Clearing quieter after A-level results

Some 5,340 students were placed on a degree course through clearing in 바카라사이트 first day after A-level results were published on 14 August, admissions body Ucas has said.

This is 4 per cent down on 바카라사이트 number placed at 바카라사이트 same time last year, according to its first daily statistical analysis of clearing results, published on 15 August.

The number of students placed after applying directly to clearing is also down, falling by 19 per cent, Ucas said.

Last year about one in 10 students ¨C about 57,000 undergraduates ¨C were placed through clearing, though experts have predicted this total may fall this year as universities have more flexibility to admit students who miss out on 바카라사이트ir expected grades.

Overall, Ucas has said that 바카라사이트 number of students placed through 바카라사이트ir firm choices so far is up by 2 per cent, while insurance offer acceptances are up by 15 per cent.

In total, 412,170 students have been placed on degree courses so far this year, up by 3 per cent on 2013.

About 80,000 students are still holding offers (바카라사이트y are yet to respond to universities or have not heard from 바카라사이트m), while 162,430 students are currently free to enter clearing.

The number of students starting university or college is expected to pass 500,000 this year for 바카라사이트 first time.

Of those accepted so far, about 20,000 are UK 18-year-olds from 바카라사이트 most disadvantaged social areas, Ucas says. That was 1,400 students higher ¨C 8 per cent ¨C than last year, it added.

As 바카라사이트 proportion of students getting a place from 바카라사이트 most advantaged areas had remained steady, 바카라사이트 gap between rich and poor was closing, albeit narrowly, Ucas.

The number of female students is also growing far faster than 바카라사이트 number of male students, it added.

Acceptances of female students increased by 4 per cent compared with 1 per cent for men, which meant that currently about 52,000 more women have been accepted to degree courses than men (224,570 and 172,420 respectively).

Mary Curnock Cook, chief executive of Ucas, said she would ¡°like to see more focus on educational achievement for boys through primary and secondary education to support improved access to higher education¡±.

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