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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]St Andrews is consistently top 3 in the [/b]UK for graduate prospectus and student satisfaction across multiple rankings. Bottom line: students are getting good outcomes and lauding their university experience. [/quote]

It was listed as such over a year ago in one British newspaper to generate revenue. That is all. ST Andrews is rated #384 by USNWR (which has been the gold standard for rankings since the early 1980s) for global presence. You tried claiming this in the other ongoing thread about St Andrews but anyone on college admissions is going to laugh at you[/quote]

On USNWR Dartmouth is ranked #320, Brown is ranked #153.. yet UC San Diego is ranked #21 and UNC is ranked #47...

The reason St Andrews is ranked highly on the UK rankings yet poorly on the global rankings is because global rankings place a larger emphasis on publications/graduate programs. St Andrews has very few postgraduates its main focus is undergraduate studies.

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Or maybe the rankings services knows St. A has been bringing in American students since 1984 to keep it afloat. See wiki[/quote]

How is that relevant? The irrational and illogical comments on this thread are diabolical
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"Diabolical?" Weird choice of word. Are you super defensive for some reason? People are just stating well-known facts. The facts are relevant because St. Andrews has been marketing heavily in the US for decades. It has a dozen full-time recruiters in America. It locks onto the full-freight American because Scots attend free - so bringing in Americans is the only way to keep the place afloat ... and the reason why the Brits attending look down on the American students.

If you are fine with that, then apply, but be aware that St A does not offer services that US Universities do. Read extensively before sending a student who is needy of services, has ADHD or something requiring counseling and meds, or other health issues. Send only very mature students who are self-starters[/quote]

There is no relation between a schools academic excellence/prestige and the amount of American students they recruit. Other International schools with a small graduate school presence also heavily recruit Americans. People on this thread suggest St Andrews is not a "good school" because they recruit Americans.

I agree St Andrews is only a good fit for very mature students who are self-starters. [/quote]

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