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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The OPs question and premise of …. I didn’t get into ED1 so I’ll just go to UK….. does that actually happen?  Like, I didn’t get into BC, none of the other schools are interesting or prestigious enough in the US so I’ll just go to St Andrews. [/quote]

I personally think it is a mistake to make such a quick decision without realty thinking about the consequences. This decision is better done by Juniors today and not Seniors who missed ED1.

We took a month in the UK visiting schools between Jr and Sr year and visited 8 different universities and met with admissions people and occasionally with a program director. DS had an opportunity to not only walk around and visit campus, but also spent a few days around campus to see what it could be like. I do not recommend to your Sr who never thought about it to all of a sudden on Jan 15 to put together a UCAS application for the fall. It is a recipe for disaster to make a quick life changing decision this fast.[/quote]

Huh? Just because they apply doesn't mean they have to go.

And news flash - not everyone can afford to college trip overseas without even knowing you whether they got in!

I'm guessing you don't want more applications coming in to compete with your son's[/quote]

No, PP’s point is reasonable. It’s weird to shotgun an application in 10 days to schools that operate on a very different system that you’ve never given serious thought to previously.[/quote]

Maybe there are people who HAVE given it thought, but didn't follow through and now that circumstances have changed, they are reconsidering it.

The world is not just black and white, it exists in shades of grey.[/quote]

Is it? Wow, I never realized that. Thank you for explaining it to me! That must be why I said PP’s point was applicable to every single person rather than just being a reasonable point compared to the other poster who claimed PP was trying to gatekeep applications. Oh, wait.[/quote]

Calm the F down. This is not that important a thread. None of them are.[/quote]

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