The offer rate was higher at the university for international students in almost three-quarters of arts, humanities and social sciences courses, analysis by The Scotsman newspaper found. “Young Scots will be disheartened to see such a significant difference between the number of offers being made to international students and Scottish students,” Liam Kerr, education spokesman for the Scottish Tories, said. …
Even straight-A students have found themselves unable to secure places on preferred courses in Scotland, leading Prof Sir Peter to warn that “talent and money” was heading south, where Scots have the option to pay the same fees as English teenagers. Urgently' He added: “The cap on Scottish students at Scottish universities where grades don’t count must be addressed. Urgently.” …
