Students Views on Class

1.

I am

2.

My age is (roughly)

3.

I consider myself to be

4.

I attended school/college in Britain

5.

I started university

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My year of study is

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"Students who have attended fee-paying schools are more likely to be offered places at 'prestigious' universities."

8.

"Universities now favour students from lower class backgrounds"

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"Young people from lower social classes are discouraged from studying at university due to the high costs of being a student"

10.

"Students from upper-middle and upper classes are expected to attend university"

11.

"Universities don't care what social class prospective students are from as long as they get their tuition fees"

12.

Attending a prestigious university will enhance my career prospects

13.

As more people are attending university, degrees are losing their value

14.

People are more interested in where I am studying than what I am studying

15.

"Part-time work whilst studying creates a better rounded individual and is beneficial

16.

I expect a better-paid job after my degree than someone who didnt attend university

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"When I first meet a person, I try to establish which social class they are from

18.

I generally do not know how to identify social class

19.

Students dont consider which social class their fellow students are from

20.

People are too concerned with categorising others into a particular social class

21.

Most students I know are from a middle or upper class background

22.

Students from higher class backgrounds are more successful at university as they dont have to work to support themselves financially

23.

Lecturers have higher expectations of students from higher class backgrounds

24.

Social class is irrelevant at university we have something in common, we are all students

25.

I consider students at certain other universities to belong to a different social class to myself

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Students from different class backgrounds do not mix with each other at university