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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why in the world would you go to a random European university instead of a state college in your state? Make it make sense. [/quote]
In state doesn't always have the major one wants.

DC is looking at oos or private.

We ran the numbers going oos/private vs to the UK.   The most expensive UK uni we looked at ends up being like $200K with travel to/fro.  The ones we think DC will like will be around $175K, all in. They are looking at a sandwich program where you take a year out in industry.  You do pay tuition, but at a much reduced rate, and you get paid for the internship.   Even though you do have to find the internship yourself, the uni career center does help out.   But, rather than just the 10 week summer internship, you are looking at more like 20+ weeks.

Plus, DC wants out of MD , and I can't blame them.

We have family in the UK, and I think DC would really like it there, and so would I.  I just got back from the UK, and not having ever to think about a possible shooting while there was such a relief.

My other kid is in state, and they have active shooter alerts.  The first time they sent out a test alert, DC got nervous and wasn't sure what was going on.

It is incredibly sad that we think this is a normal way to live.[/quote]

Please what major does UMD not have that they can only get at Durham University? Also I’m not sure why *paying* to work for free for a year is considered a plus. stay home, go to UMD, and then get an actual paying job. [/quote]
 I'm not going to state what the major is because then you'd make some ignorant comment about that major.  But the tuition for that sandwich year is tiny.  I'd be happy to pay that tiny amount for the experience and pay that DC would get.

But, it's true, in state colleges don't always have the major one wants.

DC will absolutely hate 1000% going in state.   Plus, the UK's culture  is much more aligned to DC's interests.[/quote]

Sure, ok. [/quote]
you're very ignorant.  UMD does not have every major out there.  It's a great school. My  DC is there, but it's not all encompassing.  That's why it's part of the Academic Common Market, but even then, not all majors are listed there.

I feel sorry for you that your mind is so small.

BTW, I am very practical and somewhat frugal.  But, there are pros to going abroad for college, especially with the cost of college these days.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-applications-europe-uk-asia-jump-amid-rising-costs-political-turmoil/#:~:text=Data%20collected%20by%20the%20International,year%20their%20numbers%20were%20available.

And they aren't all going to Oxbridge or LSE.
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He said from November 2024 through July 2025, website visits went from 600,990 to 1,534,929 and strategy calls went from 2,215 to 29,373 in the same period.

American student applications to the United Kingdom rose 14% this year, according to UCAS, the UK's shared admissions service for higher education. This was the largest increase since UCAS started collecting the data in 2006. [/quote][/quote]

lol no, you are not a bit “practical and frugal” if you would send your kid to a UK college instead of UMD. [/quote]

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