Joseph Oakley says the Cambridge University college risks returning to an admissions culture that rewards advantage rather than potential, while Daisy Shaw urges state students not to give up the fight. Plus a letter from Prof Douglas Robinson

As a comprehensive-school-educated alumnus of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, I was dismayed to read your recent article on the college’s new admissions approach ( Cambridge college to target elite private schools for student recruitment, 7 January ).

I chose Trinity Hall precisely because of its inclusive, anti-elitist ethos. I arrived in Cambridge from the Midlands (an underrepresented geographic region) with a good state education, a passion for languages, but little understanding of the educational privilege enjoyed by many of my peers.

Joseph Oakley says the Cambridge University college risks returning to an admissions culture that rewards advantage rather than potential, while Daisy Shaw urges state students not to give up the fight. Plus a letter from Prof Douglas Robinson

As a comprehensive-school-educated alumnus of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, I was dismayed to read your recent article on the college’s new admissions approach ( Cambridge college to target elite private schools for student recruitment, 7 January ).

I chose Trinity Hall precisely because of its inclusive, anti-elitist ethos. I arrived in Cambridge from the Midlands (an underrepresented geographic region) with a good state education, a passion for languages, but little understanding of the educational privilege enjoyed by many of my peers.

Joseph Oakley says the Cambridge University college risks returning to an admissions culture that rewards advantage rather than potential, while Daisy Shaw urges state students not to give up the fight. Plus a letter from Prof Douglas Robinson

As a comprehensive-school-educated alumnus of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, I was dismayed to read your recent article on the college’s new admissions approach ( Cambridge college to target elite private schools for student recruitment, 7 January ).

I chose Trinity Hall precisely because of its inclusive, anti-elitist ethos. I arrived in Cambridge from the Midlands (an underrepresented geographic region) with a good state education, a passion for languages, but little understanding of the educational privilege enjoyed by many of my peers.