Any seniors heading to Oxford/Cambridge in DMV area?

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Anonymous wrote:I know one too but they are deciding between that and a top3 US option.

Which do you think is a better option?

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Anonymous wrote:I also do not understand the uncertainty. He is getting a specialized degree without obligatory basketweaving courses in 3 years for a reasonable sum of money. Congratulations!

FWIW, once you pay for everything, it's not a lot cheaper than a US private. But 3 years instead of 4 is a big plus.

Just saying bcs a lot of people look at tuition dollars and that doesn't tell the whole story.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it Ox or Bridge ??

Rather not say. Will probably out the kid!

LOL What a troll post.

+1. Everyone thinks that only their kid can walk all by himself to the 7/11 and get a hot dog.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it Ox or Bridge ??

Rather not say. Will probably out the kid!

LOL What a troll post.

Why troll? Assuming that this is a small group of accepted kids.

Sure.. All OP was asking was a question about how good the program is and the PP wanted to know if their kid got admitted to Oxford or Cambridge. Will someone go "Hey dude, the only kid in the DMV that got into OxBridge that everyone on the DMV knows about! Your mom asked a question!"? Get real!

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Anonymous wrote:I also do not understand the uncertainty. He is getting a specialized degree without obligatory basketweaving courses in 3 years for a reasonable sum of money. Congratulations!

FWIW, once you pay for everything, it's not a lot cheaper than a US private. But 3 years instead of 4 is a big plus.

Just saying bcs a lot of people look at tuition dollars and that doesn't tell the whole story.

but there are hiring concerns back here in the states. Because the course of study is so precise in UK schools, the question then becomes can what they "read" for at Oxbridge actually translate to a job back in the USA?

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Anonymous wrote:I also do not understand the uncertainty. He is getting a specialized degree without obligatory basketweaving courses in 3 years for a reasonable sum of money. Congratulations!

FWIW, once you pay for everything, it's not a lot cheaper than a US private. But 3 years instead of 4 is a big plus.

Just saying bcs a lot of people look at tuition dollars and that doesn't tell the whole story.

but there are hiring concerns back here in the states. Because the course of study is so precise in UK schools, the question then becomes can what they "read" for at Oxbridge actually translate to a job back in the USA?

I wouldn't worry about that. There are far more people in the world who don't know "Santa Clara" or "Haverford" or, heck, "Williams" and they live to tell the tale. HR knows Oxford.

I know a few recent grads who do quite well working for American companies in London and then arbitrage that experience with a higher role in the US in same company. It's easier to be an American who has a visa to get a job working at Goldman or Microsoft than it is for their American sibling to get that same job at that same company here in US

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Anonymous wrote:I also do not understand the uncertainty. He is getting a specialized degree without obligatory basketweaving courses in 3 years for a reasonable sum of money. Congratulations!

FWIW, once you pay for everything, it's not a lot cheaper than a US private. But 3 years instead of 4 is a big plus.

Just saying bcs a lot of people look at tuition dollars and that doesn't tell the whole story.

but there are hiring concerns back here in the states. Because the course of study is so precise in UK schools, the question then becomes can what they "read" for at Oxbridge actually translate to a job back in the USA?

I wouldn't worry about that. There are far more people in the world who don't know "Santa Clara" or "Haverford" or, heck, "Williams" and they live to tell the tale. HR knows Oxford.

I know a few recent grads who do quite well working for American companies in London and then arbitrage that experience with a higher role in the US in same company. It's easier to be an American who has a visa to get a job working at Goldman or Microsoft than it is for their American sibling to get that same job at that same company here in US

I would. British universities are only 3 years and it is "reading" only one topic. It's very different from the US system and US employers know this.

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There is a Robinson senior who was accepted at Oxford this year and is going.

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Anonymous wrote:I also do not understand the uncertainty. He is getting a specialized degree without obligatory basketweaving courses in 3 years for a reasonable sum of money. Congratulations!

FWIW, once you pay for everything, it's not a lot cheaper than a US private. But 3 years instead of 4 is a big plus.

Just saying bcs a lot of people look at tuition dollars and that doesn't tell the whole story.

but there are hiring concerns back here in the states. Because the course of study is so precise in UK schools, the question then becomes can what they "read" for at Oxbridge actually translate to a job back in the USA?

I wouldn't worry about that. There are far more people in the world who don't know "Santa Clara" or "Haverford" or, heck, "Williams" and they live to tell the tale. HR knows Oxford.

I know a few recent grads who do quite well working for American companies in London and then arbitrage that experience with a higher role in the US in same company. It's easier to be an American who has a visa to get a job working at Goldman or Microsoft than it is for their American sibling to get that same job at that same company here in US

I would. British universities are only 3 years and it is "reading" only one topic. It's very different from the US system and US employers know this.

