reason a couple posters continually post the global rankings with respect to StAs.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My friend, who works at a UK university, says the primary UK ranking is the Time’s Sunday ranking (or something like that?), not the Time’s global ranking. The Time’s Sunday ranking is the national ranking, more equivalent to USNWR in the US.

Obviously. British students aren’t going to look at a global ranking if they are studying in the UK unless they have a particular reason to.

Agree. But for some reason a couple posters continually post the global rankings with respect to StAs.

It's St. Andrews Dad who has to validate his decision to send daughter there. He always uses the same global study because it is the only one existent that ranks St. Andrews high.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My friend, who works at a UK university, says the primary UK ranking is the Time’s Sunday ranking (or something like that?), not the Time’s global ranking. The Time’s Sunday ranking is the national ranking, more equivalent to USNWR in the US.

Obviously. British students aren’t going to look at a global ranking if they are studying in the UK unless they have a particular reason to.

Agree. But for some reason a couple posters continually post the global rankings with respect to StAs.

It's St. Andrews Dad who has to validate his decision to send daughter there. He always uses the same global study because it is the only one existent that ranks St. Andrews high.

Your reading comprehension sucks.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My friend, who works at a UK university, says the primary UK ranking is the Time’s Sunday ranking (or something like that?), not the Time’s global ranking. The Time’s Sunday ranking is the national ranking, more equivalent to USNWR in the US.

Obviously. British students aren’t going to look at a global ranking if they are studying in the UK unless they have a particular reason to.

Agree. But for some reason a couple posters continually post the global rankings with respect to StAs.

It's St. Andrews Dad who has to validate his decision to send daughter there. He always uses the same global study because it is the only one existent that ranks St. Andrews high.

Your comment demonstrates your lack of literacy to read ranking tables and what they're measuring. You clearly didn't even read any of the rankings either. And rankings aren't "studies"—please, develop some media literacy!

The Guardian rankings and others where St Andrews fares in places 1-3 are national-level, undergraduate focused rankings. They are relevant to people choosing where to study for undergrad.

St Andrews does not fare as well in global university rankings, which give much more emphasis on size and budget, size of the medical centre and its affiliated research, etc. St Andrews does not fare as well on such global rankings, while standalone medical schools will. Global rankings look more at size/budget, hence THE World University rankings placing UIUC, Michigan State, and Wisconsin-Madison above Dartmouth.

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Well, my kid just started at St. Andrews and is super happy. She applied in the US and in Europe, visited St. Andrews last winter and decided to go there. She just started classes so to soon to say anything but so far we are happy, her field of interest is highly rated, the town is lovely and safe, the cost is less than most of her US options (although more expensive than other EU options), she found already many friends from the UK and other countries (no, 50% of students are not from the US, that’s BS). She is also learning to be independent, flew there by herself and dealt with getting bank account, phone, ID, doctor and so on by herself, a lot leas handholding in school as well than in the US. Is it Cambridge? No, it’s St. Andrews and hopefully she will get a good education and a great experience for her undergrad.

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St Andrews is for Americans who can’t get into top school but still want to be special.

[Anonymous]

Bollocks. Cambridge is the best.

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Anonymous wrote:St Andrews is for Americans who can’t get into top school but still want to be special.

Agree. St Andrews is not HYP. But then again uva and w&m are also schools for people who can’t get into top schools.

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If she doesn’t have a pair of LL Bean duck shoes, I would suggest getting her a pair. I like StA, but it will be cold, wet, and dark for most of the winter. She can buy good quality wool jumpers in Scotland and will need some. If at all possible, she should stay in university accommodation all 4 years. Housing on the economy there is both limited availability and expensive. There are student prices on certain train passes, which can be a big savings.

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So just like Bowdoin?

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Anonymous wrote:I think UW Madison is also better than Dartmouth.

That could actually be the case.

In what? I feel like a degree from Dartmouth helps with job placement or grad school.