University clearing 2020 news: UCAS updates as record numbers expected to get degree place
The Independent✕ Close Lisa Nandy vows to maintain Labour's pledge to abolish university tuition fees The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Universities face their busiest ever period of clearing with record numbers of pupils due to take up degree places this year through the system, the head of the admissions service has predicted. School-leavers who have had their gap year plans disrupted by Covid-19 will be among those choosing to bypass the main application scheme in favour of searching for a course through clearing, Ucas said. With less than a week to go until pupils receive their A-level results, Clare Marchant, Ucas’s chief executive, said 80,000 applicants could find a place via clearing, up from 73,325 last year, despite fears about the impact of Covid-19 on the student experience.
History of this topic
Ucas Clearing 2023: How it works and what to do if you don’t get the A-level grades you wanted
The Independent
A-level results day 2024: How to conquer Clearing if you don't get the grades you need for your university place
Daily Mail
Why it will be easier to get into a Russell Group university this year
The Telegraph
A-level results 2023: Fall in number of students accepted on university courses amid warning over results
The Independent
Agony of the post-Covid students: Number of A and A*s plunge by 9% in a year as tougher marking rules finally return and UCAS website crashes as thousands miss out on first choice university
Daily Mail
UCAS Clearing 2023: How does it work and what happens if you don’t get A-level grades you wanted?
The Independent
Be quick to get top university place in clearing, A level students warned
The Independent
More poorer students could receive no university offers as demand grows – Ucas
The Independent
Serious conversation needed over soaring university demand to prevent poorer students missing out, Ucas warns
The Independent
Universities confident students will make grade, says Ucas
The Independent
Private school pupils likely to ‘elbow out’ state students in scramble for university places, experts warn
The Independent
A-level results: Around 15,000 students now make first-choice university offer with teacher grades
The Independent
UC to ease admission requirements: No SAT, no letter grades due to coronavirus
LA Times
Thousands of university clearing places up for grabs ahead of A-level results
The Independent
Clearing 2016: Myths and fears arise as half of students receive inaccurate information, research shows
The Independent
Exam results do not determine whether students use Ucas Clearing, new research finds
The Independent
Clearing 2016: The ultimate post-results day guide for students
The Independent
Ucas Clearing: 7 reasons why the process isn’t as complicated as you think
The Independent
Ucas Clearing system should be abolished, majority of students tell survey
The Independent
A-level results 2015: The 10 most common questions on grades, Clearing, and university answered
The Independent
Ucas Clearing 2014: Your must-know guide to what happens and when
The Independent
Ucas 'gave warning on admissions'
The Independent
University admissions overhaul as predictions fail to make grade
The IndependentDiscover Related