A student’s candid account of class-based discrimination at a prestigious Scottish university has sparked widespread debate after her LinkedIn post went viral. The former undergraduate described feeling isolated and belittled due to her working-class background, contrasting sharply with the experiences of wealthier international students. Her story has since drawn hundreds of responses, highlighting deep-seated tensions over privilege and belonging on campus. The post offers a rare, unfiltered look at how socioeconomic divides play out in elite academic settings.
Online comments reflect class tensions at Scottish university between those from lower-income families and wealthier US undergraduatesWhen Sophie Rose Jenkins announced she would not return to St Andrews University this academic year because of her experiences of classism on campus, she did not expect much of a response. But in the two weeks since she published her story on LinkedIn, it has resonated with hundreds of others.“Working-class students have been made to feel ashamed of their home life at university,” the former comparative literature and classical studies student wrote in a lengthy post. “Arriving at a university ranked first in the UK at the time from a background like mine, I thought I was doing everything right. Continue reading...
