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[quote=Anonymous]The "scandal" at Oxbridge isn't lesser qualified students getting in through connections or hooks or parents' wealth or legacies. That's not the issue because it's not an issue, those who get admissions are very well qualified. The "scandal" is the heavy concentration of Oxbridge students coming from private schools and a particular handful of private schools, but that is more a reflection of the sheer dominance of private education among upper middle and upper class Britons. Far more entrenched than in the United States. Even among state school students, the same handful of prestigious selective entry state schools also dominate. So it's the chicken and egg problem, and something that's really not comparable to the American admissions scandals.

Just to use as a case point: no one from the current generation of the royal family has gone to Oxbridge. You think they would be denied at the Ivies? Fat chance. Same with kids of prime ministers. Blair only had one child go to Oxbridge, I believe. The others went to other (albeit still quite good) universities. You don't get admitted just because your father's a duke or a billionaire or a famous BBC star. You gotta have the qualifications first. [/quote]

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