Although Quote by Claire Tomalin

I well remember the pride that my parents felt when my brother and I went up to Cambridge, but I also know many friends…

— Liz Kendall

I think not getting into Cambridge was possibly the best thing that could have happened to me.

— Lolly Adefope

In Manchester, people don't recognise me that much and tend to treat me in a more respectful way.

— Marouane Fellaini

I got into Cambridge and it all went downhill.

— Mel Giedroyc

I did not enjoy Cambridge. But I shouldn't blame Cambridge alone. I wasn't ready for university or for the wrench of leaving home. It…

— Naomie Harris

When I would knock about the town in London, I was doing it with my head down, walking very quickly and it had become…

— Ewan McGregor

I was very quiet at college and had a certain group of friends.

— Yami Gautam

I applied to Oxford in the '80s and was invited to an interview. It was like a scene from 'Billy Elliot.' People were making…

— Fiona Hill

When I came to Cambridge, I was involved in the ward for a little bit, but I did have a very gradual process of…

— Tara Westover

I was very, very shy in public and school, and quite loud and brash at home.

— Tuppence Middleton

You spend the first term at Oxford meeting interesting and exciting people and the rest of your time there avoiding them

— Evelyn Waugh

I was very shy and somewhat awkward. I studied too hard. And to have this exciting dorm life was a whole new thing.

— Nicholson Baker