The university has abandoned its 'financial guarantee' and now only asks for proof that first-year course fees can be metOxford University has abandoned its "wealth test" for postgraduate students applying to its colleges after a student sued on the grounds of discrimination against the destitute.
The university has rewritten its admissions policy under which colleges had selected students not just on academic merit,but on their ability to prove that they had liquid assets sufficient to cover £12900 a year in living costs, in addition to potentially tens of thousands of pounds in tuition fees.
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Source: theguardian.com