St. Andrews v. Edinburgh v. Imperial

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<p>Hello all!</p>

<p>I've recently been accepted to St. Andrews for a BSc in Econ and Psych(Unconditionally), Edinburgh for a BA is Psych(need a 4 in calc), and Imperial for Biology w/ Spanish Language (need 5s in bio and calc, 4 in spanish). I'd be equally happy studying each subject. I've never been to the UK(though I plan to visit this April, but I'd like some outside opinions. Here's how I see it:
St. Andrews:Pros: Beautiful campus, name recognition in the US(for job prospects), smaller campus, least expensive of the three, wouldn't have to take any APs
Cons: Weather, ranked the lowest in world rankings, lack of stuff to do, </p>

<p>Edinburgh: Pros: Great city, well known and ranked, lots of activities and night life, easy to find accommodation after the first year, fairly priced
Cons: HUGE school, weather</p>

<p>Imperial: Pros: awesome education, ranked 8th in the world(above Yale), it's in LONDON, lots of smart people to talk to, highest starting salary for graduates at any school in Europe
Cons: It would be questionable for me to fullfill the requirements for full admission (my school doesn't have an AP Bio course, just advanced, so it's not taught to the test), I fear that I would spend my entire time working there and not have any fun, London is extremely expensive to live in, lack of recognition in the US.</p>

<p>If you've attended any of these schools, or would like to weight in, I'd really appreciate it!</p>

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<p>Runner - why are they specifying an AP score if your school does not offer the APs? I am under the impression they force the requirements based on the classes you list. </p>

<p>Imperial college is more well known for engineering/computer science. </p>

<p>What are you planning to do after undergrad?</p>

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<p>we all have the option of taking the AP bio exam, it’s a second year bio course, but it’s more laboratory based. I had it listed as Advanced Biology.</p>

<p>I’m pretty flexible with what I would do after graduation. I am seriously happy doing work in any of these fields be it research, clinical work, or for a big company. I am planning on going to grad school.</p>

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