If you applied to colleges outside the US, why?

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Can anyone find a 3 year BSc. Hons. degree?

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Anonymous wrote:I have one kid at Bristol and one at ESCP. My 3rd has just applied to Edinburgh, Bristol and Exeter. Awaiting results.

You may know this but Edinburgh are notorious for waiting til the last minute for certain subjects before putting out their offers. My DS had an offer from Edinburgh, Bristol, Warwick and York about 3 wks after applying, but he is a humanities kid, not STEM.

So I’ve heard. My kid in more interested in Bristol’s 4-yr integrated MSci in Management and Innovation. There Edinburgh’s new Future’s Institute interdisciplinary program, which looks amazing on paper. Exeter is a 3rd option. Kid just applied on UCAS during Christmas break. Wonder when we will find out the results.

What are your kids credentials in terms of SAT / AP exams and general GPA?

Both my DS and DD heard from Bristol a while ago.

When did they apply and to what course? My kid just applied a week ago. He is not at an AP school, so no and never took the AP tests. But he scored 1460 on the SAT and has a 3.8 unweighed.
It was the same with my other one that got into Bristol. No APs. But high GPA and 33 ACT. Bristol seems to be a little more lenient on APs if you go to a school without an AP program. One my kid’s best friend at Bristol didn’t even have SATs. Very high GPA, same school with no APs and no SAT and he got into Bristol 2 years ago. They really love Americans. Such a no brainer for the quality of the uni.

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Anonymous wrote:I have one kid at Bristol and one at ESCP. My 3rd has just applied to Edinburgh, Bristol and Exeter. Awaiting results.

I forgot to add….My wife and I are both Americans. But met at LSE during grad school, lived in London for 5 years and moved back to the states when 1st kid was born.

It is just so much cheaper considering most degrees are just 3 years. When you do a cost/benefit analysis, there is just no comparison.

If you had a one year program and choosing between a school in London and U Bristol, which would you choose?

Is this a Master’s degree program? Depends on the subject. Bristol is a world renowned university in several subjects. Which uni in London?

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Anonymous wrote:It’s cheaper if full pay, and it’s not in the USA. Better education.

Yes, this is key as well.

Is it? I have degrees from both (grad in at a highly-reputable school in Europe; undergrad in US) and I never had the impression my classmates had great educations compared to US

I also have degrees from both, and found that the Europeans were generally much better prepared for grad school than the Americans.

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Anonymous wrote:I have one kid at Bristol and one at ESCP. My 3rd has just applied to Edinburgh, Bristol and Exeter. Awaiting results.

I forgot to add….My wife and I are both Americans. But met at LSE during grad school, lived in London for 5 years and moved back to the states when 1st kid was born.

It is just so much cheaper considering most degrees are just 3 years. When you do a cost/benefit analysis, there is just no comparison.

If you had a one year program and choosing between a school in London and U Bristol, which would you choose? [/quo


Not that poster but Bristol has a campus in the best part of town and is an hour train from London. London university (depending on which college) is scattered and there's no central campus. If your kid is very independent and longing to spend a year in London they will be fine and I assume will have a year guaranteed Hall residency. Some halls are a schlep to the college though, like 20+ mins on the tube / train / buses.

Thank you for your thoughts! For living, he's applying to a residential college that's a 15 minute walk to this program. He was leaning to Bristol at first but after learning about the likely res college he's back to being unsure.

They are both in the South and it is easy to get to places from both, in case he wants to do that. Bristol is prestigious and it varies by London college as you'll probably know. Which London college is it?

LSHTM. Thanks for your replies!

OH goodness me he has to go there. Absolutely no brainer!

Lol ok! Thank you again for the reply! I appreciate it!

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone find a 3 year BSc. Hons. degree?

I believe University of York offers one.

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Anonymous wrote:I have one kid at Bristol and one at ESCP. My 3rd has just applied to Edinburgh, Bristol and Exeter. Awaiting results.

You may know this but Edinburgh are notorious for waiting til the last minute for certain subjects before putting out their offers. My DS had an offer from Edinburgh, Bristol, Warwick and York about 3 wks after applying, but he is a humanities kid, not STEM.

So I’ve heard. My kid in more interested in Bristol’s 4-yr integrated MSci in Management and Innovation. There Edinburgh’s new Future’s Institute interdisciplinary program, which looks amazing on paper. Exeter is a 3rd option. Kid just applied on UCAS during Christmas break. Wonder when we will find out the results.

What are your kids credentials in terms of SAT / AP exams and general GPA?

Both my DS and DD heard from Bristol a while ago.

When did they apply and to what course? My kid just applied a week ago. He is not at an AP school, so no and never took the AP tests. But he scored 1460 on the SAT and has a 3.8 unweighed.
It was the same with my other one that got into Bristol. No APs. But high GPA and 33 ACT. Bristol seems to be a little more lenient on APs if you go to a school without an AP program. One my kid’s best friend at Bristol didn’t even have SATs. Very high GPA, same school with no APs and no SAT and he got into Bristol 2 years ago. They really love Americans. Such a no brainer for the quality of the uni.

They applied in Sept. She to a medical / STEM course and he to a Humanities. Each had 4-5 AP's at 5 already in relevant subjects, so their offer was just to maintain a GPA of 3.6 (hers is currently 3.8) or 3.4 (his is currently 3.7). They are going elsewhere despite loving Bristol (visited last summer) just because of the different course options and Phd possibilities

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Anonymous wrote:I have one kid at Bristol and one at ESCP. My 3rd has just applied to Edinburgh, Bristol and Exeter. Awaiting results.

