In the latter half of the 20th century, perhaps, but you'd need to convince me that it was always (i.e. early on/up to 1940s) that way.
And in any case, the system did not require the student to fund their own studies - so ability, not background, did count for more.
Last edited by al Roumi; 01-06-2011 at 19:10.
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