Cambridge college urged to drop ‘immoral’ private school recruitment drive
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"Fellows at Trinity Hall college last month approved a policy to approach a small group of private schools, including St Paul’s Girls, Eton and Winchester, to improve the “quality” of students applying,"
Well at least one College is now admitting that Cambridge prefers students from flash private schools and that any attempt at widening participation was just a joke.
Cambridge college urged to drop ‘immoral’ private school recruitment drive | University of Cambridge | The Guardian
Well at least one College is now admitting that Cambridge prefers students from flash private schools and that any attempt at widening participation was just a joke.
Cambridge college urged to drop ‘immoral’ private school recruitment drive | University of Cambridge | The Guardian
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Well, I know I'm not applying to Trinity Hall 😐️
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by McGinger"Fellows at Trinity Hall college last month approved a policy to approach a small group of private schools, including St Paul’s Girls, Eton and Winchester, to improve the “quality” of students applying,"
Well at least one College is now admitting that Cambridge prefers students from flash private schools and that any attempt at widening participation was just a joke.
Cambridge college urged to drop ‘immoral’ private school recruitment drive | University of Cambridge | The Guardian
Well at least one College is now admitting that Cambridge prefers students from flash private schools and that any attempt at widening participation was just a joke.
Cambridge college urged to drop ‘immoral’ private school recruitment drive | University of Cambridge | The Guardian
It's obscene and they are ignoring the research that says that state school students outperform Private school students with the same A level grades at university.
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by McGinger"Fellows at Trinity Hall college last month approved a policy to approach a small group of private schools, including St Paul’s Girls, Eton and Winchester, to improve the “quality” of students applying,"
Well at least one College is now admitting that Cambridge prefers students from flash private schools and that any attempt at widening participation was just a joke.
Cambridge college urged to drop ‘immoral’ private school recruitment drive | University of Cambridge | The Guardian
Well at least one College is now admitting that Cambridge prefers students from flash private schools and that any attempt at widening participation was just a joke.
Cambridge college urged to drop ‘immoral’ private school recruitment drive | University of Cambridge | The Guardian
Finally, Cambridge has started to listen to the quiet word of some alumni. This public school hatred must stop and I hope other colleges follow suit.
Cambridge should be for all people as long as you are capable enough.
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by Wired_1800Finally, Cambridge has started to listen to the quiet word of some alumni. This public school hatred must stop and I hope other colleges follow suit.
Cambridge should be for all people as long as you are capable enough.
Cambridge should be for all people as long as you are capable enough.
Its not about 'capable' though is it? Its about those who have already had every advantage under the sun, getting another privilege, another artificial leg-up.
Read the whole article - not just the headline. The College is trying to justify this via all all sort of nefarious fibbing and wailing about tragic kids on private school 'full scholarships' missing out when they don't actually exist. And they seem to think that life as we know it will crumble into the sea if there are not enough posh 18 year olds to read Ancient Greek?
Cambridge only accepts a very small proportion of state school applicants - 29% of all new students in 2024 - and the majority of these are from grammar schools so hardly a threat to their social mores. This is all about money, and 'the right sort of people' later bunging them money.
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by McGingerIts not about 'capable' though is it? Its about those who have already had every advantage under the sun, getting another privilege, another artificial leg-up.
Read the whole article - not just the headline. The College is trying to justify this via all all sort of nefarious fibbing and wailing about tragic kids on private school 'full scholarships' missing out when they don't actually exist. And they seem to think that life as we know it will crumble into the sea if there are not enough posh 18 year olds to read Ancient Greek?
Cambridge only accepts a very small proportion of state school applicants - 29% of all new students in 2024 - and the majority of these are from grammar schools so hardly a threat to their social mores. This is all about money, and 'the right sort of people' later bunging them money.
Read the whole article - not just the headline. The College is trying to justify this via all all sort of nefarious fibbing and wailing about tragic kids on private school 'full scholarships' missing out when they don't actually exist. And they seem to think that life as we know it will crumble into the sea if there are not enough posh 18 year olds to read Ancient Greek?
Cambridge only accepts a very small proportion of state school applicants - 29% of all new students in 2024 - and the majority of these are from grammar schools so hardly a threat to their social mores. This is all about money, and 'the right sort of people' later bunging them money.
