Hesmylobster there wasn't much she liked about St Andrews at all. She loves the town. We have family near by, and visit regularly. She likes the halls, having stayed there on summer residentials a number of times.
However all the emphasis on the day was on the traditions (like how to wear the robes depending on which year you were in), parties, doing as little studying as possible, and "getting away with it". They wouldn't let us into the library (pointed it out from the street), and only one (admissions) tutor turned up for the subject talk (medicine), and she wouldn't answer any questions, or talk about any aspect of the unusual way they structure the course there.
The only medical student we met said she'd gone there just because they didn't have to have as much to do with "real people" as other medical schools. All in all, it was a bit of a disaster from one perspective but good too, in that it helped her come to some decisions about what is important to her. i.e. she just wants to study, and be with like minded types.
I do know lots of people that have gone there and loved it. They have either gone for the whole hoorah lifestyle, or lived out of town, and had a separate life. For me, there are some subjects that they are just brilliant at, and really worth considering despite the downsides. For DD though, it was just wrong for her. We're going to look at Oxford this week, and she has really made a point of avoiding the colleges with lots of "traditions".