<p>college972, in this day and age people of ALL ages go to college or university. It is no longer just for young people. There is no reason to say you are too old to get more education. I have heard of people much much older than you go to school.</p>
<p>You say you would “prefer schooling in the UK”, but at the same time you are chiding UK schools for not managing their property the way Stanford does. If Stanford better represents what you are looking for, then go to Stanford.</p>
<p>I think we can expect that Oxford and Cambridge ARE managing their property in what they consider the best interests of their respective universities. Cambridge has been in existence for over 800 years, and Oxford for over 900 years (lengths of time that most Americans find difficult to even conceive of), and in that time they have had plenty of time to discuss what the best interests of their universities are. They may not define those interests the way you would define them, or the way Stanford defines them.</p>
<p>Different cultures, and different nations, really DO have different values and different ways of behaving. But most people don’t really understand that until they have actually lived in another country. Which is one of the greatest values in studying abroad.</p>
<p>I agree that this discussion is silly, but that is because the original post was silly, and any attempt made to respond to it just lead to more silliness. What would have happened if we had all just responded by saying “Your post is silly!” instead of trying to help the OP figure out for himself that it was silly?</p>
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<p>KEVP</p>