> I doubt most people outside of the UK know the University of Edinburgh. Everybody knows the top US schools. My point was, that for 99% of Europeans living in

> I doubt most people outside of the UK know the University of Edinburgh. Everybody knows the top US schools. My point was, that for 99% of Europeans living in Europe, there is absolutely no difference between a degree from Yale and a degree from University of Edinburgh. Therefore, given a chance, probably 60-70% would still go to the UK rather than the US, just because it's much closer from home.