Maybe they just wanted a law degree. Maybe they wanted to become a doctor. Maybe that's the only school they could get into for their masters.

If you want to go to a particular university, why would you give up on your dream and settle just because of that? We aren't living in those days anymore. It's not like racism is centralized to Oxford. If you honestly can't recognize that they do actually have some decent programs you should get your head out of the sand. I'm no OM fan either but it's really not that hard to look past for the betterment of yourself when it comes to education.