Admissions 2011 underway
19 August 2011
With the announcement of A-level results this week, university entrance is at the top of the news agenda.
Indeed, these
months of the year are the busiest for Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê's undergraduate and postgraduate
admissions staff, ensuring applicants are ready to enrol in September and that
overseas applicants are able to obtain a student visa.Ìý
The last two weeks are a particularly intensive period for undergraduate admissions, with staff currently processing the A-level results of applicants for the 2011/2012 undergraduate intake in September.
As a leading research university with many
high-quality applicants per place, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê has filled all of its undergraduate
places again this year, meaning that there have been no vacancies for Clearing
or Adjustment applicants.
We have only been able to take a few offer holders who narrowly missed their grades. Undergraduate admissions staff have been working hard since the weekend to process the examination results for everyone holding an offer at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê, ensuring that an appropriate final decision is made on their application.
The dedicated Confirmation phone line, staffed by Outreach and Admissions, received approximately 1000 calls on the day A-level results were released.Ìý We also received a large volume of calls directly to faculty offices.Ìý
Every year, managing undergraduate admissions intake targets involves striking a difficult balance between ensuring that all available places are filled, and that Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê does not find itself in the position of too many qualified students for each place, for which the university is fined. For the year 2011/2012, indications are that we should come in comfortably within our HEFCE quota for Home and EU students and meet our Overseas target.
Bella Malins, Head of Outreach and Admissions, commented:
"All admissions staff, both undergraduate and postgraduate, have worked very hard this year to ensure that Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê meets its recruitment targets.Ìý I would like to thank all staff involved in admissions at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê for their continued hard work."
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