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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A friend of my DS in a CA public (urban) HS was offered a place at St. Andrews / Edinburgh and LSE

They chose LSE[/quote]

DS also got in LSE. Phenomenal school. But after we toured it for the second time, it became clear that the environment is just not great. Sure, the education is top notch and the location, while great, makes this a tough spot for a 18 yr old. We spoke to a dozen undergrads while there. The common theme was that there is zero campus environment, feels like a commuter school. There are tons of internationals and the “college experience” for a freshman coming from the US is juts not there.

DS got in LSE, UCL, St Andrews and Durham. He is finishing up his first year at St Andrews and absolutely loves it. His cousin lasted 1 year at UCL in that big city environment. He managed to transfer to Exeter and just graduated.[/quote]

City living takes a certain kind of kid, I'm sure.[/quote]

it wasn’t just City living. The 5th school DS got in was Edinburgh. I’m not comparing the cities of London and Edinburgh, but U of Edinburgh is definitely a city environment. But it is still different than UCL or LSE. There is a university feel about it. While London is,…..London …it is awesome and terrible at the same time if you are an 1 yr old. [/quote]

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