Twenty-one Oxbridge colleges took no black students last year

Please point out what's wrong about my ‘logic’. And what gave you the impression I think that Oxbridge's places on those silly lists are more important than equality and fairness?

The second I saw the headline I knew there'd be a TSR thread!
I'm black myself and the first thing I thought was 'they don't apply'. Obviously that's a huge generalisation but the other black people I know (including myself) are either not good enough for Oxbridge or feel it's not for them. Regarding the black Law applicant: if he/she is inane enough to think Oxford rejected him/her because of his/her race when universities don't see your name or ethnic background, well I'll just say I'm not surprised they got rejected. I'm sick and tired of everything being about race when it's a clear case (IMO) of fewer black people applying so fewer acceptances or not being good enough.
I will despair if the next headline I see is 'Report shows Oxbridge positively discriminate towards black students in bid to widen access.'
The ironic thing about all this is, it seems to me that black students don't apply for whatever reason and the ones who do don't *seem* to get a place (again, for whatever reason) which probably perpetuates the myth that black students can't get into Oxbridge which makes high achievers less likely to apply?
What do you think?
But anyway, I really don't think it has anything to do with race.

Ohh please, they're picking the best candidates and it's hardly Oxbridge's fault if none of them are black.

Please point out what's wrong about my ‘logic’.

And what gave you the impression I think that Oxbridge's places on those silly lists are more important than equality and fairness?

are you being serious?

We are talking about 21 colleges not admiting a single black student. We are talking about 0, zilch, nada.

Merton hasn't admitted a black student in 5 years, are you seriously saying that in 5 years there have been no black students that have attained AAA at A2 and were good enough for Merton?

Comments like your's really make me wonder.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/dec/06/oxford-colleges-no-black-students


"The university's admissions data confirms that only one black Briton of Caribbean descent was accepted for undergraduate study at Oxford last year"

Way to single someone out.


"I'm black and applied for Law at Oxford this year. Got 5 As at AS level, near-perfect predictions far beyond what they ask for and pretty nifty GCSE grades too. Didn't even get an interview and everyone thought there was something smelly in the water. They never told me why I wasn't good enough. I would be very worried for the future and direction of our society if this is why."- a comment

are you being serious?

We are talking about 21 colleges not admiting a single black student. We are talking about 0, zilch, nada.

Merton hasn't admitted a black student in 5 years, are you seriously saying that in 5 years there have been no black students that have attained AAA at A2 and were good enough for Merton?

Comments like your's really make me wonder.

Has this person not stopped to think his/her personal statement might not be up to scratch?? There could be any number of reasons. So many people apply to Oxbridge it's rediculous. They cherry pick the best of the best. Look at me with my perfect grades might not be enough if he's coming up against thousands of 'Look at me with my perfect grades and I volunteered here and have worked for this company for x amount of years'.

Guys need to stop pullin the racism card for everything.

I'm Somali, and you need to stop with this race card, this isn't America where Blacks get everything on a silver plate because they uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuused to be slaves. The truth is that British blacks are wasting their lives because of African American culture (gangs, big booty bitches and chicken).

I'm Somali, and you need to stop with this race card, this isn't America where Blacks get everything on a silver plate because they uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuused to be slaves. The truth is that British blacks are wasting their lives because of African American culture (gangs, big booty bitches and chicken).

This.

I honestly can't believe that Oxbridge would take a look at the form option marked 'ethnicity', see black and then reject pre-interview.

If this did happen, then it's disgraceful - but I think the notion is too far-fetched.

If there were better candidates then there were better candidates, universities shouldn't be used for purposes of social engineering - race, gender, age, sexuality should have no part in who gets an offer.



Would you be offended if they said "it wasn't their fault the whites weren't good enough"? No? Stfu then.