The agony of A-level students waiting for their results before discovering if they have won a place at their chosen university could soon be a thing of the past.
A White Paper overhauling the Ucas system has proposed that final school exams would take place weeks earlier and the autumn university term pushed back to as late as January.
If the reforms win support, sixth-formers would have the opportunity for the first time to apply to universities knowing their grades.
But the changes to term times, exam timetable and marking are unlikely to get the green light for two years so as not to disrupt the current A-level students.
Under Ucas, the University and College Admissions Service, students get conditional offers in the spring which are not confirmed until they get their results in August.
But as many as half of these predicted grades are wrong with students missing out on the best universities because teachers have underestimated their performances.
The deadline for applications this year, falls at midnight tonight. But under the proposals to be published in the spring, this will be moved back for about six months and the start of the university year could be delayed until January.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...apply-universities-results.html#ixzz1B7aOFhrs
A White Paper overhauling the Ucas system has proposed that final school exams would take place weeks earlier and the autumn university term pushed back to as late as January.
If the reforms win support, sixth-formers would have the opportunity for the first time to apply to universities knowing their grades.
But the changes to term times, exam timetable and marking are unlikely to get the green light for two years so as not to disrupt the current A-level students.
Under Ucas, the University and College Admissions Service, students get conditional offers in the spring which are not confirmed until they get their results in August.
But as many as half of these predicted grades are wrong with students missing out on the best universities because teachers have underestimated their performances.
The deadline for applications this year, falls at midnight tonight. But under the proposals to be published in the spring, this will be moved back for about six months and the start of the university year could be delayed until January.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...apply-universities-results.html#ixzz1B7aOFhrs