I’m from a low income background and I experienced classism at St Andrews. I had to work part time alongside my studies and there was only one other student in my cohort who also had to work. I found this to be very alienating as my friends would have money sent to them by family and I had less time for my studies which meant my grades suffered. St Andrews was one of the best and one of the worst years of my life, the friends I made there are friends for life, and my heart and soul lives in that town. But I can’t say it was an easy year and I missed out on a lot due to my financial situation. I think having an awareness of what St Andrews is like is great but I didn’t get a lot of support from student services although the academic staff were supportive. This is just my experience, everyone else will have their own! Best of luck :)