Jan. 19: Bright law student Elly Nowell turned the tables on Oxford University by sending them a rejection letter mocking their standards and rituals after being interviewed for a place there.
Nowell parodied the historic institution's own letters, saying Magdalen College "did not quite meet the standard" of other universities.
The 19-year-old state school pupil said she found the "obvious gap" between minorities and white middle-class students "embarrassing".
And she said there were "significant flaws" in their education system. Nowell ' who is predicted to get A grades in her modern history, law and English literature A-levels ' now hopes to study law at University College London.
She described the University of Oxford interview process as "torture" and the college as "rude" for not even providing a glass of water.
Furthermore, she criticised the "grand formal setting" of the interview, saying it was "intimidating" and biased to public school pupils.
Nowell, from Winchester, Hampshire, finished her letter by cheekily offering "guidance for re-application".
In her guide, she offered four points that the college needs to improve if they wish to attract her for a masters degree (LLM). The letter, which was sent to university admissions and the law faculty, said: "I have now considered your establishment as a place to read Law (Jurisprudence).
"I very much regret to inform you that I will be withdrawing my application. I realise you may be disappointed by this decision but you were in competition with many fantastic universities and following your interview I am afraid you do not quite meet the standard of the universities I will be considering. I encourage you to try again for my LLM but re-applicants are at a disadvantage and you are unlikely to succeed unless you become a more progressive university."
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