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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I attended a rigorous international high school in Asia (think Singapore, Shanghai, Hong Kong) that sent students to both British and American unis. Many top students applied to both HYPSM/Ivies Plus as well as Oxbridge/LSE/UCL, and would always choose the American schools (especially HYPSM) over Oxbridge schools, unless they had family in the UK or something like that. I'm familiar with similar schools elsewhere and this was pretty much the case everywhere.[/quote]

That's true - American schools also give you more freedom to pick your major as opposed to studying a fixed subject matter for three years that you may end up not liking and alumni networks are generally stronger for American schools in the job market. The job market in the UK is not terrible, but also not ideal. Entry-level salaries are quite low compared to the US and employment options for international students are rather limited, however, the Oxbridge name does carry a lot of clout in other countries. Still, my impression with the people I've met from overseas is that if they can afford to send their children to the ivies or Oxbridge for undergrad, they usually would favor the US over the UK. [/quote]

Precisely. And the areas where Oxbridge does have clout equal to HYPSM are the UK, Europe, and several former/present Commonwealth realms. In much of the rest of the world, a degree from a top American school holds more water, particularly in developed regions like East Asia. Hence, HYPSM > Oxbridge.[/quote]

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