Anonymous wrote:I thought there would be more New Yorkers than Californians….NY is much closer and a very easy flight to Edinburgh….

Agree...takes 14-15 hours to get to Edinburgh from LA.....vs 6:50 from NYC to Edinburgh....and yet...270 kids is a lot...

Anonymous wrote:I thought there would be more New Yorkers than Californians….NY is much closer and a very easy flight to Edinburgh….

NY is a just flyover state for Californians.

I thought there would be more New Yorkers than Californians….NY is much closer and a very easy flight to Edinburgh….

ChatGPT reranked it for you in order:

1. California – 269.5
2. New York – 253.5
3. Connecticut – 160.5
4. Massachusetts – 143.0
5. Virginia – 93.5
6. New Jersey – 83.0
7. Unknown – 80.0
8. Texas – 70.0
9. Washington – 60.0
10. Pennsylvania – 59.0
11. Maryland – 46.5
12. Colorado – 45.0
13. District of Columbia – 37.0
14. Illinois – 36.0
15. Florida – 32.0
16. North Carolina – 28.0
17. New Hampshire – 28.0
18. Ohio – 23.0
19. Rhode Island – 19.0
20. Georgia – 18.0
21. Oregon – 17.0
22. Tennessee – 16.5
23. Minnesota – 13.0
24. Michigan – 11.0
25. Arizona – 10.0
26. Maine – 9.5
27. South Carolina – 8.5
28. Delaware – 8.0
29. Missouri – 7.0
30. Kentucky – 7.0
31. Louisiana – 6.0
32. Indiana – 6.0
33. Utah – 6.0
34. Vermont – 5.5
35. Wisconsin – 5.0
36. Home Schooled – 4.0

States where current Undergraduates are from. Total is 1753 undergrads.
Unknown 80.0 - -
Alabama <5 - -
Arkansas <5 - -
Arizona 10.0 - -
California 269.5 - -
Colorado 45.0 - -
Connecticut 160.5 - -
District of Columbia 37.0 - -
Delaware 8.0 - -
Florida 32.0 - -
Georgia 18.0 - -
Hawaii <5 - -
Home Schooled 4.0 - -
Iowa <5 - -
Idaho <5 - -
Illinois 36.0 - -
Indiana 6.0 - -
Kansas <5 - -
Kentucky 7.0 - -
Louisiana 6.0 - -
Massachusetts 143.0 - -
Maryland 46.5 - -
Maine 9.5 - -
Michigan 11.0 - -
Minnesota 13.0 - -
Missouri 7.0 - -
Mississippi <5 - -
Montana <5 - -
North Carolina 28.0 - -
North Dakota <5 - -
Nebraska <5 - -
New Hampshire 28.0 - -
New Jersey 83.0 - -
New Mexico <5 - -
New York 253.5 - -
Ohio 23.0 - -
Oklahoma <5 - -
Oregon 17.0 - -
Pennsylvania 59.0 - -
Puerto Rico <5 - -
Rhode Island 19.0 - -
South Carolina 8.5 - -
Tennessee 16.5 - -
Texas 70.0 - -
Utah 6.0 - -
Virginia 93.5 - -
Vermont 5.5 - -
Washington 60.0 - -
Wisconsin 5.0 - -
West Virginia <5 - -

Anonymous wrote:My daughter graduated from St Andrews two years ago with a Double Honors degree in History and IR. She gave up Notre Dame, USC and NYU to go to St Andrews. A lot of people told her she was crazy.

She spent the last 2 years working at a EU Multinational trade consulting firm, hired by a St Andrews alumni. This is an opportunity she probably would have never had, if not from the super strong St Andrews alumni network.

And now she was just recently accepted to a t3 Law School in the US starting Fall 2025.

I cant stress enough how amazing of an opportunity this was for her.

Do any of you parents know if there are any send off events in the US? What about the timeline for events for the offer holders in the US? I was under the impression that typically they have one in CA and one in NY around March? Is that the case?

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Anonymous wrote:Do Americans tend to stay in Britain afterwards? I'm just trying to understand the purpose of moving to another nation and not even going to the best institutions for your undergraduate degree.

Well- it wisely IS considered one of the best institutions

But even if it were not - you truly don't understand why people don't limit themselves to their own country? Would you say the same about not limiting themselves to their state, region? This seems to reflect a pretty parochial view

I wonder why people who dont even travel, would post in a thread about a university across the pond. What would this person gain from that post?

Anonymous wrote:Do Americans tend to stay in Britain afterwards? I'm just trying to understand the purpose of moving to another nation and not even going to the best institutions for your undergraduate degree.

Well- it wisely IS considered one of the best institutions

But even if it were not - you truly don't understand why people don't limit themselves to their own country? Would you say the same about not limiting themselves to their state, region? This seems to reflect a pretty parochial view

Do Americans tend to stay in Britain afterwards? I'm just trying to understand the purpose of moving to another nation and not even going to the best institutions for your undergraduate degree.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter graduated from St Andrews two years ago with a Double Honors degree in History and IR. She gave up Notre Dame, USC and NYU to go to St Andrews. A lot of people told her she was crazy.

She spent the last 2 years working at a EU Multinational trade consulting firm, hired by a St Andrews alumni. This is an opportunity she probably would have never had, if not from the super strong St Andrews alumni network.

And now she was just recently accepted to a t3 Law School in the US starting Fall 2025.

I cant stress enough how amazing of an opportunity this was for her.

Nothing crazy. DD gave up Notre Dame for St Andrews. Only misinformed mediocre Americans would raise eyebrows….

I’m afraid that’s just not true. But no one should care—it’s obviously a great school.

What part of my comment wasn’t true?

“ Only misinformed mediocre Americans would raise eyebrows….”

