Students need to be “quick off the mark” on A-level results day if they wish to study at a top university as competition for degree places will be tougher this summer, the head of the higher education admissions service has said.
Clare Marchant, chief executive of Ucas, told school leavers to research options and prepare a Plan B ahead of A-level results day amid a growth in 18-year-olds in the population and a rise in international students.
