Why is Exeter full of private school students?
As the questions say why, it gives really low offers for the most part and has one of the highest offer rates in the country and therefore is not that competitive. It even gives contextual offers so why is it full of private school students?
Original post by riker123
As the questions say why, it gives really low offers for the most part and has one of the highest offer rates in the country and therefore is not that competitive. It even gives contextual offers so why is it full of private school students?
have you asked them?
relaxed atmosphere, positive multiplier effect (aka chain migration of poshos), sport, weird veneer of prestige despite fact its kinda mid, offer a lot of years abroad. You know, stuff unimpressive but well off ppl would enjoy
An analysis of leavers' destinations from leading private schools shows a clear tendency to favour a select few, mainly Russell Group, universities. The university with the highest percentage of private school students in 2022 was (some might say unsurprisingly) Durham with 38.4%. Exeter was in 5th place with 34.5%. Oxford was 8th and Cambridge 10th.
There is a perception among some private school pupils and their parents that Oxford and Cambridge actively discriminate against applicants from private schools (note, I said a perception) and therefore they look elsewhere. The pattern reveals that, with the exception of the four premier London institutions and Oxbridge, private school pupils tend to prefer universities that are located away from large, socially and ethnically diverse cities. There is also an in-house knowledge that others in their own circle tend to congregate in particular institutions: a "birds of a feather" effect. On top of that, Exeter is well regarded, regularly featuring in the top 20 or so of the domestic rankings.
There is a perception among some private school pupils and their parents that Oxford and Cambridge actively discriminate against applicants from private schools (note, I said a perception) and therefore they look elsewhere. The pattern reveals that, with the exception of the four premier London institutions and Oxbridge, private school pupils tend to prefer universities that are located away from large, socially and ethnically diverse cities. There is also an in-house knowledge that others in their own circle tend to congregate in particular institutions: a "birds of a feather" effect. On top of that, Exeter is well regarded, regularly featuring in the top 20 or so of the domestic rankings.
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Cool alumni (Thom Yorke, J K Rowling). A tempting mix of the historical (its roots go to various separate colleges from the 1800s), with it being made a university in 1955, giving it a plate glass university precursor era cool too, whilst avoiding the stark, cheap, feel of some actually 1960s accommodation. The city is very old (although bombed during WW2, its 'new' architecture is generally from the 30s-50s rather than the more divisive 60s). It's regularly a top 10-20 university. Its reputation seems mainly in the arts but it's quite solid across the board.
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Original post by riker123
As the questions say why, it gives really low offers for the most part and has one of the highest offer rates in the country and therefore is not that competitive. It even gives contextual offers so why is it full of private school students?
Have you checked Durham's % of Private school students!?
Durham I understand as it is a tier above Exeter and is top for a lot of courses and is quite competitive and strict on entry requirements also it has the whole faux oxbridge thing, whereas Exeter is not and is less competitive than universities like Bristol, KCL, Warwick etc who are universities of a similar standard and have much less private school students.
Original post by riker123
As the questions say why, it gives really low offers for the most part and has one of the highest offer rates in the country and therefore is not that competitive. It even gives contextual offers so why is it full of private school students?
Maybe it's your perception of what private school students are looking for that's off? Okay yes, there are some of the Eton sort of places that want the social networking etc, but a lot of families that choose private schools are doing so because of the extra curricular stuff they offer, the music, orchestras, choirs, trips abroad, debating societies, sports fields, all the things that a lack of comparable funding per student makes it difficult if not impossible for state schools to offer. So perhaps private school students find those things in exeter uni too? I don't know.
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