Unless you consider investment bankers, heads of government agencies, CEOs of international NGOs and McKinsey partners misinformed and mediocre? Those are just of the few we encountered. Once explained, they got it, but don’t imagine that St Andrews is on everyone’s radar as a competitive school. Even among parents/kids at our DC private, it is still a safety.

Interesting because MMBs targets St Andrews grads….I just know because I recruited for one of the Big 3….sad your McKinsey partner knew nothing about it.

Yes, tragic

We are not talking about Brits from St. Andrew’s. Just saying. We don’t care about branch offices of American companies in London.

PP here. Neither am i sweetie.

^ I should note, in that particular case, they knew about it from friends whose kid transferred out. Again, we're talking about raised eyebrows, and the point is that it's not on *everyone's* radar as a *competitive school.* As is obvious from other posters above. I say this as a parent whose kid was on the verge of going and was thrilled, as were we.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter graduated from St Andrews two years ago with a Double Honors degree in History and IR. She gave up Notre Dame, USC and NYU to go to St Andrews. A lot of people told her she was crazy.

She spent the last 2 years working at a EU Multinational trade consulting firm, hired by a St Andrews alumni. This is an opportunity she probably would have never had, if not from the super strong St Andrews alumni network.

And now she was just recently accepted to a t3 Law School in the US starting Fall 2025.

I cant stress enough how amazing of an opportunity this was for her.

Nothing crazy. DD gave up Notre Dame for St Andrews. Only misinformed mediocre Americans would raise eyebrows….

I’m afraid that’s just not true. But no one should care—it’s obviously a great school.

What part of my comment wasn’t true?

“ Only misinformed mediocre Americans would raise eyebrows….”

Unless you consider investment bankers, heads of government agencies, CEOs of international NGOs and McKinsey partners misinformed and mediocre? Those are just of the few we encountered. Once explained, they got it, but don’t imagine that St Andrews is on everyone’s radar as a competitive school. Even among parents/kids at our DC private, it is still a safety.

Interesting because MMBs targets St Andrews grads….I just know because I recruited for one of the Big 3….sad your McKinsey partner knew nothing about it.

Yes, tragic

We are not talking about Brits from St. Andrew’s. Just saying. We don’t care about branch offices of American companies in London.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter graduated from St Andrews two years ago with a Double Honors degree in History and IR. She gave up Notre Dame, USC and NYU to go to St Andrews. A lot of people told her she was crazy.

She spent the last 2 years working at a EU Multinational trade consulting firm, hired by a St Andrews alumni. This is an opportunity she probably would have never had, if not from the super strong St Andrews alumni network.

And now she was just recently accepted to a t3 Law School in the US starting Fall 2025.

I cant stress enough how amazing of an opportunity this was for her.

Nothing crazy. DD gave up Notre Dame for St Andrews. Only misinformed mediocre Americans would raise eyebrows….

I’m afraid that’s just not true. But no one should care—it’s obviously a great school.

What part of my comment wasn’t true?

“ Only misinformed mediocre Americans would raise eyebrows….”

Unless you consider investment bankers, heads of government agencies, CEOs of international NGOs and McKinsey partners misinformed and mediocre? Those are just of the few we encountered. Once explained, they got it, but don’t imagine that St Andrews is on everyone’s radar as a competitive school. Even among parents/kids at our DC private, it is still a safety.

Interesting because MMBs targets St Andrews grads….I just know because I recruited for one of the Big 3….sad your McKinsey partner knew nothing about it.

Yes, tragic

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter graduated from St Andrews two years ago with a Double Honors degree in History and IR. She gave up Notre Dame, USC and NYU to go to St Andrews. A lot of people told her she was crazy.

She spent the last 2 years working at a EU Multinational trade consulting firm, hired by a St Andrews alumni. This is an opportunity she probably would have never had, if not from the super strong St Andrews alumni network.

And now she was just recently accepted to a t3 Law School in the US starting Fall 2025.

I cant stress enough how amazing of an opportunity this was for her.

Nothing crazy. DD gave up Notre Dame for St Andrews. Only misinformed mediocre Americans would raise eyebrows….

I’m afraid that’s just not true. But no one should care—it’s obviously a great school.

What part of my comment wasn’t true?

“ Only misinformed mediocre Americans would raise eyebrows….”

Unless you consider investment bankers, heads of government agencies, CEOs of international NGOs and McKinsey partners misinformed and mediocre? Those are just of the few we encountered. Once explained, they got it, but don’t imagine that St Andrews is on everyone’s radar as a competitive school. Even among parents/kids at our DC private, it is still a safety.

Interesting because MMBs targets St Andrews grads….I just know because I recruited for one of the Big 3….sad your McKinsey partner knew nothing about it.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter graduated from St Andrews two years ago with a Double Honors degree in History and IR. She gave up Notre Dame, USC and NYU to go to St Andrews. A lot of people told her she was crazy.

She spent the last 2 years working at a EU Multinational trade consulting firm, hired by a St Andrews alumni. This is an opportunity she probably would have never had, if not from the super strong St Andrews alumni network.

And now she was just recently accepted to a t3 Law School in the US starting Fall 2025.

I cant stress enough how amazing of an opportunity this was for her.

Nothing crazy. DD gave up Notre Dame for St Andrews. Only misinformed mediocre Americans would raise eyebrows….

I’m afraid that’s just not true. But no one should care—it’s obviously a great school.

What part of my comment wasn’t true?

“ Only misinformed mediocre Americans would raise eyebrows….”

Unless you consider investment bankers, heads of government agencies, CEOs of international NGOs and McKinsey partners misinformed and mediocre? Those are just of the few we encountered. Once explained, they got it, but don’t imagine that St Andrews is on everyone’s radar as a competitive school. Even among parents/kids at our DC private, it is still a safety.