UK applications are still open thru UCAS until Jan. 29th

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The OPs question and premise of …. I didn’t get into ED1 so I’ll just go to UK….. does that actually happen? Like, I didn’t get into BC, none of the other schools are interesting or prestigious enough in the US so I’ll just go to St Andrews.

I personally think it is a mistake to make such a quick decision without realty thinking about the consequences. This decision is better done by Juniors today and not Seniors who missed ED1.

We took a month in the UK visiting schools between Jr and Sr year and visited 8 different universities and met with admissions people and occasionally with a program director. DS had an opportunity to not only walk around and visit campus, but also spent a few days around campus to see what it could be like. I do not recommend to your Sr who never thought about it to all of a sudden on Jan 15 to put together a UCAS application for the fall. It is a recipe for disaster to make a quick life changing decision this fast.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The OPs question and premise of …. I didn’t get into ED1 so I’ll just go to UK….. does that actually happen? Like, I didn’t get into BC, none of the other schools are interesting or prestigious enough in the US so I’ll just go to St Andrews.

I personally think it is a mistake to make such a quick decision without realty thinking about the consequences. This decision is better done by Juniors today and not Seniors who missed ED1.

We took a month in the UK visiting schools between Jr and Sr year and visited 8 different universities and met with admissions people and occasionally with a program director. DS had an opportunity to not only walk around and visit campus, but also spent a few days around campus to see what it could be like. I do not recommend to your Sr who never thought about it to all of a sudden on Jan 15 to put together a UCAS application for the fall. It is a recipe for disaster to make a quick life changing decision this fast.

Huh? Just because they apply doesn't mean they have to go.

And news flash - not everyone can afford to college trip overseas without even knowing you whether they got in!

I'm guessing you don't want more applications coming in to compete with your son's

[Anonymous]

Also, in the UK medicine and law are undergraduate degrees, unlike the US.

Caution that Scots law is quite different from US law (example: Scots law has 3 possible verdicts). Except for Louisiana, US law derives from English law, but is not identical.

I am not sure, but I think someone studying medicine has to serve in the NHS for a few years after graduation. Double check about that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, in the UK medicine and law are undergraduate degrees, unlike the US.

Caution that Scots law is quite different from US law (example: Scots law has 3 possible verdicts). Except for Louisiana, US law derives from English law, but is not identical.

I am not sure, but I think someone studying medicine has to serve in the NHS for a few years after graduation. Double check about that.

No medical students are required to work in the NHS so that is not right.
However, if you go on to specialize, in say psychiatry you can be sponsored by the NHS and then of course you'll owe them in hours.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The OPs question and premise of …. I didn’t get into ED1 so I’ll just go to UK….. does that actually happen? Like, I didn’t get into BC, none of the other schools are interesting or prestigious enough in the US so I’ll just go to St Andrews.

I personally think it is a mistake to make such a quick decision without realty thinking about the consequences. This decision is better done by Juniors today and not Seniors who missed ED1.

We took a month in the UK visiting schools between Jr and Sr year and visited 8 different universities and met with admissions people and occasionally with a program director. DS had an opportunity to not only walk around and visit campus, but also spent a few days around campus to see what it could be like. I do not recommend to your Sr who never thought about it to all of a sudden on Jan 15 to put together a UCAS application for the fall. It is a recipe for disaster to make a quick life changing decision this fast.

Huh? Just because they apply doesn't mean they have to go.

And news flash - not everyone can afford to college trip overseas without even knowing you whether they got in!

I'm guessing you don't want more applications coming in to compete with your son's

No, PP’s point is reasonable. It’s weird to shotgun an application in 10 days to schools that operate on a very different system that you’ve never given serious thought to previously.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The OPs question and premise of …. I didn’t get into ED1 so I’ll just go to UK….. does that actually happen? Like, I didn’t get into BC, none of the other schools are interesting or prestigious enough in the US so I’ll just go to St Andrews.

I personally think it is a mistake to make such a quick decision without realty thinking about the consequences. This decision is better done by Juniors today and not Seniors who missed ED1.

We took a month in the UK visiting schools between Jr and Sr year and visited 8 different universities and met with admissions people and occasionally with a program director. DS had an opportunity to not only walk around and visit campus, but also spent a few days around campus to see what it could be like. I do not recommend to your Sr who never thought about it to all of a sudden on Jan 15 to put together a UCAS application for the fall. It is a recipe for disaster to make a quick life changing decision this fast.

Huh? Just because they apply doesn't mean they have to go.

