UK students switch to US universities

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15963688

by dmmalam • 13 years ago

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arethuza• 13 years ago

Interesting, my 14 year old son (who is at a private school) is keen on going to a foreign University (probably in the US) and it's not because of the tuition fees - we don't have them here in Scotland.

bromang• 13 years ago

This sort of hype article pops up every few years in the British press. Perhaps there is an increasing trend in students attending US universities, but it is always going to be a small number, and almost all of them will be private school pupils with rich parents.

AmirS2• 13 years ago

With the latest hike in British tuition fees (to around £9000/year from around £3000), studying in the US probably costs around the same as studying in the UK, so I'm not surprised that many more kids are suddenly considering going abroad.

Previously, studying in the UK was far cheaper, so it was ridiculous for a British citizen to voluntarily pay much more to study abroad for a similar quality of education.

hackerboos• 13 years ago

Most people can't go to university without loans from the government, which you won't get if you study in the US.

sentenza2• 13 years ago

But why go to the US? A British citizen can study everywhere in the EU. Personally, I would recommend going to Germany (disclaimer: yes, I'm German), especially for an education in engineering. In many Univerities here, you pay less than 500€ a year (and might even get free public transportation with that). Granted, there is the language barrier, but on the other hand, it's rather cheap to spend a weekend "back home" when you feel like it.

dan1234• 13 years ago

Language barrier probably has a lot to do with it, but top US universities are forever in the media via US TV Shows, Films and news coverage.

I could probably name quite a few Ivy League institutions but nothing for Germany. Of course, anyone seriously considering this would do a lot of research but the US gets a fair head start.

cafard• 13 years ago

And vice versa.

UK students switch to US universities

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