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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a general rule, UK schools are overrated. There's no real reason why a school like Oxford and Cambridge should ever be considered on par, let alone better, than HYPSM. Their inflated reputation has more to do with the vestiges of colonialism and imperialism than anything else.

A tangent, but Americans would do well to get over their Anglophilia. The British certainly don't think highly of Americans and our education system, so there's no reason why we should be over here fawning over the British and their schools and letting it get into their collective heads.[/quote]

Lol, dullard of a troll fail.  :roll:

I definitely think it is worth noting the potential obstacles the generalist-American applicant might face at the undergrad level. On the whole, I think while people MIGHT quibble about recognized "prestige," the quality of education and applicants are the same at Oxbridge & H/y/p. The differences are going to be in best fit and each school's "arena" ( i.e., Yale is academic-oriented and Harvard has thier "business" school). Yet the quality of applicants is going to be top-level at both). As reflected by the fact these are all top 5 ranked schools in the WORLD.

On a side note, I went to grad school at Oxford, and during my time there had several chances to have dinner as part of my college's finance club and advisors' relationships with the CEOs of the top 10 IBs in the world. The networking and career opportunities are the exact same as HYP, etc., That's how I got my first job. The people who know, know. [/quote]

This is how many people get their first jobs from every college.[/quote]

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