You don’t have to put reading in quotes.

Employers aren’t favoring grads who have the widest possible education.

They want engineers with a lot of engineering. Chemists with a lot of chemistry. This so why co-ops are favored now if you want a job. There’s a reason Waterloo grads are the most recruited in SV

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Anonymous wrote:I also do not understand the uncertainty. He is getting a specialized degree without obligatory basketweaving courses in 3 years for a reasonable sum of money. Congratulations!

FWIW, once you pay for everything, it's not a lot cheaper than a US private. But 3 years instead of 4 is a big plus.

Just saying bcs a lot of people look at tuition dollars and that doesn't tell the whole story.

but there are hiring concerns back here in the states. Because the course of study is so precise in UK schools, the question then becomes can what they "read" for at Oxbridge actually translate to a job back in the USA?

I wouldn't worry about that. There are far more people in the world who don't know "Santa Clara" or "Haverford" or, heck, "Williams" and they live to tell the tale. HR knows Oxford.

I know a few recent grads who do quite well working for American companies in London and then arbitrage that experience with a higher role in the US in same company. It's easier to be an American who has a visa to get a job working at Goldman or Microsoft than it is for their American sibling to get that same job at that same company here in US

I would. British universities are only 3 years and it is "reading" only one topic. It's very different from the US system and US employers know this.

US employers love GB and Trinity graduates. At my dc’s mega unicorn there are about 40 people just from their uni, including CIO. The world is bigger than the US.

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Anonymous wrote:I also do not understand the uncertainty. He is getting a specialized degree without obligatory basketweaving courses in 3 years for a reasonable sum of money. Congratulations!

FWIW, once you pay for everything, it's not a lot cheaper than a US private. But 3 years instead of 4 is a big plus.

Just saying bcs a lot of people look at tuition dollars and that doesn't tell the whole story.

but there are hiring concerns back here in the states. Because the course of study is so precise in UK schools, the question then becomes can what they "read" for at Oxbridge actually translate to a job back in the USA?

I wouldn't worry about that. There are far more people in the world who don't know "Santa Clara" or "Haverford" or, heck, "Williams" and they live to tell the tale. HR knows Oxford.

I know a few recent grads who do quite well working for American companies in London and then arbitrage that experience with a higher role in the US in same company. It's easier to be an American who has a visa to get a job working at Goldman or Microsoft than it is for their American sibling to get that same job at that same company here in US

I would. British universities are only 3 years and it is "reading" only one topic. It's very different from the US system and US employers know this.

You don’t have to put reading in quotes.

Employers aren’t favoring grads who have the widest possible education.

They want engineers with a lot of engineering. Chemists with a lot of chemistry. This so why co-ops are favored now if you want a job. There’s a reason Waterloo grads are the most recruited in SV

Yes, they do because most people reading here have no idea what the british system is like. You "read" in a particular subject. If you pick obscure middle-kingdom Mandarin, then yes you will have problems getting a job out. You read only in that subject. If, similarly, you read in "English", what are you going to do with three years of that back in the states? and there are not recruiters hanging around campus anxious to hire you as there are in the US - Dad of Oxford undergrad

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You don’t have to put English in quotes.

We can tell when people chime in on topics they know nothing about.

And there were recruiters in the 90s when I was there. And there are recruiters there today. - Oxford grad. (I think you’re the dad who posts a lot, with a kid who has stayed in school. That’s not the only option.)

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Anonymous wrote:I also do not understand the uncertainty. He is getting a specialized degree without obligatory basketweaving courses in 3 years for a reasonable sum of money. Congratulations!

FWIW, once you pay for everything, it's not a lot cheaper than a US private. But 3 years instead of 4 is a big plus.

Just saying bcs a lot of people look at tuition dollars and that doesn't tell the whole story.

but there are hiring concerns back here in the states. Because the course of study is so precise in UK schools, the question then becomes can what they "read" for at Oxbridge actually translate to a job back in the USA?

I wouldn't worry about that. There are far more people in the world who don't know "Santa Clara" or "Haverford" or, heck, "Williams" and they live to tell the tale. HR knows Oxford.

I know a few recent grads who do quite well working for American companies in London and then arbitrage that experience with a higher role in the US in same company. It's easier to be an American who has a visa to get a job working at Goldman or Microsoft than it is for their American sibling to get that same job at that same company here in US

I would. British universities are only 3 years and it is "reading" only one topic. It's very different from the US system and US employers know this.

You don’t have to put reading in quotes.

Employers aren’t favoring grads who have the widest possible education.

