On 1 December released details of around 25 English universities who have changed their scholarships and/or fees policies for 2012 entry. Most of these universities have revised their scholarships programmes to allow them to have average fees of £7,500 or less, including fee discounts.
How has this come about?
UK and EU student numbers are still largely controlled by the UK Government. In most cases this allows universities to bid for extra places in what is called the ‘Margin’ – 20,000 extra places are available for universities with average fees of £7,500 or less. This does not mean though that fees have been cut, it just means that more money may be available in scholarships to UK/EU students.
What does it mean for applicants?
This causes additional confusion for some UCAS applicants for 2012 as all those who applied on or before 7 December 2011 have had to be informed of the fact by UCAS, whether they applied to these universities or not. UCAS allows students to change their choices to or from these universities as a result of the revised fees and scholarships.
The advice from the Complete University Guide is to get sound advice before changing your choices and to not make a change unless you are clear of the facts. In most cases the changes are not significant and may not apply to you because of family income or academic achievement. REMEMBER – applicants do not need to respond to this UCAS message if they are happy with their initial choices.
NEWS BY:http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/news/25-english-universities-publish-revised-fee-and-scholarship-levels/
How has this come about?
UK and EU student numbers are still largely controlled by the UK Government. In most cases this allows universities to bid for extra places in what is called the ‘Margin’ – 20,000 extra places are available for universities with average fees of £7,500 or less. This does not mean though that fees have been cut, it just means that more money may be available in scholarships to UK/EU students.
What does it mean for applicants?
This causes additional confusion for some UCAS applicants for 2012 as all those who applied on or before 7 December 2011 have had to be informed of the fact by UCAS, whether they applied to these universities or not. UCAS allows students to change their choices to or from these universities as a result of the revised fees and scholarships.
The advice from the Complete University Guide is to get sound advice before changing your choices and to not make a change unless you are clear of the facts. In most cases the changes are not significant and may not apply to you because of family income or academic achievement. REMEMBER – applicants do not need to respond to this UCAS message if they are happy with their initial choices.
NEWS BY:http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/news/25-english-universities-publish-revised-fee-and-scholarship-levels/
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