McGill, St. Andrew’s

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Which graduate prospectus are you looking at? Link?

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Anonymous wrote:Which graduate prospectus are you looking at? Link?

https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings

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Anonymous wrote:I posted on the long St Andrew’s thread the patently obviously true fact that it’s not real selective for USA students and is a haven for boarding school and private school kids who can’t get into top USA privates. I apparently offended folks by saying this and my post was reported and deleted.

Really!? My experience as well. Our kid was one of them. Also know of a few kids who got shut out of top choices, did a year at St Andrews and then transferred back to higher ranked US schools.

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Anonymous wrote:I am the poster who said that Saint Andrews wasn’t all that selective and was reported and deleted for daring to say that lol. I don’t want to say too much, but I do know a family where all of the kids went to Saint Andrews from the DMV. They were smart kids but not superstars. None was accepted top schools. Denied in state UVA etc. So I do have more than just the theoretical knowledge about this.

You're just a mean person. Imagine if that family you mention knew that you trashed their kids on a public forum. Why are you like that?

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Anonymous wrote:These school IMO appeal to really smart kids who don’t have great ECs so they get shut out of the T20 and would otherwise end up at schools like bates, BC, BU, macalester level colleges.

I agree. My son is twice exceptional (high IQ, low processing speed) and had a very thin EC list, but very high stats. He was accepted to McGill and St Andrew's no problem, but then got cold feet and decided to go to George Washington, at the Elliott School of International Affairs (he was also accepted at schools like W&M, from out of state). GW itself isn't ranked all that high, but their IA school is in the top 10. He loves the urban campus and is very happy. Ironically, now he's all excited to study at Sciences Po in Paris. It just took a couple of years for him to get used to the idea of going abroad

Great to hear about your son! Incredibly gratifying when our kids find their path!

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Anonymous wrote:In terms of chances of admission - which US colleges are comparable to McGill (Canada) and St. Andrews (Scotland).

Of course those two colleges are not equivalent. DS is trying to get a sense of their chances at each. He has a good sense of selectivity of US colleges.

TIA

Tufts, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Dartmouth, USC etc