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
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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
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
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
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.
Changes to marking reviews and appeals system in Wales
The qualifications regulator, Qualifications Wales, has announced changes to the systems schools and
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
Post-16 skills plan and independent report on technical education
The Department for Education (DfE) has now released the Government’s vision for technical education,
2016 precision marketing data service (PMDS) – sign up closes on 22 July
Details of PMDS and the webinars we're holding.
UCAS’ approach to the applicant contract in Clearing
The UCAS Consumer Rights Working Group (CRWG) has received queries from universities and colleges about
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
Decline by default (DBD) on 24 June
The 24 June DBD ran successfully, declining 2,199 applications. In total, 4,974 choices were declined
Submitting Records of Prior Acceptance (RPAs) in web-link
RPAs must be submitted through web-link. Before completing an RPA, please check web-link to find out
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
You asked…we answered
Based on feedback we’ve received we thought it might be helpful to do some terminology-busting so that