Over the past week UK news headlines have been full of stories of how some 150,000 A-level students will be denied places at university this year, accounting for one in four of university applicants not getting a place.
As a very recent A-level student, I too was unable to make my grades for my university placement to study geography. As with similar people in my position I was put in to the University College Admissions Systems (UCAS) clearing system where you can search for a university placement and apply based on the grades you received. Typically, the better known universities do not go through the clearing process, with a few exceptions of course.
Take for example the University of Bristol. On the home/EU applicant clearing page it reads “No courses found. Please try again”. However, on the international applicants page there are some 154 courses available (as of 2100 on 26th August), in disciplines such as geography, philosophy, mathematics and chemistry.
Whilst it is true that international applicants bring in more money to the UK university system, it should also be that universities actively seek to allow home/EU students to prevent a repeat of this situation.
In the next round of university applications beginning in September, the UK government has set a quota on the number of places available. Combined with the 30,000 applicants who were unsuccessful in the year 2008 – 2009 and the 150,000 applicants unsuccessful in 2009 – 2010 the issue is likely to get worse and worse over the coming years unless the new British government takes steps to safeguard the education of both home and EU citizens.
Shailyn Shah
So here's the thing. It works that way in other countries too. And you and other UK students could benefit from that. Here in Hong Kong, a former British colony with world-class well-funded universities there is a local applicant UCAS style system and a parallel system for international students. So there would be a place for you here!The City University of Hong Kong, a major English-speaking public university ranked 124 in the world in the Times Higher Education QS rankings, is situated in a former British colony and now cosmopolitan global city of Hong Kong.
ReplyDeleteCityU’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences still has some places and may even be able to provide scholarships in a broad range of subjects in its six constituent departments.
Amongst them are Asian Studies, international politics and policy studies, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Linguistics, Heritage Studies, Comparative literature, English and Creative Writing, Broadcast journalism, Psychology and Criminology. Check out our website now and for more information write to Ms Annie Sing, annie.sing@cityu.edu.hk
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