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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
I would have liked to go to Uni, but alas I failed my 11 plus, was consigned to a secondary education that turned out factory fodder.
I did avail myself of further education...which was at that time not beyond my means.
I did have a successful professional career, and had I been a bit younger would have been seconded to do a degree...but alas too old for that.
I could do a degree now.....if I could afford to pay for it.
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I was thinking about this just before.
The main difference now at universities today, is the accessiblity.
In 1955, less than 10% of undergraduates came from state schools, and that includes the Grammar schools!
Happily that has changed, though not so much at the Oxbridge colleges.