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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DCUMers only focus on Oxbridge and maybe Imperial/LSE. Anything else and you will hear all kinds of excuses…

But yes, there are another 5 o 7 unis in the UK that make a lot of sense for american kids that dont get admissions to t25 schools.[/quote]

I would say St Andrews gets more attention than any other UK school on here. Not justified, in my opinion, but I also don’t understand the Tulane or Northeastern fixations on here either.[/quote]

It is very easy to understand why. 
1) Scottish unis are more aligned with US schools in that it has more flexibility than English universities. It is 4 years so you are allowed to explore 2 or 3 other subjects in your first two years and  change majors before your Honours years.
2) Edinburgh, St Andrews and Glasgow get all the attention because they are the top unis in Scotland. So naturally, Americans looking in Scotland would veer towards these schools.
3) These schools understand the US HS system better and are more flexible with AP requirements.
4) No every kid gets in Ivy League schools or Oxbridge. So when compared to the cost of a Private or OOS tuition at a t25 to t60 US school, there is a lot of value here.
5) Add to the above the fact that St Andrews over the last 10 years have ranked in the top 3-4 in their own UK rankings (3 separate ranking publications) make it an easy choice for Americans. Edinburgh and Glasgow are amazing research universities that produce a ton of reasearch and are highly ranked and respected worldwide.

Not very complicated.[/quote]

Yeah, thanks, I didn’t say I didn’t understand why St Andrews gets so much attention. I just said I didn’t think it was justified. And if anything Edinburgh and Glasgow should get more but St Andrews seems to get more than both of those combined.[/quote]

DP. I agree with you on the St. A's front. But Glasgow? Are you serious? Total dump. Even after it was chosen as the Europen City of Culture back in the way back whens...[/quote]

Sorry, just meant “Edinburgh and Glasgow” if you buy all of the Scotland university arguments in the PP’s post, not that I think anything particular about Glasgow.[/quote]

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