THE – University applicant numbers hit near-record levels
Published on January 31, 2014
Source: THE
Some 580,000 applicants applied to higher education courses in the UK by 15 January, the main deadline for university applications, far higher than at the same point last year, according to statistics published by the admissions body Ucas on 31 January.
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