Sentences with phrase «for university places»

«As competition for university places increases, there is a real risk that schools will feel forced to select certain exam boards, based on their links with higher education institutions.»

Currently, young people must apply for university places using grades predicted by their teachers, but in 55 per cent of cases these are wrong, leaving many students without anywhere to go, or feeling that they should have applied for a better university.

Given the fiscal crisis and the surplus demand for university places, any future university funding settlement is likely to expect more of graduates.But I am determined that the student experience must also improve.

The number of applications for university places this year has fallen by 25.4 per cent in Western Australia, as a result of the change 12 years ago in the school starting age.

As a record number of students fight for university places ahead of the increase in fees next year, the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) published new analysis of the recent higher education white paper highlighting tuition fees» effect on relative disadvantage.

These systems, such as virtual reality, ultimately derive from gaming, but it is now being used in lecture theatres, classrooms, and in the hands of students looking for university places.

Teenagers getting their results this week have little choice but to scramble for a university place and face the huge debt now involved

«By removing the red tape, state school pupils will have the opportunity to leave school with the same set of qualifications as their peers from the top private schools - allowing them to better compete for university places and for the best jobs.»

If you're taking defensive driving school for a University Place Washington court, be sure to sign your traffic school certificate before giving it to the University Place traffic court.

The statistics demonstrate the depth of the recession's impact on young people, who face the most difficult job market in decades and increased competition for university places, with a record number of applications this year.

In the UK, we have seen a sharp rise in schoolchildren opting to study the subject, and such strong demand for university places that most chemistry departments are full.

Many more students have applied for university places this year, with the 660,000 applicants up 11 % on last year's figures.

«This year, demand for university places has surged as students try to avoid the higher fees that come in from 2012.

With competition for university places and jobs as high as it's ever been, it's become just as important to record out of school activities as it is curricular ones.

That grade could have made a huge difference to her future especially when competition for University places is so fierce.

«However, in a tumultuous education and economic landscape where competition for university places and jobs is fierce, we need to ensure that young people are equipped with relevant skills to help them succeed.