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Cambridge University 'rejecting more state school students'
Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 10:09 am
by sherry_d
The Cambridge PR machine worked hard to try and let us believe they are becoming more inclusive but sadly its still not the case
Among British students, 58 per cent of undergraduates were from state schools and 42 per cent were from the fee-paying sector, even though fewer than one-in-10 children nationally are privately educated.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/ed ... dents.html
The Russell Group warned that low aspirations, underachievement and poor advice at many schools remained a barrier to higher education, suggesting universities could not “solveâ€
Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 10:20 am
by T.i.p.s.y
It's not the uni's fault....
Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 11:16 am
by mitasol
You need to make good choices with the subjects taken.
Indies are very clued up in this area and seldom offer students weaker options.
http://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/index.php?pageid=604
http://www.policyexchange.org.uk/images ... _Truth.pdf
Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 11:49 am
by Chelmsford mum
We have an excellent comp locally (not our catchment one), that two years ago got 100% A-C and still scores very highly.It got an outstanding Ofsted etc.I was shocked to see in the local paper that this year , for the first time ever, one of their students got into Cambridge.
This is a school that regualarly produces students with a string of A*s.They should have had a lot of students achieving this already.Clearly there is an advice/guidance gap in some state schools, in getting their cohort to the best Unversities.