Often the statement, “no, my parents didn’t go to uni” is met with an uncomfortable glance, as if one has just bared their soul, or at the very least, their income bracket. Aside from social stigma, structural prejudice means that adjusting to university administration and bureaucracy proves an additional challenge.
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Despite the substantial financial support MySydney offers, Sydney’s high cost of living, and cultural elitism means that far more support is desperately needed to ensure that a USyd education is genuinely accessible.
Universities exist as much in ones-and-zeroes as they do in stained-glass and sandstone.
The changes were discussed at the latest University Executive meeting.