Obviously people go to university for a degree, and St Andrews has excellent education in most subjects, but St Andrews is so much more than that. The town, the location, the traditions, the variety of students, the history, the celebrity – all add up to make it an Oxbridge equivalent but with much less pretension. It’s been a while since I was there and it’s changed a fair bit, but a friend of my son is there now and the USPs are still valid. Can’t recommend it highly enough.





