No, the main problem is that not enough state schools teach pupils up to the level needed for Oxbridge. https://twitter.com/toadmeister/status/676041374349860864 …
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Replying to @cijane02
@cijane02@Fox_Claire@toadmeister have the same grades on paper, but their range of interests, knowledge & understanding is different level5 replies 3 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @JuliaHB1
@JuliaHB1@Fox_Claire@cijane02@toadmeister How do you know what their range of knowledge and interests is?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MichaelLeam
@MichaelLeam@Fox_Claire@cijane02@toadmeister comp myself. I was blown away by how much better educated the private school kids were.3 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @JuliaHB1
@JuliaHB1@Fox_Claire@cijane02 At my university the privately educated kids were no better educated. Just overconfident. Anecdotes hey?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MichaelLeam@Fox_Claire@cijane02 definitely more confident, yes, and that helps in the interviews, but my uni peers were far better read1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@JuliaHB1@Fox_Claire@cijane02 Not so. State schools kids at Oxbridge much more likely to get a first http://www.economist.com/blogs/blighty/2013/08/oxbridge-admissions …2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@MichaelLeam @Fox_Claire @cijane02 @EconBritain yes, precisely because the state school kids who do apply and get in are exceptional.
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