And news flash - not everyone can afford to college trip overseas without even knowing you whether they got in!

I'm guessing you don't want more applications coming in to compete with your son's

No, PP’s point is reasonable. It’s weird to shotgun an application in 10 days to schools that operate on a very different system that you’ve never given serious thought to previously.

Maybe there are people who HAVE given it thought, but didn't follow through and now that circumstances have changed, they are reconsidering it.

The world is not just black and white, it exists in shades of grey.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The OPs question and premise of …. I didn’t get into ED1 so I’ll just go to UK….. does that actually happen? Like, I didn’t get into BC, none of the other schools are interesting or prestigious enough in the US so I’ll just go to St Andrews.

I personally think it is a mistake to make such a quick decision without realty thinking about the consequences. This decision is better done by Juniors today and not Seniors who missed ED1.

We took a month in the UK visiting schools between Jr and Sr year and visited 8 different universities and met with admissions people and occasionally with a program director. DS had an opportunity to not only walk around and visit campus, but also spent a few days around campus to see what it could be like. I do not recommend to your Sr who never thought about it to all of a sudden on Jan 15 to put together a UCAS application for the fall. It is a recipe for disaster to make a quick life changing decision this fast.

Weird, but low cost/ low commitment, so what's the problem?

Huh? Just because they apply doesn't mean they have to go.

And news flash - not everyone can afford to college trip overseas without even knowing you whether they got in!

I'm guessing you don't want more applications coming in to compete with your son's

No, PP’s point is reasonable. It’s weird to shotgun an application in 10 days to schools that operate on a very different system that you’ve never given serious thought to previously.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The OPs question and premise of …. I didn’t get into ED1 so I’ll just go to UK….. does that actually happen? Like, I didn’t get into BC, none of the other schools are interesting or prestigious enough in the US so I’ll just go to St Andrews.

I personally think it is a mistake to make such a quick decision without realty thinking about the consequences. This decision is better done by Juniors today and not Seniors who missed ED1.

We took a month in the UK visiting schools between Jr and Sr year and visited 8 different universities and met with admissions people and occasionally with a program director. DS had an opportunity to not only walk around and visit campus, but also spent a few days around campus to see what it could be like. I do not recommend to your Sr who never thought about it to all of a sudden on Jan 15 to put together a UCAS application for the fall. It is a recipe for disaster to make a quick life changing decision this fast.

Huh? Just because they apply doesn't mean they have to go.

And news flash - not everyone can afford to college trip overseas without even knowing you whether they got in!

I'm guessing you don't want more applications coming in to compete with your son's

No, PP’s point is reasonable. It’s weird to shotgun an application in 10 days to schools that operate on a very different system that you’ve never given serious thought to previously.

Maybe there are people who HAVE given it thought, but didn't follow through and now that circumstances have changed, they are reconsidering it.

The world is not just black and white, it exists in shades of grey.

Is it? Wow, I never realized that. Thank you for explaining it to me! That must be why I said PP’s point was applicable to every single person rather than just being a reasonable point compared to the other poster who claimed PP was trying to gatekeep applications. Oh, wait.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The OPs question and premise of …. I didn’t get into ED1 so I’ll just go to UK….. does that actually happen? Like, I didn’t get into BC, none of the other schools are interesting or prestigious enough in the US so I’ll just go to St Andrews.

I personally think it is a mistake to make such a quick decision without realty thinking about the consequences. This decision is better done by Juniors today and not Seniors who missed ED1.

We took a month in the UK visiting schools between Jr and Sr year and visited 8 different universities and met with admissions people and occasionally with a program director. DS had an opportunity to not only walk around and visit campus, but also spent a few days around campus to see what it could be like. I do not recommend to your Sr who never thought about it to all of a sudden on Jan 15 to put together a UCAS application for the fall. It is a recipe for disaster to make a quick life changing decision this fast.

Huh? Just because they apply doesn't mean they have to go.

And news flash - not everyone can afford to college trip overseas without even knowing you whether they got in!

I'm guessing you don't want more applications coming in to compete with your son's

No, PP’s point is reasonable. It’s weird to shotgun an application in 10 days to schools that operate on a very different system that you’ve never given serious thought to previously.

Weird, perhaps, but VERY low cost and low time commitment, so if there's any interest . . . why not? If kid gets admitted, won't need to commit until August, I think so they'll have lots of time to consider.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The OPs question and premise of …. I didn’t get into ED1 so I’ll just go to UK….. does that actually happen? Like, I didn’t get into BC, none of the other schools are interesting or prestigious enough in the US so I’ll just go to St Andrews.

