Originally posted by Kevin
I'm just curious about something in relation to higher education?
Is it easier to get into UK Colleges and Universities if you are a foreign student?
In addition on the whole are they considerably cheaper and better in terms of quality of academics then American ones, I figure in quality they would be both about the same but maybe with the US slightly ahead as the United States offers more diverse choices and a wider range of academic institutions.
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Eh Parnell, ever heard of 1922? He asked about the UK; the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
My own experience as an undergrad and now a grad (from Sep 15) is that its easy if you are from
i) An english speaking country or an English-is-official-language country
ii) Have a school system based on the British system.
You obviously pass on the first, the second is a bit iffy, the Brits like to have O and A-Level type exams in a students transcript, so countrys with those, like most S Asian ones and New Zealand, do well. I actually saw less Americans than almost any other type in London University; mostly I am sure because of the excellent US College system, but it must have played a role, OTH quiet a few Yanks in Post Grad, one of our teachers was a grad student who had done his undergrad from U of Chicago.