Helen Thorne

During the investigation process, the fraud and similarity detection looks out for a variety of things – including fake qualifications, plagiarised personal statements and inaccurate information on each students UCAS application. “42,580 black applicants, meaning that one in every 102 applications was investigated” The data, published by The Independent,...

Statistics from UCAS show an increase in the number of applications in 2018, with more than 100,000 being EU citizens. Figures suggest a rise of 3.6 percent of applications coming from students all around the EU, adding up to a total of 43,510. According to Helen Thorne, the UCAS...