tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post3288601703833638182..comments2024-03-09T10:26:48.789+00:00Comments on economics, psychology, policy: Fairness and efficiency in university admissionEmma Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466193733741012673noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post-24455352811536895252010-06-23T17:22:24.372+00:002010-06-23T17:22:24.372+00:00Oxford, famously, give more weight to academic per...Oxford, famously, give more weight to academic performance based on information about the applicants’ backgrounds against five criteria.<br /><br />Last year, the UK Business Secretary, Lord Mandelson, called for universities to look beyond raw exam results when selecting applicants. <br /><br />here is a BBC news story from last year which includes Lord Mandelson’s comments and a description of the Oxford admissions policy:<br /><br />http://short.ie/z2xxuoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com