Consensus world view of TOP 5/6 UK University Rankings (Prestige/Research)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do the English apply to Scottish unis?
Considering how cheap most English families are, what brings them to apply to a university system that takes an extra year to graduate vs England?

There are a ton of reasons:
1) Depending on A levels you could potentially start in year 2 and bypass the 1st year, effectively eliminating the number of years difference
2) Languages. Languages on top English unis are 4 years not 3. So no difference there.
3) Study abroad: Most English Unis add one year to their degree for Study Abroad. In Scotland that is incorporated into your 4 year degree, so ends up being the same.
4) Specific Courses. There are very strong courses at Scottish unis. If you dont get in Oxbridge some of these courses are the next best thing.
5) several other reasons….but this gives you some idea of why

[Anonymous]

I didnt konw you could start in year 2 of Scottish unis. is this just for A level RUK students? What are the chances an international student can start in year 2?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I didnt konw you could start in year 2 of Scottish unis. is this just for A level RUK students? What are the chances an international student can start in year 2?

The chances are zero. The entrance of a UK student into a Scottish university at 2nd year is predicated entirely by A level grades. Even AP's don't cut it for that.

[Anonymous]

It is NOT zero. My son started in year 2 at Edinburgh in Math. We are from Texas.
He went to an AP school, but he registered for the A levels through Cambridge International and scored A*A*A*. (Maths, Further Math and Physics).

It is possible. But you have to be good and excel in your subject. DS was a little bit of a math prodigy. He studied for just 4 months independently and aced the A levels.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is NOT zero. My son started in year 2 at Edinburgh in Math. We are from Texas.
He went to an AP school, but he registered for the A levels through Cambridge International and scored A*A*A*. (Maths, Further Math and Physics).

It is possible. But you have to be good and excel in your subject. DS was a little bit of a math prodigy. He studied for just 4 months independently and aced the A levels.

Well given he did A levels, then you've just proved my point.

[Anonymous]

Your point was that the chances for international students was “zero”. If you had said the chances for ANY student without A levels are zero, it would have been one thing.

So no, that is not what you said. But whatever…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your point was that the chances for international students was “zero”. If you had said the chances for ANY student without A levels are zero, it would have been one thing.

So no, that is not what you said. But whatever…

No darling, the chances were zero if they were only bringing AP scores to the table. Read what I wrote again, you'll see I was in fact, that specfic.

I do genuinely applaud your son though, for what he achieved, most Americans can't get their heads around A levels, they don't usually have the intellectual capacity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your point was that the chances for international students was “zero”. If you had said the chances for ANY student without A levels are zero, it would have been one thing.

So no, that is not what you said. But whatever…

No darling, the chances were zero if they were only bringing AP scores to the table. Read what I wrote again, you'll see I was in fact, that specfic.

I do genuinely applaud your son though, for what he achieved, most Americans can't get their heads around A levels, they don't usually have the intellectual capacity.

The A levels wasnt that hard according to him. He had already taken a bunch of Dual Math Credit classes at the local university. But lets be honest, if you are an American applying to Oxbridge or trying to get in 2nd yr at Scottish unis, most, if not all of these kids could ace the A levels math.

[Anonymous]

England and Scotland both have prestigious and less prestigious universities.

It's very common for English students to apply to Edinburgh and St. Andrews. It's less common for Scots to apply to universities south of their border, because they are more provincially minded generally and often "anti-English".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:England and Scotland both have prestigious and less prestigious universities.

It's very common for English students to apply to Edinburgh and St. Andrews. It's less common for Scots to apply to universities south of their border, because they are more provincially minded generally and often "anti-English".

No. It is because uni costs in Scotland for Scots is a LOT CHEAPER than English unis……this is the ONLY reason.

[Anonymous]

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