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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I think the stereotype of St Andrews some of you are expressing is out-of-date. Our college counselor told us it is HIGHLY competitive for British kids and becoming much much  more so year by year for US kids, especially ones willing to go overseas, as the US top 25 becoming almost impossible for smart but unhooked kids. Our counselor said it used to be super-posh elites and has become more much difficult to get in.[/quote]

my kid was accepted and we went to a meeting in DC for accepted students. we were told that this year there were about 4000 applictions from the US and that a little more than 400 were accepted. so it is beconing more difficult even for US kids. the steretype of St. Andrews as the place for dumb rich kid is at best old. rankings are up (#1 for the Guardian and consistently among the top universities in the UK). also, there is a network of thousands of alumni in the US, for the poster who quipped that the job market is hot in the UK, as if that's the only place if you graduate from St Andrews. 
my kid was just accepted by her top choice in the US with some sholarship (still at least $20K more than "posh" St. Andrews, for whoever wonder why people consider sending their kids abroad instead of to US colleges lately) and we are now working to determine which school is the best fit. kids visited StA and loved so we will see. [/quote]

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