I personally think it is a mistake to make such a quick decision without realty thinking about the consequences. This decision is better done by Juniors today and not Seniors who missed ED1.

We took a month in the UK visiting schools between Jr and Sr year and visited 8 different universities and met with admissions people and occasionally with a program director. DS had an opportunity to not only walk around and visit campus, but also spent a few days around campus to see what it could be like. I do not recommend to your Sr who never thought about it to all of a sudden on Jan 15 to put together a UCAS application for the fall. It is a recipe for disaster to make a quick life changing decision this fast.

Huh? Just because they apply doesn't mean they have to go.

And news flash - not everyone can afford to college trip overseas without even knowing you whether they got in!

I'm guessing you don't want more applications coming in to compete with your son's

No, PP’s point is reasonable. It’s weird to shotgun an application in 10 days to schools that operate on a very different system that you’ve never given serious thought to previously.

Maybe there are people who HAVE given it thought, but didn't follow through and now that circumstances have changed, they are reconsidering it.

The world is not just black and white, it exists in shades of grey.

Is it? Wow, I never realized that. Thank you for explaining it to me! That must be why I said PP’s point was applicable to every single person rather than just being a reasonable point compared to the other poster who claimed PP was trying to gatekeep applications. Oh, wait.

Calm the F down. This is not that important a thread. None of them are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:The OPs question and premise of …. I didn’t get into ED1 so I’ll just go to UK….. does that actually happen? Like, I didn’t get into BC, none of the other schools are interesting or prestigious enough in the US so I’ll just go to St Andrews.

I personally think it is a mistake to make such a quick decision without realty thinking about the consequences. This decision is better done by Juniors today and not Seniors who missed ED1.

We took a month in the UK visiting schools between Jr and Sr year and visited 8 different universities and met with admissions people and occasionally with a program director. DS had an opportunity to not only walk around and visit campus, but also spent a few days around campus to see what it could be like. I do not recommend to your Sr who never thought about it to all of a sudden on Jan 15 to put together a UCAS application for the fall. It is a recipe for disaster to make a quick life changing decision this fast.

Huh? Just because they apply doesn't mean they have to go.

And news flash - not everyone can afford to college trip overseas without even knowing you whether they got in!

I'm guessing you don't want more applications coming in to compete with your son's

No, PP’s point is reasonable. It’s weird to shotgun an application in 10 days to schools that operate on a very different system that you’ve never given serious thought to previously.

Weird, perhaps, but VERY low cost and low time commitment, so if there's any interest . . . why not? If kid gets admitted, won't need to commit until August, I think so they'll have lots of time to consider.

mid June is the commitment cut off date

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The OPs question and premise of …. I didn’t get into ED1 so I’ll just go to UK….. does that actually happen? Like, I didn’t get into BC, none of the other schools are interesting or prestigious enough in the US so I’ll just go to St Andrews.

I personally think it is a mistake to make such a quick decision without realty thinking about the consequences. This decision is better done by Juniors today and not Seniors who missed ED1.

We took a month in the UK visiting schools between Jr and Sr year and visited 8 different universities and met with admissions people and occasionally with a program director. DS had an opportunity to not only walk around and visit campus, but also spent a few days around campus to see what it could be like. I do not recommend to your Sr who never thought about it to all of a sudden on Jan 15 to put together a UCAS application for the fall. It is a recipe for disaster to make a quick life changing decision this fast.

Huh? Just because they apply doesn't mean they have to go.

And news flash - not everyone can afford to college trip overseas without even knowing you whether they got in!

I'm guessing you don't want more applications coming in to compete with your son's

No, PP’s point is reasonable. It’s weird to shotgun an application in 10 days to schools that operate on a very different system that you’ve never given serious thought to previously.

Weird, perhaps, but VERY low cost and low time commitment, so if there's any interest . . . why not? If kid gets admitted, won't need to commit until August, I think so they'll have lots of time to consider.

mid June is the commitment cut off date

OK -- but still later than the US! And they don't demand a deposit (I think it's really a zero pound deposit) so again, no risk

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The OPs question and premise of …. I didn’t get into ED1 so I’ll just go to UK….. does that actually happen? Like, I didn’t get into BC, none of the other schools are interesting or prestigious enough in the US so I’ll just go to St Andrews.

I personally think it is a mistake to make such a quick decision without realty thinking about the consequences. This decision is better done by Juniors today and not Seniors who missed ED1.

