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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also it looks like the other PP was referring to this list of the unis with most Americans attending that another poster shared:

1. University of St Andrews – ≈ 1,810
2. University of Edinburgh – ≈ 960
3. University of Oxford – ≈ 720[/quote]

This is a blip in terms of the number of US college students which I believe is around 16MM.

Now, maybe a million are applying and this is all that gets in…but I doubt it.[/quote]

What does this have to do with the thread?[/quote]

That the record number applying is only like maybe 10,000 kids total out of 4MM kids applying to college from the US[/quote]

Considering that for most Americans, their universe extends only 100 miles from their home, it is actually pretty impressive that there are 10,000+ kids applying to UK schools from America. I’m willing to bet 99.99% of all kids applying through the Common App could not name more than one UK university.[/quote]

UK universities are also only relatively affordable if you are willing and able to pay fully for US private universities. The vast majority of US high school students are not able to afford UK universities, especially with the current exchange rate, and are barely able to afford public or private colleges in this country with generous merit scholarships, financial aid, and employment. [/quote]

And this is why most UK unis have a big offer rate for American students. Despite the fact they need international money, most US students applying to. UK unis at undergrad are coming from wealthy private schools, where even if they were in the 50to 75% percentile, they are still scoring 1400+, good GPAs and a couple of 5s and 4s on APs.[/quote]

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