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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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Originally Posted by Hamish Forbes
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
Yes, I know. I am familiar with the OP, who claims to reside in Boston.
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