Student finance issues driving scholars to the US


Young university goers in the UK are entertaining the notion of moving overseas to gain qualifications due to student finance issues.

This is the suggestion of Anthony Seldon, headmaster of Wellington College in Berkshire, who noted people are heading to learning institutes in the US because they represent better value for money, the Daily Telegraph reports.

His comments – which claim establishments are stuck in a malaise in the UK – have been published in the book The Good Schools Guide.

It was shown that the number of undergraduates taking the US college entry exam in the UK rose by more than one-third in 2011 when judged against levels seen in 2008.

And while student finance issues are playing a big part in this trend, Dr Seldon noted in the publication Uni in The USA there are other factors at play.

He observed: “American universities in particular celebrate breadth of achievement far more than those in Britain, where only a perfunctory interest is shown in sporting or artistic prowess.”

In addition, institutes in the US may be more likely to take into account whether or not an applicant has held any positions of power or been involved in charitable events.

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