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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm curious what motivates most applicants. Are there advantages? Or do you typically have a family reason?

DD is a couple years out, but we are considering a within-US move for in-state residency purposes and wondering what else to consider. [/quote]

1. [url]Less expensive (even with the flights back and forth)[b]
2. We have family in the other country our kids applied to[/quote]

Not anymore it’s $100k a year read posts above.[/quote]

The $100K figure was only for certain majors at Oxford. International tuition and fees for most top ranked UK universities is considerably less than at Oxford.  [/quote]

Well, my kid is paying $100k for Oxford. Here’s the breakdown and link. Tuition ranges between 37,780 pounds to 62,820 pounds, more for medicine. Living costs range 15,795 to 18,995 pounds. 62,820 + 18,945 =81,765 81,765 pounds, which is $108,794 dollars. https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/fees-and-funding/living-costs[/quote]

for a US student who is hoping to be a doctor in the US, going to Oxford is a terrible move.

but I expect your kid isn't studying medicine at all.  they're doing a humanities course. Let's say PPE starting next year.  And you used the very highest possible room and board (and every extra) number from this chart https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/fees-and-funding/living-costs. But we don't have to do that, because we dont' do that when we're comparing other colleges. So:

Tuition: 43k GBP.  
Room: 7500-9000 gbp. Let's use 9k. 
Board: 2900-4900 gbp  Let's use 4k.

That's 56k gbp.  [b]that's $75,000 USD.  [/b]. Also, [b]Oxford is three years.[/b]  So full PPE degree is $225,000. A steal compared to full pay private which, again for kids starting in 2026, will be 400k.

But you knew that. [/quote]

What is your problem? My kid is paying $100k as stated by the university stat pages. And doing very well, thank you. Sorry you such a bizarre personality disorder that you have to fight about nonsense on mommy boards[/quote]

100k a year for 3 years is still a lot better than 100k a year for 4 years. And most kids at Oxford, you can admit, are paying more like 70k[/quote]

But keep in mind there is very little financial aid and no merit. It’s not like in America. And cost of living is higher plus add in airfare cost. Flying the family over for graduation + hotel at Oxford was very $$.[/quote]

How did the Oxford graduation work? I've heard they don't have a single ceremony/ date for the class. Do people graduate only with their course?  Their college? How far in advance do they know the date of the graduation?
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