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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve been considering England or Wales schools bc the tuition/room/board is similar to our flagship price bc it’s 3yrs vs 4. My child has hyperfocus & absolutely loathes the idea of gen eds & Eng/Wales schools at least don’t have them.

I’ve found that many courses/majors have the option on “year in industry”. So you’re at uni for years 1-2, then are placed in an internship for a year, then back on campus final year. The tuition for internship year is like  3k gbp.

I’d like to hear others perspective on if a year long internship would help mitigate the “I’ve never heard of that school” factor. For even some of the “lesser” universities with Mech E degrees, they’re placing kids at Rolls Royce & other places I have heard of[/quote]

I hired a 3rd year for a year. It’s like a year long coop. In that it gives them experience but also removes them from their cohort, as some friends will choose to do just the three years and graduate. The school doesn’t ‘place’ you. You have to find the job yourself though I’m sure the school has resources for the search. I never dealt with the uni, only the employee/student. Be mindful that the placement can be in another area of the country entirely so you’ll need to find local housing transportation etc. Not too dissimilar to US kids needing housing and logistics near NYC or near Seattle for an internship. Any experience will help with future employment. But realize that some multi national employers have global recognition while Vodaphone for example does not. If a large multinational is important to your kid, start that search early.  [/quote]

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