No university places for 50,000 with good grades
source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article7064771.ece
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UCAS is warning that getting into university is going to be harder and predicts at least 50,000 with good grades won't get on Autumn courses, an increase from last years 30,000.
"Ms Curnock Cook advised students turned down by all their chosen universities not to wait for the clearing process but to apply immediately through the Ucas Extra scheme, which matches candidates to vacancies.
head of Magdalen College School in Oxford, said that the only institutions using Extra were those actively looking to fill “places that aspirational people don’t want to go to”.”
No matter what the arguments, it sounds like school leavers are heading towards some tough decisions for their future.
I wonder if university budget cuts and course merging will play a factor in people missing out on placements.
"Ms Curnock Cook advised students turned down by all their chosen universities not to wait for the clearing process but to apply immediately through the Ucas Extra scheme, which matches candidates to vacancies.
head of Magdalen College School in Oxford, said that the only institutions using Extra were those actively looking to fill “places that aspirational people don’t want to go to”.”
No matter what the arguments, it sounds like school leavers are heading towards some tough decisions for their future.
I wonder if university budget cuts and course merging will play a factor in people missing out on placements.
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