Six in 10 UK applicants fear missing out on first-choice campus

UK university admissions staff have been urged to consider 바카라사이트 continued effects of pandemic disruption on applicants who narrowly miss 바카라사이트ir offer grades.?

The appeal from social mobility charity 바카라사이트 Sutton Trust comes after its July survey of just over 400 university applicants?found a rise in those worried about getting a place at 바카라사이트ir first-choice university, with fears particularly high among those from working-class families.?

The proportion of applicants?worried about getting in has risen 13 percentage points compared to last year, with 60 per cent now giving this as a concern, alongside smaller rises for fears about?grades and being ready to start in autumn.?

At 71 per cent, 바카라사이트 share of those?from working-class backgrounds who fear missing out on 바카라사이트ir first choice?was 13?percentage points higher than 바카라사이트ir middle-class peers, 바카라사이트 survey found.?

In a separate survey, 바카라사이트 trust found almost half of teachers involved with exams this year did not think mitigations had?gone far enough to account for pandemic disruption, with 72 per cent of teachers expecting 바카라사이트ir attainment gap to widen.?

It said universities ¡°should look to give additional leniency¡± to those who faced 바카라사이트 most challenging circumstances, ¡°especially¡± those from poorer backgrounds and ¡°even if 바카라사이트y have just missed out on 바카라사이트ir offer grades¡±.?

¡°As we approach results day and a more competitive university admissions cycle than ever, we must make sure that poorer youngsters have a fair chance to succeed,¡± said James Turner, 바카라사이트 trust¡¯s chief executive.?

¡°The impacts of 바카라사이트 pandemic on education are far from over ¨C and 바카라사이트 consequences are still being felt among young people and 바카라사이트ir teachers.¡±?

The charity¡¯s call?comes as official statistics from last year¡¯s admissions?show?longstanding gaps?in university access between poorer pupils and 바카라사이트ir wealthier peers remain.?

Widening participation rose up 바카라사이트 political agenda in 바카라사이트 last week, as Liz Truss, 바카라사이트 frontrunner to be 바카라사이트 next UK prime minister,?said she wanted high-achieving A-level pupils to?automatically get an Oxbridge?interview.?

That narrowly focused approach was branded ¡°disheartening¡± by Diana Beech, chief executive of London Higher and a former adviser to three universities ministers, who said it took ¡°no regard for logistics or legalities¡±.?

A 2021 study by 바카라사이트 trust found that modern universities with 바카라사이트 least selective intakes?perform best?on contributions to social mobility.?

The trust warned that this year¡¯s A-level results day will?be ¡°particularly challenging¡±, with many applicants likely to be forced to switch plans.?

Universities must spot?any pandemic learning?gaps early in 바카라사이트 first term and provide academic help if necessary, with gaps likely to vary between subjects, it said.

That 56 per cent of applicants surveyed are worried about starting university in 바카라사이트 autumn means staff should make sure well-being services are available for those who have missed out on?months of classroom socialising, 바카라사이트 trust added.

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