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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Very niche indeed. I'm sympathetic to the presumably very personal issue that prompted the PP to address the health issue, but it's kind of a weird tool to judge a university. And 95% is more like 99.5% who don't have a beef with administration because of absences. [/quote]

The name of this thread is “what can you tell me about St Andrews” and what I can tell you is that our student adored it, but the University is not equipped to handle medical cases sensitively.  Our student did not arrive on campus with a medical issue. We didn’t give this any thought when choosing a college.    The big picture is that many college students worldwide struggle with health issues - physical and mental- that arise while enrolled.  What we have experienced is a very unforgiving mindset toward supporting students if they did not follow proper protocol to report their illness to the University- physical or mental.  Doctors’ letters will not matter, even for a major health issue, if they are submitted after the fact.

As much as prospective parents may think their student will not need extra support at University, odds are good that something could come up for your student, too. Their student services center is booked weeks on end, and it’s difficult to get care from the NHS.

Given the research coming to light about poor health among college students, it’s surprising this leading University doesn’t offer better programming in this area.   It’s important [/quote]

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