<p>My daughter is a second year New York high school student who is keen on following her brother's footsteps. My son is about to graduate from the University St. Andrews and it's been a hugely rewarding, life changing 4 years for him. I'm exploring the possibilities of my daughter finishing her secondary education in the UK and applying for college in Scotland thereafter.</p>
<p>I really hate to see her go so soon but after watching my son's journey and growth as a confident, independent world citizen, I have no doubt that this would be a huge first step in the right direction for her. Martine may, or may not be able to live with my son who looks like he might be relocating to Edinburgh after university. Does anyone know how easy is it to set up a foreign student for secondary education in Scotland? Can anyone tell me if you'll need to pay tuition for secondary education if you're not a citizen? Besides a student visa, how would one go about registering for high school in Edinburgh and does it matter if it's for a private or a city sponsored school?</p>
<p>If anyone can point me in the right direction I'd be greatly appreciative...</p>
<p>Unless the whole family is relocating, I don’t think she could attend a publicly funded school. She could go to a private school; you would apply directly to the school and apply for a special visa:</p>
<p>Why do you think your daughter needs to go to secondary school in Scotland to apply to University there? We toured St Andrews and Edinburgh and there were several admitted students from US High Schools there. I would keep my daughter home and encourage her to do the very best she can. Besides, I think the secondary education system is different in the UK? </p>
<p>I agree that living overseas is a great experience for your children. We are expats in Europe. Originally my high school senior daughter wanted to return to the US for school. She only applied to three US universities and was admitted to one but has fallen in love with the UK schools and has decided to attend school in the UK.</p>
<p>Would he be her legal guardian? I don’t see what his status has to do with anything otherwise. I think this sounds a little half baked. What about an exchange semester/year? I have a relative’s kids who went to St. Andrews too and she just came from a public in CA.</p>
<p>We haven’t thought that far ahead and honestly, I have no idea if going to high school in the UK is an advantage or not; you’re way ahead of me. She’s a different kid and looking at the experience factor. After visiting her brother numerous times over his 4 years at St. Andrews and Europe in general, she wants that experience. She wants to go to college in Spain, and my son could be her guardian. After the experience my son has had, I don’t have an issue with her going overseas to finish high school. We’re not enamored with her present school system. I’ve seen my son grow exponentially. I think this experience would prove to be even greater growth for her.</p>
<p>The first step that I’d suggest, would be a quick phone call to the Education Officer at the closest UK consulate. That person is responsible for providing information about all levels of education in his/her country, and should be able to point you to sources for information about schools near where your daughter would like to live and study. The Education Officer should also be able to clarify any visa and guardianship requirements for a student your daughter’s age. </p>
<p>Also consider an International School with an IB program…the universities should be familiar with that and she would be ready to go to any college in US or UK.</p>
<p>THe IB program is excellent and does prepare them for European Universities! Great suggestion. It is a rigorous program but really prepares the students well. (International Schools, at least the ones I’m familiar with, are not inexpensive.)
For the schools my daughter applied to, she received very quick responses from the UK schools ( 10 days to hear she was admitted to St Andrews) Some people seem to think it is easier for US students to be admitted (I say we are US because they look at your tax status, not where you went to high school) since you are paying more But that is rumor. </p>
<p>A Scottish school is different to an english or welsh one.
Entry at 16 would be a very very bad idea in Scotland, as they would be preparing for S4/S5 qualifications and it would be difficult to get up to speed.
Far better to finish off in the US, at least you know what is expected.</p>
But that is rumor. </p>