Problem w the Oxbridge question is too many people are incapable of not making it about themselves. Media drawing from rareified pool is bad
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It still has massive barriers, and outliers don't change that. Accepting structural issues doesn't downplay your achievements but equally...
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Pretending they don't exist is a disservice to so many people locked out by circumstance. The sham of meritocracy only continues because...
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It benefits so many people to believe everything they've achieved is due to their own hard work. A diverse media is good, we don't have one.
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Asan example of thesebarriers, when I applied to uni, UCAS cost £20. To apply to Oxbridge cost £15 extra that asked for the same info...
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Plus my dad's occupation. I was supporting myself & couldn't justify cost. Most Oxbridge people I know had their fee paid by their school...
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Or parents & had no idea it cost more. But that £15 put off everyone I knew.
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The only open days I went to were Warwick & York, after I got offers, because they offered to reimburse me. There are so many tiny barriers.
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Park your hurt feelings and accept that most of us benefit from structural privilege at some point in our lives.
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Why do those unis have a monopoly (regardless the economic status of their graduates) we need media people outside that culture full stop
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And the answer isn't just opening up Oxbridge to more w/c kids but ensuring all unis are given the funding to excel.
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Along with doing the same for FE and below. A level playing field from the outset.
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