Sorry, what? “…wailing about tragic kids on private school 'full scholarships' missing out when they don't actually exist”? Really? My gf was that kid at her school. She was poor and on full scholarship. It is wrong to dismiss those groups.
The College is on the money with this policy because positive discrimination is wrong and has damaged university admissions. There are capable and poor private school students who get shunned for the capable and rich state grammar or comp students. We need to stop living with the illusion of fairness when it does not exist for those students.
Also, there is research that shows a decline in students studying or selecting subjects in certain academic areas like classics, theology, languages etc. it makes more sense to target students who would have studied those subjects than to shut down courses because there are few or no capable students.
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“the number of students studying languages and Classics in the UK is declining significantly at all levels, with major drops in modern language university enrolments (down 20% since 2020), fewer students taking language A-Levels (below Physical Education), and concerning closures of university language degrees”
https://www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/07/31/new-report-shows-decline-in-formal-language-learning/
“University "cold spots" are developing in some parts of the country, new data analysis suggests, with courses in some subjects no longer available to students in certain regions.
The new data tool, published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (Hesa) on Tuesday, showed a sharp decline in students taking French and other language courses in recent years.
But courses in other subjects, like artificial intelligence, showed a rapid rise over the same time period.
Universities have cut courses with low levels of enrolment with the sector facing growing financial challenges, while the government has announced yearly increases in tuition fees to help universities cope with the shortfalls.
The data published by Hesa showed the number of full-time students on courses in French studies had decreased from 9,700 in the 2012/13 academic year, to 3,700 by 2023/2024.
The number of those doing courses in language and area studies also decreased over that period, from 125,900 to 80,100.
The number of full-time students doing German and Scandinavian courses was at 1,400 in 2023/24, down from 3,900 in 2012/13.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnv26103d1go
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Sorry, what? “…wailing about tragic kids on private school 'full scholarships' missing out when they don't actually exist”?
Read the article.
Read the article.
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The number of those doing courses in language and area studies also decreased over that period, from 125,900 to 80,100.The number of full-time students doing German and Scandinavian courses was at 1,400 in 2023/24, down from 3,900 in 2012/13.”
This has nothing to do with the number of private school kids at Cambridge.
Its because fewer 16 year olds now take languages at A level.
This has nothing to do with the number of private school kids at Cambridge.
Its because fewer 16 year olds now take languages at A level.
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by McGingerThe number of those doing courses in language and area studies also decreased over that period, from 125,900 to 80,100.The number of full-time students doing German and Scandinavian courses was at 1,400 in 2023/24, down from 3,900 in 2012/13.”
This has nothing to do with the number of private school kids at Cambridge.
Its because fewer 16 year olds now take languages at A level.
This has nothing to do with the number of private school kids at Cambridge.
Its because fewer 16 year olds now take languages at A level.
It does
Reply 9
Here is the story
Trinity Hall faces backlash over private school outreach plans
Trinity Hall has sparked controversy after approving a proposal to approach elite schools as part of their admissions outreach strategy to improve the “quality” of students applying.
The College plans to target schools that they believe provide “the strongest applicants” for Classics, Music, History of Art, and Languages degrees.
Among the schools listed were Eton College, St Paul’s School, Winchester College, and Cheltenham Ladies’ College – some of the most expensive private schools in the United Kingdom.
In a memo outlining the proposal, the College’s Director of Admissions, Dr Marcus Tomalin, said that due to the “rigorous academic environments, strong subject teaching, and extensive support for university preparation” private schools provide, they offer “the strongest applicants” for certain degrees.
He also warned against “reverse discrimination” towards private school pupils when pursuing “greater fairness in admissions,” claiming that a significant proportion of privately-educated pupils may have faced “considerable personal or financial challenges,” including a “significant minority of students at leading independent schools on full bursaries”.
“To ignore or marginalise this pool of applicants would risk overlooking potential offer holders who are not only exceptionally well-qualified, but who have been encouraged to engage critically and independently with their subjects in a way that Cambridge has historically prized,” Tomalin added.
