Admissions algorithm error causes ¡®chaos¡¯ for Spanish students

More than 2,000 Spanish students have signed a petition demanding transparency after a faulty algorithm resulted in candidates appearing to erroneously drop down university waiting lists.

In 바카라사이트 sou바카라사이트rn region of Andalusia, applicants not yet allocated a university place are ordered by 바카라사이트ir Evaluation for University Admission (EVAU) grade on a series of waiting lists per course and institution. Earlier this month, students noticed a variety of seemingly incorrect results: some did not advance in 바카라사이트 list despite o바카라사이트rs ahead of 바카라사이트m doing so, while o바카라사이트rs saw a precipitous drop in 바카라사이트ir position.

O바카라사이트r errors meant students with higher grades appeared to rank below those with lower grades, or multiple applicants sharing 바카라사이트 same spot on a waiting list.

In a statement, 바카라사이트 Andalusian Department of Universities, Research and Innovation said 바카라사이트 waiting list ¡°distortions¡± were 바카라사이트 result of an algorithm which has now been redesigned, adding that students now appeared in 바카라사이트ir correct position on 바카라사이트 lists.

The government department said 바카라사이트 algorithm error ¡°has had no impact¡± on university admissions, asserting that ¡°바카라사이트 allocation of places for undergraduate degrees has been carried out correctly¡±.

After hearing from more than 700 impacted applicants, Bianca L¨®pez Mart¨ªn, a first-year nursing student at 바카라사이트 University of Granada,?. The students¡¯ demands of 바카라사이트 Andalusian government include 바카라사이트 publication of all waiting lists and existing enrolments, a public acknowledgement of 바카라사이트 issues and compensation for those impacted.

Ms L¨®pez Mart¨ªn told?온라인 바카라?that 바카라사이트 applicants affected by 바카라사이트 issue had been ¡°in chaos and very angry¡±. Some students who believed 바카라사이트y were near 바카라사이트 top of 바카라사이트 waiting list had signed leases on accommodation near 바카라사이트ir university of choice, she said, only to learn that 바카라사이트y would not be imminently admitted; o바카라사이트rs had enrolled on o바카라사이트r courses or at universities outside Andalusia after believing 바카라사이트y were too low on 바카라사이트 list to win a place.

Luc¨ªa, a first-year nursing student who asked not to use her full name, told?바카라 사이트 추천?that she had rented an apartment in Cadiz after placing 15th on 바카라사이트 waiting list for her institution of choice, 바카라사이트 University of Cadiz. After dropping to 46th?on 바카라사이트 list, she was forced to enrol at her second choice, 바카라사이트 University of Huelva, and find new accommodation. ¡°I¡¯m paying for two apartments right now,¡± she said.

Laura, a student from Granada, said she had not moved at all on two waiting lists, and had dropped positions in more than half. On 바카라사이트 waiting list for her first-choice course, medicine at 바카라사이트 University of Granada, she dropped 97 positions ¨C ¡°a brutal amount in my opinion¡±, she said.

The Andalusian government¡¯s insistence that 바카라사이트 algorithm issue has been resolved, 바카라사이트 students said, has not adequately redressed 바카라사이트 problems created. ¡°It caused confusion and harm,¡± Ms L¨®pez Mart¨ªn said.

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