Hi all,
My DD is looking at sixth forms and colleges around the area. She is interested in eventually studying law, at a Russell Group Uni. From what I've read online/heard, it seems that top unis prefer people who went to academic/private schools. Is this true? Our local college our DD likes, and it achieves satisfactory results (got an 100% pass rate though!), but is on the list for underperforming schools for university applications, so applicants from these places could receive contextual offers. How does this affect her chances of getting into say Oxbridge/Russell Group unis?
Please or to access all these features
Please
or
to access all these features
Join the discussion on our Education forum.
Education
Do top unis prefer students who went to academic/independent schools?
51 replies
questioner123 · 14/02/2017 15:53
OP posts:
ProfessionalPirate ·
14/02/2017 16:00
This reply has been deleted
Message withdrawn at poster's request.
ProfessionalPirate ·
14/02/2017 17:14
This reply has been deleted
Message withdrawn at poster's request.
ProfessionalPirate ·
14/02/2017 19:42
This reply has been deleted
Message withdrawn at poster's request.
ProfessionalPirate ·
14/02/2017 19:44
This reply has been deleted
Message withdrawn at poster's request.
ProfessionalPirate ·
14/02/2017 19:58
This reply has been deleted
Message withdrawn at poster's request.
Newsletters you might like
Please create an account
To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.