I've been in the UK for nearly 20 years (grew up in a different country), and now that I have kids I'm slowly getting my head around the education system here… state / private / grammar etc etc. I'm from a very academic family myself and my siblings and I all went to Ivy League universities in the US… we weren't particularly wealthy, but we all worked our butts off and got scholarships / financial aid, worked part time throughout, etc. I would love my kids to consider the Ivies or similar when college application time comes around. (Obviously I'm aware it's very competitive and expensive!!)
My question is: say they go to a top-tier US college to do their undergrad degrees and then come back to the UK to start their careers, how are employers likely to view them? Will they see them as on par with, say, the Oxbridge graduates? Higher? Lower? I have a feeling that employers might not be particularly open to Ivy League / American degrees -- that perhaps people are a little suspicious of them, but I might be imagining that.
Anyone with experience of going over to the US for college and then coming back to the UK to find work? Would love to hear thoughts.
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user1468944854 · 31/08/2016 16:29
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