They want engineers with a lot of engineering. Chemists with a lot of chemistry. This so why co-ops are favored now if you want a job. There’s a reason Waterloo grads are the most recruited in SV

Yes, they do because most people reading here have no idea what the british system is like. You "read" in a particular subject. If you pick obscure middle-kingdom Mandarin, then yes you will have problems getting a job out. You read only in that subject. If, similarly, you read in "English", what are you going to do with three years of that back in the states? and there are not recruiters hanging around campus anxious to hire you as there are in the US - Dad of Oxford undergrad

You don’t “read in” anything, you just “read” it. But you don’t need to keep writing it either, you can just say you studied it. I went to Cambridge and while “read” may be the official language, no one actually says that. Everyone understands that in UK universities you study just your subject (some subjects are broader and include more, like PPE). Is that the point that you are trying to make by writing “read” in every post?

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Anonymous wrote:I also do not understand the uncertainty. He is getting a specialized degree without obligatory basketweaving courses in 3 years for a reasonable sum of money. Congratulations!

FWIW, once you pay for everything, it's not a lot cheaper than a US private. But 3 years instead of 4 is a big plus.

Just saying bcs a lot of people look at tuition dollars and that doesn't tell the whole story.

but there are hiring concerns back here in the states. Because the course of study is so precise in UK schools, the question then becomes can what they "read" for at Oxbridge actually translate to a job back in the USA?

I wouldn't worry about that. There are far more people in the world who don't know "Santa Clara" or "Haverford" or, heck, "Williams" and they live to tell the tale. HR knows Oxford.

I know a few recent grads who do quite well working for American companies in London and then arbitrage that experience with a higher role in the US in same company. It's easier to be an American who has a visa to get a job working at Goldman or Microsoft than it is for their American sibling to get that same job at that same company here in US

I would. British universities are only 3 years and it is "reading" only one topic. It's very different from the US system and US employers know this.

You don’t have to put reading in quotes.

Employers aren’t favoring grads who have the widest possible education.

They want engineers with a lot of engineering. Chemists with a lot of chemistry. This so why co-ops are favored now if you want a job. There’s a reason Waterloo grads are the most recruited in SV

Yes, they do because most people reading here have no idea what the british system is like. You "read" in a particular subject. If you pick obscure middle-kingdom Mandarin, then yes you will have problems getting a job out. You read only in that subject. If, similarly, you read in "English", what are you going to do with three years of that back in the states? and there are not recruiters hanging around campus anxious to hire you as there are in the US - Dad of Oxford undergrad

You don’t “read in” anything, you just “read” it. But you don’t need to keep writing it either, you can just say you studied it. I went to Cambridge and while “read” may be the official language, no one actually says that. Everyone understands that in UK universities you study just your subject (some subjects are broader and include more, like PPE). Is that the point that you are trying to make by writing “read” in every post?

Well, my kid is currently at Oxford and they do ask "what are you reading" there.

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Anonymous wrote:I also do not understand the uncertainty. He is getting a specialized degree without obligatory basketweaving courses in 3 years for a reasonable sum of money. Congratulations!

FWIW, once you pay for everything, it's not a lot cheaper than a US private. But 3 years instead of 4 is a big plus.

Just saying bcs a lot of people look at tuition dollars and that doesn't tell the whole story.

but there are hiring concerns back here in the states. Because the course of study is so precise in UK schools, the question then becomes can what they "read" for at Oxbridge actually translate to a job back in the USA?

I wouldn't worry about that. There are far more people in the world who don't know "Santa Clara" or "Haverford" or, heck, "Williams" and they live to tell the tale. HR knows Oxford.

I know a few recent grads who do quite well working for American companies in London and then arbitrage that experience with a higher role in the US in same company. It's easier to be an American who has a visa to get a job working at Goldman or Microsoft than it is for their American sibling to get that same job at that same company here in US

I would. British universities are only 3 years and it is "reading" only one topic. It's very different from the US system and US employers know this.

You don’t have to put reading in quotes.

Employers aren’t favoring grads who have the widest possible education.

They want engineers with a lot of engineering. Chemists with a lot of chemistry. This so why co-ops are favored now if you want a job. There’s a reason Waterloo grads are the most recruited in SV

Yes, they do because most people reading here have no idea what the british system is like. You "read" in a particular subject. If you pick obscure middle-kingdom Mandarin, then yes you will have problems getting a job out. You read only in that subject. If, similarly, you read in "English", what are you going to do with three years of that back in the states? and there are not recruiters hanging around campus anxious to hire you as there are in the US - Dad of Oxford undergrad

You don’t “read in” anything, you just “read” it. But you don’t need to keep writing it either, you can just say you studied it. I went to Cambridge and while “read” may be the official language, no one actually says that. Everyone understands that in UK universities you study just your subject (some subjects are broader and include more, like PPE). Is that the point that you are trying to make by writing “read” in every post?

Well, my kid is currently at Oxford and they do ask "what are you reading" there.

Ok. But they don’t say “what are you reading IN”. And it still doesn’t mean anything different to “what are you studying?”