August 20, 2022

The UK Saw its Highest Number of Students in UK Enter University Clearing in Ten Years

I In what is termed as the most competitive year in a decade, many students have been left scrambling for admissions to top UK universities, this according to the latest data from the A-level results. According to news reports, 6,640 UK school-leavers found admissions through clearing, a 33% increase from 2021. In addition, around 23,640 students accepted their insurance choices after failing to achieve their preferred admittance.

University directors have put down the spike in the number of free to be placed students as the reason for admission demand. Many universities have reported an unprecedented level of demand for seats. A spokesperson for one university said that phone lines are busier than ever, particularly from kids with high marks.

…this is an extraordinary year for clearing, and for the first time in more than a decade, we've closed clearing to new applicants after only one day, due to the vast number of high-achieving kids that applied yesterday…

One college that saw an unprecedented demand for admission was the University of Sheffield. A source at the university told the media. "This is an extraordinary year for clearing, and for the first time in more than a decade, we've closed clearing to new applicants after only one day, due to the vast number of high-achieving kids that applied yesterday.”

Like the University of Sheffield, many other prestigious UK universities' courses were quickly filling up. Students who did not receive the necessary marks are now under a tremendous amount of stress due to the lack of seats. The good news, however, is that there are many lower-tier universities with open seats. According to experts, this is because of ambitious growth plans as a result of a decline in applications from part-time and mature students.

Prof Katie Normington, vice-chancellor of De Montfort University, warned students that changes to the student loan scheme beginning in 2023 will increase the payback term from 30 to 40 years. "Deferring will be significantly worse for folks going into lower-paying positions." Many pupils should consider their options carefully."

The number of students accepted into UK degree programmes decreased this year, according to UCAS data, but it was still the second-highest on record and higher than the year that exams were last held, which was 2019. 435,560 people had university spots the day after the results were announced, down from 446,500 the previous year by 2.5%.

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