Cecilia Adler sensed something was off and retorted, "Are you telling me you didn't have family pulling strings for you? That you got this spot all on your own? And your cousin—if someone hadn't recommended her, would she have gotten into university?"
In this day and age, truly ordinary people have no chance of getting into any kind of study program.
The only legitimate path available was to pass the university entrance exams.
She had been through it all, so she understood the ins and outs of the system better than anyone.
It was true that she had used a back door, but not by elbowing someone else out of the way. The spot had been set aside by her father-in-law for Ian Quincy long ago; after being sent down to the countryside for ten years, he had priority for educational opportunities.
Camilla stated unequivocally, "Of course. I'm the top employee at my workplace, and my cousin was number one in every high school exam. Her being recommended for university was a given."
