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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, great opportunity to get in one those schools for any kid here that would be a t20-t50 admit. [/quote]

I agree. This is how we are looking at it at our household with our 3 kids (two Juniors and one Freshman). Following the OP’s list:

1. Oxford/Cambridge - If not accepted to any IVY or MIT/Stanford, then these two.
2. Imperial/LSE - Same as above, but add Berkeley and a few others.
3. UCL - If not accepted to any t20, then UCL.
4. Edinburgh/King’s/St Andrews - If best US acceptance is in between any t25-t50, we would pick Kings/Edinburgh
5. Warwick/Bristol/Exeter/Bath - If best US school is t-50 and up, that these would be prioritized.

Obviously this is just a general guidelines that we have discussed internally. We would clearly focus on each subject and fit. but the general idea stays. US schools are way too expensive to pass up these cheaper UK options. [/quote]

My son started looking at UK schools (he is a JR) and we had no idea what to look for. This thread has been very helpful. After talking to his counselor who recommended someone else that focus on UK schools, this list is pretty much what he was told as it relates to relative values.[/quote]

It’s really important to remember that you need to focus on the programme rather than just the university when looking at the UK. For example, if your child is interested in engineering, you should look at the ranking of engineering courses. If interested in history, they probably shouldn’t focus on LSE or Warwick. If interested in economics, you definitely wouldn’t rank Exeter and Bath alongside Warwick.[/quote]

Yes that is true to an extent. At the end of the day, it depends where you kid plans to have a professional career. If in the UK, then you are 100% correct. But if the plan is to go back to the US and even EU then the league tables are a little less relevant and the “pedigree” of the uni weights a little more. Please note I said a “little less” relevant. Clearly for an Econ major looking to work as an economist at an IB in NYC, they will know Warwick’s strength vs Bath….But in General and unfortunately, the perceived name recognition of the university will play a bigger role in the US.[/quote]

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