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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would refrain from PUSHING your kid towards an international school.

I would open their minds and view by exposing them to the idea when they are HS Freshman or Sophomores….but let them decide.

We travelled a lot. One summer (between Fresh and Soph HS yr) we were in Italy and when in Milan we accidentally passed in front of these amazing buidling that happened to be Bocconi. My son asked what that was and when we told him it was an amazing business school his brain started working….we came back to Europe between Soph and Junior year to specifically tour EU and UK schools since he was enamored but not sold on the idea.

HE spent a month abroad between his Jr and Sr at a U program in Italy and this gave him the confidence to apply in his Sr year. We didnt force anything, only opened his eyes.

Some kids will want to explore the idea, others like my daughter will straight up say, no, not for me.[/quote]

Agree 100%. Don’t force it. Simply expose them to it and let them decide. Some kids will have an interest and others wont. On avg it will be much cheaper than a US college when you consider 3 vs 4 years. Unless you are in Scotland or Ireland, then it is also 4 years and while cheaper, it is not that much cheaper.

At our house the decision was, if IVY or t20, stay in the US. If Best option was T-20 - T-40 type schools then it would be a pros/cons decision, but again, we let our kid decide. He got in USC and NYU and decided to go abroad.[/quote]

Hundreds if not thousands of international kids come to US universities every year. They have fun, they frolic  and they consume Americana  voraciously. If international parents can countenance such an endeavor so can you. Whatever happened to rugged individuality that Americans were known for?[/quote]

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