Despite support from the College’s leadership, the policy has been met with significant opposition, including from within Trinity Hall’s academic body. One academic who was present at the meeting later said: “This is a deeply alarming policy. Claiming that the best students come from an elite set of schools will make many of our wonderful diverse community feel unwelcome and risks returning Trinity Hall to the boys’ club culture of the past.”
Another academic said that it was a “slap in the face” for state-educated students as well as for staff trying to widen participation in admissions.
Since The Guardian first reported on the story on Wednesday (07/01), a petition titled ‘Stop Trinity Hall targeting elite private schools for student admissions’ has already received over 1,350 signatures.
Carys Lines, the Trinity Hall student who started the petition, said that the memo’s “comments on the quality of students” are “deeply offensive, divisive, and a shallow look on the educational system and the applicants Cambridge receives”.
“My peers and I struggle to compute how concerns of reverse discrimination can be justified considering private school students, who make up 7% of the population, continue to occupy around 25-30% of Cambridge places, showing not an issue of reverse discrimination, but a desperate call for more outreach in state schools and areas that remain deprived and ignored in the admissions process,” she continued.
The College’s JCR has also responded to the proposal, stating that “targeting private schools with the aim of improving ‘quality’ is both reprehensible and fundamentally flawed logic”. They added that they were “in active conversation with senior college staff regarding their recent rhetoric”.
The policy has also sparked national criticism, including from Cambridge alumnus Alastair Campbell, who told The Guardian: “For the college to talk about pupils from the top private schools being ‘ignored and marginalised’ suggests a total departure from reality, which is not a great sign for an elite academic institution.”
He added that “it suggests the college wants to reverse the painfully secured advances in social mobility” and that his “worry would be they are doing this so that others may follow. Hence the need to raise voices against this now”.
Sophie Pender, the founder of the 93% Club, a network which represents state-educated students, said that Trinity Hall “should be ashamed,” adding: “this is so depressing, I have no words.”
Responding to the controversy, a Trinity Hall spokesperson said: “There has been no change to Trinity Hall’s widening participation policy. This modest additional activity is aimed at ensuring we get the best applications from talented students from all backgrounds. The College is very proud of the progress it has made in widening access.
“Average admissions from state schools at the College in the past three years has been 73% and Trinity Hall and we have seen a rise in the admission of students from the most disadvantaged backgrounds to 20.4% in recent years.”
In a separate statement on their website, Trinity Hall said: “We propose to add some schools to the email lists we use to share our existing online initiatives, to ensure we receive applications from talented students from all backgrounds. This activity does not affect our overall Admissions Policy.”
It also highlighted efforts to widen participation in the college, which include the ‘You’ll Fit In’ programme, aimed to engage “ethnic minority students from maintained sector schools,” and the ‘Cambridge from the Inside’ podcast, which aims to “break down barriers for applicants”. Dr Marcus Tomalin is often a guest on the show.
However, the College’s statements have not been received positively by many of its students, with one telling Varsity that it “has been completely ineffectual at quelling the concerns of students”.
According to the University’s admissions statistics, just under a third of Trinity Hall’s most recent cohort came from private schools. However, the College has seen a drop in applications from private schools, falling from 32% in 2022 to 26% in the most recent year. Varsity understands that the College has had to take students from the winter pool for the subjects mentioned in the memo, for which it has been receiving historically low numbers of applications.
The College’s new proposal comes after Cambridge opted to scrap a University-wide initiative to admit at least 69% of its students from state school backgrounds, following new guidelines from the Office for Students. The University now focuses on more ‘specific’ metrics, such as whether an applicant received free school meals.
https://www.varsity.co.uk/news/30945
Trinity Hall faces backlash over private school outreach plans
Trinity Hall has sparked controversy after approving a proposal to approach elite schools as part of their admissions outreach strategy to improve the “quality” of students applying.
The College plans to target schools that they believe provide “the strongest applicants” for Classics, Music, History of Art, and Languages degrees.
Among the schools listed were Eton College, St Paul’s School, Winchester College, and Cheltenham Ladies’ College – some of the most expensive private schools in the United Kingdom.
In a memo outlining the proposal, the College’s Director of Admissions, Dr Marcus Tomalin, said that due to the “rigorous academic environments, strong subject teaching, and extensive support for university preparation” private schools provide, they offer “the strongest applicants” for certain degrees.
