I was at the tail end of elitist education in the UK (79-82) and we complained about tutorials being two students at a time instead of one on one When I did my

I was at the tail end of elitist education in the UK (79-82) and we complained about tutorials being two students at a time instead of one on one When I did my undergrad, tutorials were usually 2:1, except during the first year. It sounds expensive, but consider: - we were only studying two courses at a time, so we only had two tutorials per week - there were only 8 weeks per term, so 24 weeks per year - 2 x 24 is 48 - let's say the tutor needs to be paid $100 for the session and $100 for skimming the essays beforehand; that's $100 per student - 48 x $100 is less than $5k - in the US, even state schools charge much more than $5k per year