http://www.guardian2zotagl6tmjucg3lrhxdk4dw3lhbqnkvvkywawy3oqfoprid.onion/education/2022/jun/11/first-post-covid-school-leavers-face-fight-for-fewer-university-places
“At the most competitive universities, the number of students accepted on to full-time undergraduate courses increased from 154,000 in 2019 to 177,000 in 2021.” Ucas said the 5% increase in the number of UK 18-year-olds applying this year, from 306,200 to 320,420, along with 6,000 more students holding deferred entry places, “will make securing a place at many universities a highly competitive process”.