We took a month in the UK visiting schools between Jr and Sr year and visited 8 different universities and met with admissions people and occasionally with a program director. DS had an opportunity to not only walk around and visit campus, but also spent a few days around campus to see what it could be like. I do not recommend to your Sr who never thought about it to all of a sudden on Jan 15 to put together a UCAS application for the fall. It is a recipe for disaster to make a quick life changing decision this fast.

Huh? Just because they apply doesn't mean they have to go.

And news flash - not everyone can afford to college trip overseas without even knowing you whether they got in!

I'm guessing you don't want more applications coming in to compete with your son's

No, PP’s point is reasonable. It’s weird to shotgun an application in 10 days to schools that operate on a very different system that you’ve never given serious thought to previously.

Weird, perhaps, but VERY low cost and low time commitment, so if there's any interest . . . why not? If kid gets admitted, won't need to commit until August, I think so they'll have lots of time to consider.

mid June is the commitment cut off date

OK -- but still later than the US! And they don't demand a deposit (I think it's really a zero pound deposit) so again, no risk

Sorry but some UK universities DO require a tuition deposit from International students (non refundable) but payable against the tuition cost.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The OPs question and premise of …. I didn’t get into ED1 so I’ll just go to UK….. does that actually happen? Like, I didn’t get into BC, none of the other schools are interesting or prestigious enough in the US so I’ll just go to St Andrews.

I personally think it is a mistake to make such a quick decision without realty thinking about the consequences. This decision is better done by Juniors today and not Seniors who missed ED1.

We took a month in the UK visiting schools between Jr and Sr year and visited 8 different universities and met with admissions people and occasionally with a program director. DS had an opportunity to not only walk around and visit campus, but also spent a few days around campus to see what it could be like. I do not recommend to your Sr who never thought about it to all of a sudden on Jan 15 to put together a UCAS application for the fall. It is a recipe for disaster to make a quick life changing decision this fast.

Huh? Just because they apply doesn't mean they have to go.

And news flash - not everyone can afford to college trip overseas without even knowing you whether they got in!

I'm guessing you don't want more applications coming in to compete with your son's

No, PP’s point is reasonable. It’s weird to shotgun an application in 10 days to schools that operate on a very different system that you’ve never given serious thought to previously.

Weird, perhaps, but VERY low cost and low time commitment, so if there's any interest . . . why not? If kid gets admitted, won't need to commit until August, I think so they'll have lots of time to consider.

mid June is the commitment cut off date

Is this new? My DD got into all 5 unis she applied to through UCAS but didn't commit until July because she was waiting on her AP results for Cambridge and UCL (other unis gave her unconditional offers).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:The OPs question and premise of …. I didn’t get into ED1 so I’ll just go to UK….. does that actually happen? Like, I didn’t get into BC, none of the other schools are interesting or prestigious enough in the US so I’ll just go to St Andrews.

I personally think it is a mistake to make such a quick decision without realty thinking about the consequences. This decision is better done by Juniors today and not Seniors who missed ED1.

We took a month in the UK visiting schools between Jr and Sr year and visited 8 different universities and met with admissions people and occasionally with a program director. DS had an opportunity to not only walk around and visit campus, but also spent a few days around campus to see what it could be like. I do not recommend to your Sr who never thought about it to all of a sudden on Jan 15 to put together a UCAS application for the fall. It is a recipe for disaster to make a quick life changing decision this fast.

Huh? Just because they apply doesn't mean they have to go.

And news flash - not everyone can afford to college trip overseas without even knowing you whether they got in!

I'm guessing you don't want more applications coming in to compete with your son's

No, PP’s point is reasonable. It’s weird to shotgun an application in 10 days to schools that operate on a very different system that you’ve never given serious thought to previously.

Weird, perhaps, but VERY low cost and low time commitment, so if there's any interest . . . why not? If kid gets admitted, won't need to commit until August, I think so they'll have lots of time to consider.

mid June is the commitment cut off date

Is this new? My DD got into all 5 unis she applied to through UCAS but didn't commit until July because she was waiting on her AP results for Cambridge and UCL (other unis gave her unconditional offers).

Yes you have to make your firm and insurance choices by mid June. You find out where you got in when you get your results in July - the firm choice which is usually requiring higher grades, or the insurance choice which normally requires lower grades.

If you have the AP grades already (from Jr year) you can confirm any time after you get an "unconditional" offer, and the rest are removed from the agenda.