Results day update – 18 August 2016
424,000 students placed in UK higher education as of midnight – up 3% on last year.
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Results day update – 18 August 2016
424,000 students placed in UK higher education as of midnight – up 3% on last year.
UCAS Undergraduate Track availability: 17 – 18 August
To remove the potential of an embargo breach, UCAS Undergraduate Track for applicants is suspended while
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,
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
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
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
New report: Predicted and achieved A level attainment among UCAS applicants
On Thursday 4 August, we will be publishing a new report about the factors associated with predicted
Decline by default (DBD) on 22 July
The DBD ran successfully on 22 July, declining 5,871 applications.
Adjustment – please update your advice for applicants
Each year, some applicants pass their exams with better results than expected.
Children who know by age ten they want to study for a degree ‘twice as likely’ to get into a selective university, UCAS survey finds
The younger that students decide higher education is for them, the more likely they are to go to a ‘higher
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UCAS’ approach to the applicant contract in Clearing
The UCAS Consumer Rights Working Group (CRWG) has received queries from universities and colleges about
Last date for reply swaps and amended decisions – 28 July 2016
Thursday 28 July 2016 is the last date to record reply swaps and amended decisions.
2016 cycle applicant figures – 30 June deadline
These statistical releases describe applicants and applications from the 2016 UCAS cycle at the 30 June
Design and technology (D&T), and modern foreign language (MFL) training programmes for 2017 entry
Training providers seeking to offer D&T and MFL training programmes should provide additional granular
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Applying after 30 June 2016
The deadline to submit a UCAS application with choices is 18:00 on 30 June. After this date applications
UCAS Love Learning competition 2016 – university students challenged to pass on their passion
Students are most likely to benefit from higher education if they have both passion and purpose in choosing