He also warned against “reverse discrimination” towards private school pupils when pursuing “greater fairness in admissions,” claiming that a significant proportion of privately-educated pupils may have faced “considerable personal or financial challenges,” including a “significant minority of students at leading independent schools on full bursaries”.
“To ignore or marginalise this pool of applicants would risk overlooking potential offer holders who are not only exceptionally well-qualified, but who have been encouraged to engage critically and independently with their subjects in a way that Cambridge has historically prized,” Tomalin added.
Despite support from the College’s leadership, the policy has been met with significant opposition, including from within Trinity Hall’s academic body. One academic who was present at the meeting later said: “This is a deeply alarming policy. Claiming that the best students come from an elite set of schools will make many of our wonderful diverse community feel unwelcome and risks returning Trinity Hall to the boys’ club culture of the past.”
Another academic said that it was a “slap in the face” for state-educated students as well as for staff trying to widen participation in admissions.
Since The Guardian first reported on the story on Wednesday (07/01), a petition titled ‘Stop Trinity Hall targeting elite private schools for student admissions’ has already received over 1,350 signatures.
Carys Lines, the Trinity Hall student who started the petition, said that the memo’s “comments on the quality of students” are “deeply offensive, divisive, and a shallow look on the educational system and the applicants Cambridge receives”.
“My peers and I struggle to compute how concerns of reverse discrimination can be justified considering private school students, who make up 7% of the population, continue to occupy around 25-30% of Cambridge places, showing not an issue of reverse discrimination, but a desperate call for more outreach in state schools and areas that remain deprived and ignored in the admissions process,” she continued.
The College’s JCR has also responded to the proposal, stating that “targeting private schools with the aim of improving ‘quality’ is both reprehensible and fundamentally flawed logic”. They added that they were “in active conversation with senior college staff regarding their recent rhetoric”.
The policy has also sparked national criticism, including from Cambridge alumnus Alastair Campbell, who told The Guardian: “For the college to talk about pupils from the top private schools being ‘ignored and marginalised’ suggests a total departure from reality, which is not a great sign for an elite academic institution.”
He added that “it suggests the college wants to reverse the painfully secured advances in social mobility” and that his “worry would be they are doing this so that others may follow. Hence the need to raise voices against this now”.
Sophie Pender, the founder of the 93% Club, a network which represents state-educated students, said that Trinity Hall “should be ashamed,” adding: “this is so depressing, I have no words.”
Responding to the controversy, a Trinity Hall spokesperson said: “There has been no change to Trinity Hall’s widening participation policy. This modest additional activity is aimed at ensuring we get the best applications from talented students from all backgrounds. The College is very proud of the progress it has made in widening access.
“Average admissions from state schools at the College in the past three years has been 73% and Trinity Hall and we have seen a rise in the admission of students from the most disadvantaged backgrounds to 20.4% in recent years.”
In a separate statement on their website, Trinity Hall said: “We propose to add some schools to the email lists we use to share our existing online initiatives, to ensure we receive applications from talented students from all backgrounds. This activity does not affect our overall Admissions Policy.”
It also highlighted efforts to widen participation in the college, which include the ‘You’ll Fit In’ programme, aimed to engage “ethnic minority students from maintained sector schools,” and the ‘Cambridge from the Inside’ podcast, which aims to “break down barriers for applicants”. Dr Marcus Tomalin is often a guest on the show.
However, the College’s statements have not been received positively by many of its students, with one telling Varsity that it “has been completely ineffectual at quelling the concerns of students”.
According to the University’s admissions statistics, just under a third of Trinity Hall’s most recent cohort came from private schools. However, the College has seen a drop in applications from private schools, falling from 32% in 2022 to 26% in the most recent year. Varsity understands that the College has had to take students from the winter pool for the subjects mentioned in the memo, for which it has been receiving historically low numbers of applications.
The College’s new proposal comes after Cambridge opted to scrap a University-wide initiative to admit at least 69% of its students from state school backgrounds, following new guidelines from the Office for Students. The University now focuses on more ‘specific’ metrics, such as whether an applicant received free school meals.
https://www.varsity.co.uk/news/30945
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Are we really surprised that subscription to courses such as Latin, French and classical studies etc etc are declining? I don't think I am.
