With the constant criticism from all walks of life in Britain in recent years, top universities in Britain, such as Oxford and Cambridge, began to increase the enrollment ratio of students from disadvantaged backgrounds under the pressure of public opinion.
In 20 19, Oxford promised to make the proportion of students from poor and disadvantaged families reach one quarter by 2023.
Cambridge University promises to reduce the proportion of students from rich and disadvantaged backgrounds from 14: 1 to about 6.7:1; To this end, Oxford has launched two policies: "opportunity plan" and "basic plan"; "Opportunity Plan" means that from 2020, Oxford will recruit 200 poor students with excellent grades every year.
In order to ensure that these students can smoothly connect with the courses, Oxford will also arrange a two-week secret course and self-study materials at home before the start of the new semester; Compared with the Opportunity Plan, another "Basic Plan" focuses on recruiting "disadvantaged students whose academic performance does not meet the basic entrance standards but shows potential", and it is estimated that 50 students will be enrolled each year.