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During a conversation about levels of privilege/snobbery at Oxford, I had occasion to look up the current published entry statistics.
http://www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/facts_and_figures/undergraduate_admissions_statistics/school_type.html
What really hit me was the change from 2009 to 2010 (More detailed breakdowns by school type, about halfway down the page) - the number of state school students who applied went up by over a 1000. The number accepted went down by 8.
I have heard frequently that the biggest problem with improving student diversity is that they don't apply in high enough numbers. Hopefully this is sufficient to refute that claim - looking at that, there is no reason to believe that if every student in the country applied the diversity of the students would be any different.
I think that the fucked-up nature of the acceptance tables by race is well known, but just in case
White applicants are 4 time more likely to get into Oxford than students of Black African ethnicity and 2.60 times more than students of Pakistani ethinicity.
http://www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/facts_and_figures/undergraduate_admissions_statistics/ethnic_origin.html
And my perennial bugbear, gender
Arts does surprising well, accepting 971 men vs 906 women. Although noting that 400 more women than men applied, it is still disappoint. However science fails hard. 792 men vs 485 women. 1.6 men for every women. Cocks. Yes less women applied, but not enough that they wouldn't have be able to find enough qualified able women to balance that out a bit. I hoping these extra men are nearly all willing to date other men, because this imbalance is going to have serious implications for the Oxford dating scene.
And maths, maths my love my dream my one my only? I think I am going to have to ask it for a divorce. 121 men vs 52 women. 2.3 men for every woman. I bet the women just love their subject socials. (And this is not a women applying for stats issue, at 14 vs. 8 they are doing better, but barely touch the surface of the CLUSTERFUCK OF FAIL THAT IS MY SUBJECT)
http://www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/facts_and_figures/undergraduate_admissions_statistics/gender.html
If anyone wants me, I'm in my room studying for my PhD in Patriarchal Numerics.
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http://www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/facts_and_figures/undergraduate_admissions_statistics/school_type.html
What really hit me was the change from 2009 to 2010 (More detailed breakdowns by school type, about halfway down the page) - the number of state school students who applied went up by over a 1000. The number accepted went down by 8.
I have heard frequently that the biggest problem with improving student diversity is that they don't apply in high enough numbers. Hopefully this is sufficient to refute that claim - looking at that, there is no reason to believe that if every student in the country applied the diversity of the students would be any different.
I think that the fucked-up nature of the acceptance tables by race is well known, but just in case
White applicants are 4 time more likely to get into Oxford than students of Black African ethnicity and 2.60 times more than students of Pakistani ethinicity.
http://www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/facts_and_figures/undergraduate_admissions_statistics/ethnic_origin.html
And my perennial bugbear, gender
Arts does surprising well, accepting 971 men vs 906 women. Although noting that 400 more women than men applied, it is still disappoint. However science fails hard. 792 men vs 485 women. 1.6 men for every women. Cocks. Yes less women applied, but not enough that they wouldn't have be able to find enough qualified able women to balance that out a bit. I hoping these extra men are nearly all willing to date other men, because this imbalance is going to have serious implications for the Oxford dating scene.
And maths, maths my love my dream my one my only? I think I am going to have to ask it for a divorce. 121 men vs 52 women. 2.3 men for every woman. I bet the women just love their subject socials. (And this is not a women applying for stats issue, at 14 vs. 8 they are doing better, but barely touch the surface of the CLUSTERFUCK OF FAIL THAT IS MY SUBJECT)
http://www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/facts_and_figures/undergraduate_admissions_statistics/gender.html
If anyone wants me, I'm in my room studying for my PhD in Patriarchal Numerics.
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