News February 2025

11 Feb

UK

UCAT Changes 2026
Source: https://www.ucat.ac.uk/about-ucat/ucat-2025

UCAS Cycle 2024 View by Wonkle
Source: https://wonkhe.com/blogs/sector-level-ucas-end-of-cycle-data-2024
'The highest number of 18 year old UKs ever made applications (some 639,085) to a high tariff provider in 2024 – and these universities responded by making the highest number of offers on record (442,015)'.

Bristol Old Vic No Longer to Offer Undergrad Degrees
Source: https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2025-01-07/prestigious-theatre-school-attended-by-olivia-colman-scraps-undergrad-degrees?

Slight Reductions in EA Applications for Columbia's College and Engineering and Applied Science
Source:https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2024/12/18/columbia-college-seas-see-slight-decrease-in-early-decision-applications-for-class-of-2029

NEW SAT Date for 2025
Source: https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat/dates-deadlines?

Updates on NCAA Scholarships
Source: https://www.ussportsscholarships.com/new-ncaa-eligibility-pavia-all-you-need-to-know/?

MASSIVE increase of 24.3% in Applications
Source: https://news.utexas.edu/2024/12/06/demand-soars-as-ut-shatters-record-for-freshman-applications/
Helped by new courses in Civic Honours and a first in the country robotics course.

USC Introduces ED IN 2025
Source: https://admissions.blog/usc-receives-42000-early-action-applications-will-introduce-early-decision.

Congratulations to students at Haberdashers Monmouth School with offers for Classics from UCL, Edinburgh, Durham and from St Mary's Ascot for Business at Newcastle. Watch this space for more news...