It’s important to test the premise in this piece that UCAS is a matching service focused on grades. It’s also not helpful to apply the measures available to the mobile middle classes (who might chose between Exeter & LSE on the basis of future earnings) to all.
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Why do disadvantaged students face greater undermatching at university? This analysis explores the role of admissions market design.