Looking at the wider UK economy I don't feel the present climate is a very friendly place for graduates.
If you ask me we are approaching a time where paying 10K a year for Latin isn't going to wash any more. We've over-done the University aspect of education and drastically affected the non-University parts I fear.
Looking at the wider UK economy I don't feel the present climate is a very friendly place for graduates.
If you ask me we are approaching a time where paying 10K a year for Latin isn't going to wash any more. We've over-done the University aspect of education and drastically affected the non-University parts I fear.
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by ErasistratusVAre we really surprised that subscription to courses such as Latin, French and classical studies etc etc are declining? I don't think I am.
Looking at the wider UK economy I don't feel the present climate is a very friendly place for graduates.
If you ask me we are approaching a time where paying 10K a year for Latin isn't going to wash any more. We've over-done the University aspect of education and drastically affected the non-University parts I fear.
Looking at the wider UK economy I don't feel the present climate is a very friendly place for graduates.
If you ask me we are approaching a time where paying 10K a year for Latin isn't going to wash any more. We've over-done the University aspect of education and drastically affected the non-University parts I fear.
I am not surprised when we bash private school students and state school students choose not to study certain courses.
The hostilities need to stop and I hope Trinity Hall’s approach can encourage more private school students to apply esp for those declining courses.
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by Wired_1800I am not surprised when we bash private school students and state school students choose not to study certain courses.
The hostilities need to stop and I hope Trinity Hall’s approach can encourage more private school students to apply esp for those declining courses.
The hostilities need to stop and I hope Trinity Hall’s approach can encourage more private school students to apply esp for those declining courses.
I do not bash private school students. I am friends with many people who attended them. I personally did not. I do not bash state schools either, for I was very fortunate in where I was schooled. Unfortunately this isn't always the case for everyone.
If people are wealthy enough to be able to study something they love or have natural aptitude for but from which they will never require employment, then it seems obvious that children of the wealthy are best suited to these types of courses.
I don't begrudge Universities for having any particular mixture or predominance any kind of student. It's obvious that wealthy families would sooner send their child to Oxbridge. If nothing else, I'm not sure I would have attended such a place even if a full scholarship was provided as I am firmly from working class background and I don't think being at either institution would have really been optimal for me if I am honest.
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by ErasistratusVI do not bash private school students. I am friends with many people who attended them. I personally did not. I do not bash state schools either, for I was very fortunate in where I was schooled. Unfortunately this isn't always the case for everyone.
If people are wealthy enough to be able to study something they love or have natural aptitude for but from which they will never require employment, then it seems obvious that children of the wealthy are best suited to these types of courses.
I don't begrudge Universities for having any particular mixture or predominance any kind of student. It's obvious that wealthy families would sooner send their child to Oxbridge. If nothing else, I'm not sure I would have attended such a place even if a full scholarship was provided as I am firmly from working class background and I don't think being at either institution would have really been optimal for me if I am honest.
If people are wealthy enough to be able to study something they love or have natural aptitude for but from which they will never require employment, then it seems obvious that children of the wealthy are best suited to these types of courses.
I don't begrudge Universities for having any particular mixture or predominance any kind of student. It's obvious that wealthy families would sooner send their child to Oxbridge. If nothing else, I'm not sure I would have attended such a place even if a full scholarship was provided as I am firmly from working class background and I don't think being at either institution would have really been optimal for me if I am honest.
I used the royal ‘we’ and did not mean that you personally do bash private school students.
Yes, some students are better suited for certain courses but social engineering principles prohibit the match to happen when there is hostility towards that group of students.
It is important that the best students should be at the best universities regardless of background. So it is wrong to ‘punish’ a group simply because they paid for their education.
I was pleased to hear that Cambridge is moving away from the generic state school targets and focusing on free school meals recipients, school background and household income. This way, a poor state school student would have a similar chance to a poor private school student.
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by Wired_1800I used the royal ‘we’ and did not mean that you personally do bash private school students.
Yes, some students are better suited for certain courses but social engineering principles prohibit the match to happen when there is hostility towards that group of students.
