How did St. Andrew's become such a big draw for Americans?

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Anonymous wrote:Stop with the St Andrew’s boosting. It’s a third rate school and its location makes access to US-based internships and jobs near impossible.

Yet for the past decade it has been ranked alongside Oxbridge is a variety of UK ranking schemes and a growing number of firms are hiring St Andrews grads.

BS. Just stop.

https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2025/sep/13/the-guardian-university-guide-2026-the-rankings

There are several well-used rankings in the UK that that cite St Andrews higher than either Cambridge and/or Oxford

Yes, the old guard Oxbridge crowd are devastated that the moniker “Stoxbridge” has become part of the lexicon.

But times change and reputations in the case of St Andrews rise.

You are the only person in this board who brings up the ridiculous “Stoxbridge” at every opportunity. I asked my DD, who is at Oxford now, and she says you are out of your mind.

+1 St Andrews booster is as bad as the Bucknell booster. If the school is so great, why do you have to keep up with the silly ratings crap? No one believes St Andrews to be on par with Oxbridge.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Stop with the St Andrew’s boosting. It’s a third rate school and its location makes access to US-based internships and jobs near impossible.

Yet for the past decade it has been ranked alongside Oxbridge is a variety of UK ranking schemes and a growing number of firms are hiring St Andrews grads.

BS. Just stop.

https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2025/sep/13/the-guardian-university-guide-2026-the-rankings

There are several well-used rankings in the UK that that cite St Andrews higher than either Cambridge and/or Oxford

Yes, the old guard Oxbridge crowd are devastated that the moniker “Stoxbridge” has become part of the lexicon.

But times change and reputations in the case of St Andrews rise.

You are the only person in this board who brings up the ridiculous “Stoxbridge” at every opportunity. I asked my DD, who is at Oxford now, and she says you are out of your mind.

Congratulations you can get her a coffee mug to celebrate her achievement - https://urbandictionary.store/mug/stoxbridge-17636606

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Apparently about 20% of the student body is American and it's been nicknamed the "Nantucket of Scotland." What's the draw and why this one university particularly?

Good school. Solud academics. Great setting. Long tradition. Wealthy and gorgeous students. Royal connection.

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Solid

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Anonymous wrote:The Bush family types who have been shut out of the Ivies for the last 40 years.

Bush and his daughter went to Ivies.

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Oxbridge is nerdy, SA is a good mix of fun and learning.

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Surprisingly SA doesn't have as many Chinese or Indian students as Brits and Americans. Most Chinese and Indian students it gets are second or third generation UK or US born not ones who grew up back home.

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Anonymous wrote:Surprisingly SA doesn't have as many Chinese or Indian students as Brits and Americans. Most Chinese and Indian students it gets are second or third generation UK or US born not ones who grew up back home.

Lots of Cantonese

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Anonymous wrote:Apparently about 20% of the student body is American and it's been nicknamed the "Nantucket of Scotland." What's the draw and why this one university particularly?

Good school. Solud academics. Great setting. Long tradition. Wealthy and gorgeous students. Royal connection.

Any royal connection aside from William and Kate eons ago?

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Yes. The only college age cousin is there now. Edward and Sophie's daughter

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Anonymous wrote:Surprisingly SA doesn't have as many Chinese or Indian students as Brits and Americans. Most Chinese and Indian students it gets are second or third generation UK or US born not ones who grew up back home.

Why?

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Anonymous wrote:Stop with the St Andrew’s boosting. It’s a third rate school and its location makes access to US-based internships and jobs near impossible.

Yet for the past decade it has been ranked alongside Oxbridge is a variety of UK ranking schemes and a growing number of firms are hiring St Andrews grads.

BS. Just stop.

https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2025/sep/13/the-guardian-university-guide-2026-the-rankings

There are several well-used rankings in the UK that that cite St Andrews higher than either Cambridge and/or Oxford

Yes, the old guard Oxbridge crowd are devastated that the moniker “Stoxbridge” has become part of the lexicon.

But times change and reputations in the case of St Andrews rise.

You are the only person in this board who brings up the ridiculous “Stoxbridge” at every opportunity. I asked my DD, who is at Oxford now, and she says you are out of your mind.

+1 St Andrews booster is as bad as the Bucknell booster. If the school is so great, why do you have to keep up with the silly ratings crap? No one believes St Andrews to be on par with Oxbridge.

Oxbridge is better than St Andrews, but St Andrews is much better than Colgate and Bucknell. It’s hilarious that the same poster keeps mentioning Bucknell like it’s rage bait.

The ignorance and lack of perception on this thread is only fueling the polarity here.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stop with the St Andrew’s boosting. It’s a third rate school and its location makes access to US-based internships and jobs near impossible.

Yet for the past decade it has been ranked alongside Oxbridge is a variety of UK ranking schemes and a growing number of firms are hiring St Andrews grads.

BS. Just stop.

https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2025/sep/13/the-guardian-university-guide-2026-the-rankings

There are several well-used rankings in the UK that that cite St Andrews higher than either Cambridge and/or Oxford

Yes, the old guard Oxbridge crowd are devastated that the moniker “Stoxbridge” has become part of the lexicon.

But times change and reputations in the case of St Andrews rise.

You are the only person in this board who brings up the ridiculous “Stoxbridge” at every opportunity. I asked my DD, who is at Oxford now, and she says you are out of your mind.

+1 St Andrews booster is as bad as the Bucknell booster. If the school is so great, why do you have to keep up with the silly ratings crap? No one believes St Andrews to be on par with Oxbridge.

Oxbridge is better than St Andrews, but St Andrews is much better than Colgate and Bucknell. It’s hilarious that the same poster keeps mentioning Bucknell like it’s rage bait.

The ignorance and lack of perception on this thread is only fueling the polarity here.

do you enjoy talking to your multiple personas on here?

[Anonymous]

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/705/1265272.page

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Anonymous wrote:I know people choosing it over UVA and W&M.

My child chose it over both of these, as well as 3 top 20 schools. They weren't interested in schools in the U.S. once Trump won.

Exactly! I was THRILLED to get my kid out of the US