Start with fit, not a list of names
An American family exploring UK universities is learning a different system while trying to make a very personal decision. They might know a famous university by name without yet knowing whether studying a specific subject from day one is right for their student.
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The website gives families a place to learn about the differences and consider fit before asking for individual advice. The UK Fit Quiz is one starting point. A Readiness Review gives a family a separate next step before the deeper work of building a shortlist. Those are deliberately different decisions: first, whether this path is worth pursuing, and then where to pursue it.
That work still belongs to the applicant: Meredith and Sally advise on the process and choices; the student remains the author of their own application.
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