White private school boys are the new disadvantaged, says Cambridge academic

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David Abulafia said the culture wars had made being white, male and privileged disapproval in university admissions. He claimed that white boys from outstanding private schools were going to Durham, St Andrews and Bristol if rejected by their first choice Oxbridge colleges. Some were heading to Ivy League universities and might never return to Britain.

White private school boys are the new disadvantaged, says Cambridge academic

7 days ago·Cambridge, United Kingdom

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White private school boys are the new disadvantaged, says Cambridge academic

Professor David Abulafia, a University of Cambridge academic, said white boys from outstanding private schools were going to Durham, St Andrews and Bristol if rejected from their first-choice Oxbridge colleges, rather than being given places in the pooled system where they could be picked up by other colleges.

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"I’ve never heard someone say so many wrong things, one after another, consecutively, in a row," wrote one disheartened reader.

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White, private school boys are 'the new disadvantaged', Cambridge academic claims

A University of Cambridge professor has left people stunned by remarking that white, privately educated boys are the new disadvantaged group.

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