ABSTRACT
During the planning of this study, a very detailed search was made of all the likely sources of previous research into the process of choice of university or college. It failed, however, to find any previous British research of substance. In general, however, one would expect pupils to anticipate considerable association with the kind of students they identify with the institution they choose, and to be prepared to accept its socialisation implications. Two pupils referred not just to class but also to class-consciousness, and one related this to the students' regional origin, which he perceived as being different at different institutions. The emphasis placed on inter-institutional differences in students' class and politics was notably stronger than that placed on students' ability. In the event, only seven of the twenty-seven pupils commented on any differences between Nottingham and Leeds in terms of their effect on students.
