@Cambridge_Uni Grad - Astrophysics | @join_EF alumni | a tired MedTech founder and entrepreneur | hoping to take a break and do PhD in applying 
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I agree, and get that what you’re saying is still valuable for applicants because they still have to play within an unfair system. That said, profs have a responsibility to help change this. That’s one of the reasons I don’t look at reference letters beyond looking for warnings.
A big issue with this tends to be that people from marginalised communities aren’t represented. I always find it odd that the discussion ignores the systematic discrimination against marginalise communities within the British or American system.
A fair solution is having multiple entry routes that allow progression. a) external exams b) research assistant roles b) MPhil w/ lower entries c) industry routes d) contextual applications c)VIVA This narrow admissions system is a major barrier to accessibility and diversity
But I do like @egrefen comments that they act as red-flags that need to be explained.
The most important thing is ability to critically engage with the subject matter. At the end of the day science is collaborative, so ability to communicate ideas is invaluable.
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