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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know half a dozen kids who are at St Andrews or recently graduated.  All are rich private school kids who did not get into  any decent college in the US and went to St Andrews to save face.  They’ve been happy at St Andrews.[/quote]

What is wrong with you? Do you always spew nonsense about things you know nothing about?

My child is a second year at St Andrew. We are not rich, DC didn't attend private school, didn't go to St Andrews to save face, and it was their first choice. And oh, yeah, they had a 34 ACT, a 3.9 UW GPA and got into competitive US schools, including Tulane and University of Michigan. Also, I see no signs of impending alcoholism.[/quote]

Did I generalize about all Americans who attended St. Andrews?  No. And yes, I do know the half a dozen kids who attend/attended and I do know what other colleges accepted them because they are in my kids' circles of peers.  Save face does not mean the kids don't have grades, test scores, etc. for competitive US schools - it just means they were not accepted at them.  So these kids attended St. Andrews rather than their safety.  And  saying your kid goes to univerisity in Scotland  has a certain cachet to it for some people, especially when the other choice is JMU. And I actually do know about attending university in the UK because I am an American who graduated from the University of Durham and historically St. Andrews has had the reputation as the UK university that would basically accept any American who could pay and the wealthy British students who were not so accomplished academically.  I would recommend Durham - I loved my time there.[/quote]

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