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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many American kids apply to uk/irish/eu schools as safety schools. St. Andrews, trinity, etc. I know 4 kids going this year. For 2 kids, it was their best option- either highest ranked acceptance or just didn't like their other options. For the other 2 kids, the lower cost was the main driver. Its pretty easy for public school kids as long as they have ap courses - and the schools i mentioned don't require the ap tests. They also don't even need act or sat scores. Kids can apply test optionsl there as well. I was surprised by this. (I am not talking about oxford/cambridge which have higher academic requirements). I will also add that there has always been a decent size American expat community in these schools. It's not a new idea. [/quote]

It's nice for schools like St Andrews that they don't seem to get judged on yield  . . . .  They can afford to accept a large number of international students know that only, say, 10% of them will yield.[/quote]

They have the best dataset for US applicants. I read somewhere other universities in England asked St Andrews for help deciphering the myriad -of grading systems in the US so that they can take in more applications….
It is easier for St Andrews to be more lenient with American students because their Tariff for English and Scottish students is one of the highest in the UK on par with Oxford/cambridge for RUK and Scottish students. Just browse the StudentRoom website for those unis and you will find a ton of English applicants with A*A*A* or A*A*A that are accepted at Oxbridge and denied at St Andrews.  now for internationals it is a lot easier to get in St A than Oxbridge. Consider yourself lucky![/quote]

I’m sorry but what do you mean by tariff. Tuition fee?[/quote]

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