First of all, the scholarships there can be more than a few thousand pounds, but that’s not the broader point.
The spirit of the thread (through the lens of our experience with UK schools) was for students in that space between Top 50 SLACs and the crapshoot of T20 schools, there’s a lot more opportunities out there literally in the world than you may think.
Also, I referenced the UCAS application, which is not exclusive to St. Andrews. If they can get into Oxbridge, that’s wonderful. Our example was that there’s a kid who having the time of her life studying in Europe at a fraction of the cost of, versus, we’ll say, “equal” universities back home.
I’m assuming that you understand that the UCAS application allows the student to apply to more than one college, often at a fraction of the cost when applying to elite US universities, and oftentimes, finding out admission status earlier than EA choices in the U.S.