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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I'm not British but I would strongly recommend weighing the long term considerations if sending DC to a UK school (or anywhere abroad, really). It is significantly more difficult to secure employment back in the states compared to an equivalent U.S. college. While there is an air of momentary mystique when it comes to British schools, [b]American employers will, at the end of the day, prefer hires from American schools barring specific technical skillsets. And, well, wages and COL are generally more favorable in the states, and with the uncertainty around Brexit, I'm less bullish on the UK in the mid- to long-term.[/b]

There's also a lingering, underlying question if you're American of, "Well, why did they decide to do their undergrad abroad in the first place?" Yes,

If DC wants to settle in the UK, then this is all a non-issue.

I know two Oxbridge grads. One is the daughter of a distant family friend. She didn't get into her first-choice schools here and ended up at Cambridge. She's done well for herself and last I heard is working as a banker in London, with no plans to return back. She seems happy, and the family is happy with their choice.

The other guy I know is Australian, graduated from Oxford, moved here. He spent over a year (!) unemployed and having a tough time finding a job but is now working in consulting, I believe. I have a hard time imagining a Harvard or Yale or Stanford grad finding it difficult to land a job, well, anywhere.[/quote]

Why is this the first time in this thread that someone is actually acknowledging this? This is the most important people should be paying attention to. Unless your plan is to live in the UK, it's really not advisable to attend university there. Masters and grad programs are maybe a different story.[/quote]

There are consulting/finance companies that recruit internationally. But I definitely agree that outside of those careers (and perhaps a few others) it would be tough to work in the US afterwards. [/quote]

I work in recruitment for a consulting firm, and I can assure you that we would not overlook a candidate with an undergraduate degree from a school in the UK, particularly Oxbridge.  It takes a lot of determination to attend school overseas which speaks to character, we are a global company and value the international experience, and the level of education from even the non-Oxbridge schools is on-par with if not better than many academic institutions in the US. Additionally, I'd say at least 30% of our employees have master's degrees from the UK.  TBH we don't really care where students attended undergrad, but we do pay attention to where they went to grad school. [/quote]

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