My DD was very gifted at science, when she started to pick her boyfriend over her studies i was devastated, until i read about how useless a science degree is for the majority of people from the UK combined with a working class background
Did you read that in the DM? I couldn't disagree more with your comments.
Law at Harvard and other Ivy League universities in America can cost upwards of $150,000 per year. Even pre-law is $46,000 per year just in tuition fees . For all but a select few on full scholarships, either parents need to pay or the student needs to take out enormous loans - probably in the region of half a million dollars over the course of their education. It's worth it because law is well paid in both practicing and academic professions in America. How is that more accessible than Oxbridge?
I went to Cambridge from a working class northern background with a school that had almost no history of Oxbridge applications. I was lucky to get in, of course, but so is everyone who applies, since there are so many well qualified applicants with the right extra curricular profile. My parents helped out as much as they could but the rest I took on as fairly low-interest student loans, which I'm still paying off, and worked as much as I could in the holidays. I'm by no means the only Oxbridge grad I know from that kind of background. I think you're misinformed. A science degree is invaluable from a good university and is often well-regarded by prospective employers across a range of industries. Science degrees are often perceived as tougher than arts degrees in many circumstances, so they are well received at interview.
I actually can't believe I just read that.