The fact that higher education is becoming a privilege rather than a right for some is a reality. It is a topic that is debated endlessly within universities, who employ experts to discover which demographic is applying to study with them, governments and professional bodies, all of whom are pouring over and scrutinising the data; but the truth of the matter is that whatever way you look at the findings, there is a dearth of people from non-affluent backgrounds applying, because they simply cannot afford to.
