U of St Andrews - Admissions per State

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Anonymous wrote:Great! And congratulations! She just officially accepted. Now looking for a roommate. There is a very helpful Facebook group for parents of St Andrews students.

I didn't think you chose roommates there

You can notify them when you select your accommodation preference and your “roomate” can do the same. It happens all the time, every year.

Interesting. I wonder how common roommates are. In England it's highly unusual to not have your own room, but I see St Andrews has some shared accommodations (for the Americans?)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great! And congratulations! She just officially accepted. Now looking for a roommate. There is a very helpful Facebook group for parents of St Andrews students.

I didn't think you chose roommates there

You can notify them when you select your accommodation preference and your “roomate” can do the same. It happens all the time, every year.

Interesting. I wonder how common roommates are. In England it's highly unusual to not have your own room, but I see St Andrews has some shared accommodations (for the Americans?)

Many dormitories at many English universities are setup with 2 students per room. No idea where one would get the idea that English unis are primarily single rooms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great! And congratulations! She just officially accepted. Now looking for a roommate. There is a very helpful Facebook group for parents of St Andrews students.

I didn't think you chose roommates there

You can notify them when you select your accommodation preference and your “roomate” can do the same. It happens all the time, every year.

Interesting. I wonder how common roommates are. In England it's highly unusual to not have your own room, but I see St Andrews has some shared accommodations (for the Americans?)

Most of the top 25 unis in uk offer doubles but have majority single rooms. At StA, arguably the two best halls (Mcintosh and Sallies) have a great number of doubles. If you are first yr and request a single, you are simply not going to get either of these two halls as the singles are typically reserved for 2nd/3rd yrs.

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Anonymous wrote:We visited a year ago on a whim after both Trinity Dublin and Edinburgh didn’t inspire.

While easy to get caught up in the romance of the ridiculously stunning setting, the whole vibe clearly carried into the community. The ‘feel’ was poignant… to us it was like Notre Dame, but by the sea and in a much cooler town. We could see why student satisfaction is not dissimilar between those schools.

Please share your impressions from offer holders day! Sadly we cannot make it over.

Same here. We visited St Andrews two weeks ago. Oh my. What a setting. There is something to be said for the highest satisfaction rating in the uk on 18 of the last 19 years. Amazing little village, everyone knows everyone, the setting is amazing. and there is plenty of golf!!!

My kid is applying for 2026, but I was wondering how was Offer Holders day in April? If my kid gets in, should we plan on going?

We went to Offer Holders Day this year and found it very helpful -- but it was our first visit to St Andrews. Given the comparative cost/effort of getting there, I don't know that I would make an additional trip if you have already visited, unless your student is torn between a couple of options and it would be helpful to see it again. I appreciated that the different department presentations included short lectures on a topic in the discipline -- they gave my kid a little flavor of what the courses might be like and I learned something too.

FWIW, my DC chose Trinity College Dublin but it was a tough, tough choice.

He is not torn. If gets in he will go. We toured it before, but it is my understanding offer holders day is a more comprehensive deal where you can attend classes, meet with professors, meet other students, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great! And congratulations! She just officially accepted. Now looking for a roommate. There is a very helpful Facebook group for parents of St Andrews students.

I didn't think you chose roommates there

You can notify them when you select your accommodation preference and your “roomate” can do the same. It happens all the time, every year.

Interesting. I wonder how common roommates are. In England it's highly unusual to not have your own room, but I see St Andrews has some shared accommodations (for the Americans?)

Many dormitories at many English universities are setup with 2 students per room. No idea where one would get the idea that English unis are primarily single rooms.

Um, majority are IME.

—a Russell Group graduate

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great! And congratulations! She just officially accepted. Now looking for a roommate. There is a very helpful Facebook group for parents of St Andrews students.

I didn't think you chose roommates there

You can notify them when you select your accommodation preference and your “roomate” can do the same. It happens all the time, every year.

Interesting. I wonder how common roommates are. In England it's highly unusual to not have your own room, but I see St Andrews has some shared accommodations (for the Americans?)

Many dormitories at many English universities are setup with 2 students per room. No idea where one would get the idea that English unis are primarily single rooms.

Probably London. My kid did a study abroad and the dorms are separate from the University. It was eight to ten single rooms each with its own small bathroom that opened up into a common kitchen and living area. The single room and private bath was small but it was an amazing set up. Cheaper than a triple at some UCs too!

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AT St Andrews, the vast majority of the beds in the halls in the center of town are doubles.

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My daughter graduated from St Andrews two years ago with a Double Honors degree in History and IR. She gave up Notre Dame, USC and NYU to go to St Andrews. A lot of people told her she was crazy.

She spent the last 2 years working at a EU Multinational trade consulting firm, hired by a St Andrews alumni. This is an opportunity she probably would have never had, if not from the super strong St Andrews alumni network.

And now she was just recently accepted to a t3 Law School in the US starting Fall 2025.

I cant stress enough how amazing of an opportunity this was for her.

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That's awesome!
Were the people who told her she was crazy to give up those schools Americans without passports?

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Anonymous wrote:That's awesome!
Were the people who told her she was crazy to give up those schools Americans without passports?

?

DS was choosing between St Andrews and a comparable school and there were a lot of raised eyebrows. All extra pages passport types .

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Anonymous wrote:That's awesome!
Were the people who told her she was crazy to give up those schools Americans without passports?

PP here. They were all Americans. Well intentioned Americans who travelled and were successful….…..but for a very large portion of Americans, even the travelled and successful, they still embody the definition of American Exceptionalism.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter graduated from St Andrews two years ago with a Double Honors degree in History and IR. She gave up Notre Dame, USC and NYU to go to St Andrews. A lot of people told her she was crazy.

She spent the last 2 years working at a EU Multinational trade consulting firm, hired by a St Andrews alumni. This is an opportunity she probably would have never had, if not from the super strong St Andrews alumni network.

And now she was just recently accepted to a t3 Law School in the US starting Fall 2025.

I cant stress enough how amazing of an opportunity this was for her.

Nothing crazy. DD gave up Notre Dame for St Andrews. Only misinformed mediocre Americans would raise eyebrows….

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter graduated from St Andrews two years ago with a Double Honors degree in History and IR. She gave up Notre Dame, USC and NYU to go to St Andrews. A lot of people told her she was crazy.

She spent the last 2 years working at a EU Multinational trade consulting firm, hired by a St Andrews alumni. This is an opportunity she probably would have never had, if not from the super strong St Andrews alumni network.

And now she was just recently accepted to a t3 Law School in the US starting Fall 2025.

I cant stress enough how amazing of an opportunity this was for her.

Nothing crazy. DD gave up Notre Dame for St Andrews. Only misinformed mediocre Americans would raise eyebrows….

I’m afraid that’s just not true. But no one should care—it’s obviously a great school.

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My kid gave up 3 schools in the top 15-25

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter graduated from St Andrews two years ago with a Double Honors degree in History and IR. She gave up Notre Dame, USC and NYU to go to St Andrews. A lot of people told her she was crazy.

She spent the last 2 years working at a EU Multinational trade consulting firm, hired by a St Andrews alumni. This is an opportunity she probably would have never had, if not from the super strong St Andrews alumni network.

And now she was just recently accepted to a t3 Law School in the US starting Fall 2025.

I cant stress enough how amazing of an opportunity this was for her.

Nothing crazy. DD gave up Notre Dame for St Andrews. Only misinformed mediocre Americans would raise eyebrows….

I’m afraid that’s just not true. But no one should care—it’s obviously a great school.

What part of my comment wasn’t true?