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by linuxkerneldev 2902 days ago
> They try hard to let in disadvantaged kids

I'd like to see proof of above with data. I think "they" want everyone to believe that they try hard to let in disadvantaged kids

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You'll find all the colleges have an outreach programme where they send the undergrads around to various schools to encourage the kids to apply.

I'm not sure the dons themselves can do much about it, it seems like they only get to see a small sample of the total pool of applicants. I only met a couple of them when I was applying, and after I got in it didn't look like they had a full view.

As for data, it's not obvious what data would tell you whether they did or didn't try.