Oxford and Cambridge aim to offer places to the best students with the highest level of academic potential in their chosen subject. Both Oxford and Cambridge universities put a huge amount of time, effort and resources into attracting the top students from all sorts of different backgrounds, and are determined that no student should be deterred from applying due to financial or social considerations. Theoretically, no-one is at a disadvantage – apart from those who don’t apply.
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