You may know this but Edinburgh are notorious for waiting til the last minute for certain subjects before putting out their offers. My DS had an offer from Edinburgh, Bristol, Warwick and York about 3 wks after applying, but he is a humanities kid, not STEM.

So I’ve heard. My kid in more interested in Bristol’s 4-yr integrated MSci in Management and Innovation. There Edinburgh’s new Future’s Institute interdisciplinary program, which looks amazing on paper. Exeter is a 3rd option. Kid just applied on UCAS during Christmas break. Wonder when we will find out the results.

What are your kids credentials in terms of SAT / AP exams and general GPA?

Both my DS and DD heard from Bristol a while ago.

When did they apply and to what course? My kid just applied a week ago. He is not at an AP school, so no and never took the AP tests. But he scored 1460 on the SAT and has a 3.8 unweighed.
It was the same with my other one that got into Bristol. No APs. But high GPA and 33 ACT. Bristol seems to be a little more lenient on APs if you go to a school without an AP program. One my kid’s best friend at Bristol didn’t even have SATs. Very high GPA, same school with no APs and no SAT and he got into Bristol 2 years ago. They really love Americans. Such a no brainer for the quality of the uni.

They applied in Sept. She to a medical / STEM course and he to a Humanities. Each had 4-5 AP's at 5 already in relevant subjects, so their offer was just to maintain a GPA of 3.6 (hers is currently 3.8) or 3.4 (his is currently 3.7). They are going elsewhere despite loving Bristol (visited last summer) just because of the different course options and Phd possibilities

Where did they decide to go?

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Anonymous wrote:I have one kid at Bristol and one at ESCP. My 3rd has just applied to Edinburgh, Bristol and Exeter. Awaiting results.

You may know this but Edinburgh are notorious for waiting til the last minute for certain subjects before putting out their offers. My DS had an offer from Edinburgh, Bristol, Warwick and York about 3 wks after applying, but he is a humanities kid, not STEM.

So I’ve heard. My kid in more interested in Bristol’s 4-yr integrated MSci in Management and Innovation. There Edinburgh’s new Future’s Institute interdisciplinary program, which looks amazing on paper. Exeter is a 3rd option. Kid just applied on UCAS during Christmas break. Wonder when we will find out the results.

What are your kids credentials in terms of SAT / AP exams and general GPA?

Both my DS and DD heard from Bristol a while ago.

When did they apply and to what course? My kid just applied a week ago. He is not at an AP school, so no and never took the AP tests. But he scored 1460 on the SAT and has a 3.8 unweighed.
It was the same with my other one that got into Bristol. No APs. But high GPA and 33 ACT. Bristol seems to be a little more lenient on APs if you go to a school without an AP program. One my kid’s best friend at Bristol didn’t even have SATs. Very high GPA, same school with no APs and no SAT and he got into Bristol 2 years ago. They really love Americans. Such a no brainer for the quality of the uni.

They applied in Sept. She to a medical / STEM course and he to a Humanities. Each had 4-5 AP's at 5 already in relevant subjects, so their offer was just to maintain a GPA of 3.6 (hers is currently 3.8) or 3.4 (his is currently 3.7). They are going elsewhere despite loving Bristol (visited last summer) just because of the different course options and Phd possibilities

Where did they decide to go?

That would be too outing for me to say, but I mentioned their acceptances earlier and they chose from those.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm curious what motivates most applicants. Are there advantages? Or do you typically have a family reason?

DD is a couple years out, but we are considering a within-US move for in-state residency purposes and wondering what else to consider.

DD wants to study a particular field and the best program is in Europe;

Same DD wants out of US politics and policies.

Cost, even with flying back and forth, is significantly less than 4 years at 90k plus

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My son is at Exeter and absolutely loves it. He was admitted to Exeter, Bristol, Edinburgh and UCL for Management. UCL’s Int Mgmt program was at Canary Wharf and after touring he didnt want to have classes in a high rise….Exeter was the most American like campus. He is on the Surf team and has an internship lined up at UBS in Zurich between his 2nd and 3rd year. We are saving a ton of money vs the t25-t40 schools he go in the US. He will have a nice savings acct with that difference when he graduates…

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It looks like moderators deleted the previous Euro thread as I was about to respond to a PP….

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Can anybody share what happens after they graduate from overseas schools? Do they come back and find jobs in the States? Do US companies recruit from their campus? Do they feel missing the network if they decide to come back to work?

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Anonymous wrote:Can anybody share what happens after they graduate from overseas schools? Do they come back and find jobs in the States? Do US companies recruit from their campus? Do they feel missing the network if they decide to come back to work?

So many “depends” in the answer.’

We are from Texas. I have two kids who graduated from UK schools. One graduated from Bristol and the other from Edinburgh.
The Bristol kid studied Economics. After graduation he got a masters degree in Econ from UCL. He had ZERO trouble getting interviews back in the US. He now works for a TOP Tier consulting firm who typically hires at Ivy’s.

The Edinburgh kid studied Business Management. Went to Imperial College for a masters in Finance. He wanted to work in IB and he had two offers from NYC IBs during his final semester at Imperial. He is now in NYC.

The larger employers all know the story on UK schools. Had my Bristol kid staying in the US, his choices were t50-t60 schools. I think his probability of landing the Consulting gig he got coming from those schools would be low….the combo of Bristol and UCL was amazing and every single interview he had (he had 5) this was a big advantage…..

For other subjects I have no idea….

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Outside of Oxbridge you have UCL, Imperial, Kings, Edinburgh, St Andrews, Bristol all with very large Alumni base in the US. The avg joe company have no idea the difference between Bristol and U of your Uncle Julio….so if that if you target, stay in the US.