Are We Crazy for Questioning a $250k US Degree and looking abroad?

[Anonymous]

My kid went to the UK partly because he wants to be immersed in a different environment. He doesn’t know if he wants to come back to the us or not. He is lucky to have a EU passport too, although born in the US. So there are plenty of options in the EU if wants to stay. He might still come back to go to grad school in the US.

He also selected a Scottish university vs 2 different Top35 unis he was accepted to in the US. He was looking forward to be in a very multicultural environment. He is finishing his first year, has friends from all over the world and has travelled extensively in his first year. It has been a very enlightening experience for him. He loves the tutorial system and he says all of his non-American friends are super focused on school while at the same very social and ready to have a good time. He enjoys that mix as he always felt like an outsider in his HS in central US. He was a top5% student who partied a lot….He found a lot of kids like him there. Serious about the subject matter, but willing to party and not take themselves too serious in the 1st two years, when your grades in Scotland doesnt matter for their “GPA”.

[Anonymous]

No you are not crazy!! We did th4 same thing. It was not because of the money. But that was a pleasant upside.