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Old 10-23-2014, 09:27 AM
 
Location: Maryland's 6th District.
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My guess is, if this is truly a phenomenon, the result of Fulbright scholarships.

Then there is also the whole New England WASP/true prep thing, seeing as how the OP lives in Boston.
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Old 10-23-2014, 09:32 AM
 
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Who are these people? What are you referring to, exactly? Do you mean Rhodes scholarships? Or scholarships to Oxford? Most upper class families send their kids to Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Berkeley, and similar schools: Cornell, Smith, etc.
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My own experience suggests that the premise is wrong -- not many upper class Americans send their kids to British schools. I know a lot of upper-class Americans; none were educated in Britain except, occasionally, for one or two semesters abroad. I know a substantial number of people who graduated from British universities; none are upper-class Americans.
To both: the OP lives in Boston. New England is vastly different than the rest of the country. Top students from Alabama, Maryland, or California are going to look at the Ivies, but to someone who lives the true prep lifestyle, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, et al are expected. The more prestigious schools for these kids are in England.
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Old 10-23-2014, 10:01 AM
 
Location: USA
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To both: the OP lives in Boston. New England is vastly different than the rest of the country. Top students from Alabama, Maryland, or California are going to look at the Ivies, but to someone who lives the true prep lifestyle, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, et al are expected. The more prestigious schools for these kids are in England.
The OP is Chinese.
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Old 10-23-2014, 10:30 AM
 
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You didn't answer my question.
I'm only talking about upperclass who could have chosen Harvard and Yale.
Why wouldn't they? I mean, when you start talking about Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, Yale, and Stanford, you really are talking about elite universities. If I had the means to send my very bright son to Oxford to experience life in England while studying, I'd do it in a heartbeat.
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Old 10-23-2014, 02:07 PM
 
Location: East Coast of the United States
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So many of them, including top politicians. What are the reasons?
Oxford and Cambridge are 2 of the top universities in the world. If you can get in, you would go, right?
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Old 10-26-2014, 01:08 AM
 
Location: Northern Colorado
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Again, I'm only talking about upperclass American families, not some English kid who wants to become a biologist.

Yes, America has the best schools. So why do they study abroad?
the experience of living abroad and the idea that going to a British college will make them more sophisticated and well-mannered in the end.
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Old 10-26-2014, 02:34 AM
 
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Oxford and Cambridge are 2 of the top universities in the world. If you can get in, you would go, right?
That's oversimplifying it. It really depends on what you want to study and where else you get in. Why would you choose Oxford over Harvard unless there is something specific about Oxford that appeals to you?
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Old 10-26-2014, 09:24 AM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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I guess my response to the OP's question is-they do? I don't see any evidence of that. Maybe it depends on where you live.
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Old 10-26-2014, 10:36 AM
 
Location: NY/LA
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I guess my response to the OP's question is-they do? I don't see any evidence of that. Maybe it depends on where you live.
It doesn't even hold true in the Northeast. The top tier private day schools in NYC (Collegiate, Brearley, Trinity, etc.) don't send any significant numbers to British universities. Neither do the top New England boarding schools, like Philips Exeter, Choate, Deerfield, etc. There are FAR more graduates attending Ivy and NESCAC schools.
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Old 10-26-2014, 10:59 PM
 
Location: Maryland's 6th District.
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The OP is Chinese.
Yes, I know. I am familiar with the OP, who claims to reside in Boston.
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