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She also said the plan might have the unintended consequence of reducing the number of students studying science, technology, engineering and maths - the so-called STEM subjects - because students tend to get higher grades in the arts and humanities.
BBC: Top students expansion plan 'could hit social mobility'
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In the 2006 budget-cutting "reconciliation" bill President George W. Bush signed this month, the best known student loan programs for middle-class families--Stafford loans for students and so-called PLUS loans for parents--took a big hit.
FORBES: College Loan Crunch
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The highest proportion of students drawn from deprived areas was the University of Paisley, where 34% of students were from so-called "low participation neighbourhoods".
BBC: State school pupils Oxbridge majority