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UCAS Clearing update: Wednesday 24 August 2016
As of midnight, a total of 480,120 people have been placed in full-time UK higher education through UCAS so far, an increase of 2% on the same point last year.
UCAS’ response to the Teach First Progression Report
Mary Curnock Cook, UCAS' Chief Executive said: “Teach First is right to highlight the need for students to have access to the same online information and application routes for apprenticeships as are in place for higher education...
UCAS Clearing update: Tuesday 23 August 2016
As of midnight, a total of 474,710 people have been placed in full-time UK higher education through UCAS so far, an increase of 2% on the same point last year.
UCAS Clearing update: Monday 22 August 2016
As of midnight, a total of 467,500 people have been placed in full-time UK higher education through UCAS so far, an increase of 3% on the same point last year.
UCAS Clearing update: Friday 19 August 2016
As of midnight, a total of 442,900 people have been placed in full-time UK higher education through UCAS so far, an increase of 3% on the same point last year.
Results day update – 18 August 2016
424,000 students placed in UK higher education as of midnight – up 3% on last year.
Top ten reasons why Clearing is an important route into higher education
The days of Clearing being the bargain basement of university admissions are long gone – Helen Thorne, UCAS’ Director of External Relations, gives her top ten reasons why.
Over 28,000 Scottish applicants placed in higher education through UCAS; up 5% on results day last year
As of midnight, 28,300 Scottish applicants have been accepted to higher education so far this year; an increase of 1,300 people, up 5% compared to SQA results day in 2015. Almost all of these (27,400) have been placed at a Scottish university or college.
Advice for Scottish university and college applicants as results day approaches
With SQA results day just a few days away, UCAS advisers, including our Social Media Team, are available to help anyone with questions about the Confirmation and Clearing process.
Early success at GCSE is key to university applicants achieving their predicted A level grades, new UCAS study shows
GCSE results and the mix of A level subjects studied are the key factors determining whether university applicants meet their predicted grades, new UCAS analysis reveals.