Greetings!
Glad I found this thread.
I am assuming most of the folks on this thread are from the US? It’s very early in the admissions cycle for my DS at this time. Heck, he’s a HS freshman. Already got 2 kids in college. The first one, I put a bug in her ear about a particular school. We visited and she fell in love with it. She’s a senior there now. Our younger girl wanted to go to a particular school since she was in 8th grade. I didn’t push her away from that thought. She’s in her first year now.
So, I plan on putting a bug in my DS ear such as, “How about considering a UK school?” From his interests so far, seems like he’d go into CS or engineering. We are from Illinois, so great school in UIUC for CS and engineering- albeit tough to get accepted into those majors. There are also 3+2 programs (3 years at a LAC + 2 years at a School/College of Engineering at another school for a BA+BS combo) out there. Bottom line is lots of attractive choices out there.
My question is this for the knowledgeable folks on this thread: Why a UK school when the intent (just assuming) is to go back to the US to work? Let’s say, kiddo will apply and go to Edinburgh for CS or engineering.
Also, is the process to apply to a UK uni onerous? I know about the AP requirements. The essay is a bit different than what you would write for the Common App.