<p>I was just wondering about this because there are so many there, but we don't really hear about them. And can you go to college in the US if you go to high school in the UK? I won't go to one, I just find it interesting.</p>
<p>Top Boys Only Boarding (May be mostly day with some boarding)
Winchester
St Paul’s
Eaton
Tonbridge
Abingdon</p>
<p>Top Co-Ed
Sevenoaks
King’s School Canterbury
Oundle
Marlborough</p>
<p>Top Boys with Girls in 6th Form
Westminster.</p>
<p>In terms of college admission, any of these schools will send a higher % of the graduating class to Oxford and Cambridge than HADES will to Harvard and Yale. </p>
<p>Westminster sends 49.9% of the graduating class to Oxford and Cambridge, Winchester 36.0%, St Paul’s 33.0%, Eaton 32.4% (other notables Harrow 14.1%, Rugby 10.3%). Percentages are based on 5 year average which is up to 2007. Try googling for The Sutton Trust University Admissions By School.</p>
<p>thanks. are they a lot more strict there?</p>
<p>Well I have friends at BS in the Uk although not at those top school and it’s stricter i think . She can’t go on lots of websites and she has a uniform ect…</p>
<p>Ohh BSNovice i ain’t hatin on you or anything but like it’s Eton for future reference :D</p>
<p>Sorry, I ain’t hatin’ on you or anything but the word “like” is similar to “um” as it’s used to fill in empty spaces during which you think about what to say next. You need not use it online because no one sees you type in realtime.</p>
<p>haha I know but I like the “like” in my phrases :D</p>
<p>Well… To each his or her own. I, personally, cringe when I hear people overuse the word “like,” especially around adults. My view is that it makes people sound ditzy, but I guess it’s different if you actually mean to insert it into your sentences</p>
<p>Swissbrit and I live near each other and since I started at that school the excess use of the word ‘like’ has crept into my vocab. My parents get really made when they hear me use it… Makes me sound uneducated 'parently.</p>
<p>haha Blue , it’s true at our school a lot of people tend to say like xD I kind of picked it up after a while. Yeah my parents also tend to say that “like” in my words makes me sound less educated but whatever I like saying “like” :D</p>
<p>…Why? (10 char)</p>
<p>Why do I like saying “like” ? Well mainly because a lot of kids my age in my area tend to use it and after a while you get used to saying it. But I must say when I talk with adults and interviewers for example , I abstain from saying “like” because it does make me sound less educated and it gives off somewhat of a negative vibe .</p>
<p>Oh, so you like to say it because everyone else says it.</p>
<p>Whatever, I won’t be the one to win over you, but just know that kids here who overuse “like” get funny looks when they say it and it certainly doesn’t win them any respect from anyone - not kids, not faculty.</p>
<p>Anyway.</p>
<p>Hey what can I say , I wasn’t hoping to gain respect but that’s just the way it is , for example If I was used to hearing only German for 2 years, I would certainly pick up a bit of German and it is the same concept of me hearing like on a regular basis, I picked it up . But I respect your view and I will leave it at that.</p>
<p>I don’t use it much but I certainly see why swissbrit uses it, you literally can’t go 10 minutes without hearing the word ‘like’ and after a while it does start to rub off. I’m not saying you should cave into peer pressure but it’s easy to fall into it when everyonne around you uses it like a regional dialect. I often use british slang words and people look at me like I’m off my trolley and some think it sounds uneducated but I still use it quite often involuntarily because it’s familar and a habit.</p>
<p>LOL “people look at me like I’m off my trolley”</p>
<p>I really don’t see the point of “like” especially online. Many girls and some boys say it in my class and sometimes I just start counting it and the numbers are pretty big for one sentence.</p>
<p>What’s wrong with that? It isn’t a wrong use of like.</p>
<p>One thing to note about UK boarding schools is that the usual age for entry is 13+ (US Grade 8), and 16+ (US Grade 11). A few schools start earlier and may take boarders at 9+ (US Grade 4), and 11 (US Grade 6). </p>
<p>Entry in other years may be possible if vacancies exists. For example, US entry in Gr 9 would translate to 14+ entry in the UK. There are extremely few places available in that year. Places at 14+ will only be available if the school did not have a full intake at 13+ the previous year or if students leave. Most UK schools will not take students in Gr 10 or 12. This is because most UK schools follow the GCSE (Gr 9 and 10) and A level (Gr 11 & 12) syllabus and will not usually take students mid way through a 2 year course.</p>
<p>It may be of interest to some that GCSE qualifications taken by 14 and 15 year olds in the UK may be sufficient to secure a place in some US Colleges. See <a href=“Recognition and credit policy search – Cambridge International”>Recognition and credit policy search – Cambridge International;
A levels taken by 15 and 17 year olds in the UK may get US College credits. </p>
<p>For those interested in entering Eton at 13+, registration is required when you at 10. It used to be that parents registered their children at birth.</p>
<p>If I were a native English speaker, I would not say “like”. Saying “like” a lot does make you sound a little bit uneducated. But I do say “like”. In fact, I say it a lot. Because I’m not a native speaker, saying “like” gives my brain time to translate my thoughts into proper English, just as saying “well” and “uhm” does.</p>
<p>Most people In know started at 11 although I know a few who started at 13 and a couple earlier then 11.</p>