It is important that the best students should be at the best universities regardless of background. So it is wrong to ‘punish’ a group simply because they paid for their education.
I was pleased to hear that Cambridge is moving away from the generic state school targets and focusing on free school meals recipients, school background and household income. This way, a poor state school student would have a similar chance to a poor private school student.
Yes, some students are better suited for certain courses but social engineering principles prohibit the match to happen when there is hostility towards that group of students.
It is important that the best students should be at the best universities regardless of background. So it is wrong to ‘punish’ a group simply because they paid for their education.
I was pleased to hear that Cambridge is moving away from the generic state school targets and focusing on free school meals recipients, school background and household income. This way, a poor state school student would have a similar chance to a poor private school student.
You also are ignoring the research that state school students outperform those from Privates school with the same A level grades. So Cambridge would be wise to give a place to a state school student on A*A*A than a Private school student with those grades.
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by Muttley79You also are ignoring the research that state school students outperform those from Privates school with the same A level grades. So Cambridge would be wise to give a place to a state school student on A*A*A than a Private school student with those grades.
When you say outperform, by which metric are they determining this?
I feel one of the most significant barriers State school students will encounter is that of entry exams. In private schools students can receive dedicated tutoring for these provided by the school itself. In state school you won't get so much as a sausage roll for free.
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by ErasistratusVWhen you say outperform, by which metric are they determining this?
I feel one of the most significant barriers State school students will encounter is that of entry exams. In private schools students can receive dedicated tutoring for these provided by the school itself. In state school you won't get so much as a sausage roll for free.
I feel one of the most significant barriers State school students will encounter is that of entry exams. In private schools students can receive dedicated tutoring for these provided by the school itself. In state school you won't get so much as a sausage roll for free.
Better degree results is the measure.
I object to your comment about state schools - we give lots of support to our Oxbridge candidates. Additional lessons to support MAT or STEP prep, interview prep including liaising with another school so our students can be interviewed by someone who does not know them. I've taught in three different state schools and this has been true in each of them ...
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by Muttley79Better degree results is the measure.
I object to your comment about state schools - we give lots of support to our Oxbridge candidates. Additional lessons to support MAT or STEP prep, interview prep including liaising with another school so our students can be interviewed by someone who does not know them. I've taught in three different state schools and this has been true in each of them ...
I object to your comment about state schools - we give lots of support to our Oxbridge candidates. Additional lessons to support MAT or STEP prep, interview prep including liaising with another school so our students can be interviewed by someone who does not know them. I've taught in three different state schools and this has been true in each of them ...
I very much doubt the provision you mention is in any way comparable to that available in private education.
Interview practice or coaching is another matter. I would not doubt for a second that privately educated students have a far easier time in interviews because of the focus on soft skills in private education. As I mentioned earlier, I was not privately educated myself but I know plenty of people who were and who would readily attest to the above.
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by ErasistratusVI very much doubt the provision you mention is in any way comparable to that available in private education.
Interview practice or coaching is another matter. I would not doubt for a second that privately educated students have a far easier time in interviews because of the focus on soft skills in private education. As I mentioned earlier, I was not privately educated myself but I know plenty of people who were and who would readily attest to the above.
Interview practice or coaching is another matter. I would not doubt for a second that privately educated students have a far easier time in interviews because of the focus on soft skills in private education. As I mentioned earlier, I was not privately educated myself but I know plenty of people who were and who would readily attest to the above.
Well our success in students gaining offers would make you wrong.
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by Muttley79Well our success in students gaining offers would make you wrong.
Just reading along, but a bit confused here. Is your success metric degree results (as you mentioned earlier) or students gaining offers (as noted here)? If it is the latter, then it would certainly make sense for more public school students to gain offers as they make up a far larger portion (93% I believe I saw earlier) of the overall student population globally. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe this conclusion would be subject to quite a bit of selection bias and doesn’t necessarily stand true without significant research behind it. (As a side note, I attended private school as a student not as well off and could only pay for school with scholarships and working 3 jobs a semester. I’m in favor of this policy because there are many students just like me at private schools who struggle financially and are ostracized from others for it. Giving these students a chance is absolutely needed. At the same time, I recognize and understand your arguments as well, though your assumptions are quite hurtful at times.)
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