Sentence examples for applying for higher education from inspiring English sources

The number of school leavers applying for higher education is at an all-time high; figures are especially healthy for those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

I only really started appreciating the quality of the education when I entered sixth form and started applying for higher education as it made me realise that the school had geared me towards better universities than I had expected.

Applications to university have soared, hitting a record high for the fourth time this year, but there are fears this masks a stagnation in the number of children from low-income homes applying for higher education.

The discrepancy is mostly down to the fact that fewer state-school pupils apply to elite institutions than do their privately educated counterparts.Many potential state-school students have already ruled themselves out of Oxbridge by making poor subject choices before applying for higher education.

When adjusted for qualification levels, men are still more likely to apply for higher education, and are more likely to be successful in their applications.

In England, 18 year olds living in disadvantaged areas were a staggering 72% more likely to apply for higher education in 2015 than in 2006.

It aims to encourage more people from low-income families and other under-represented groups, such as some ethnic minorities, to apply for higher education.

Clearing joins up students who applied for higher education courses through Ucas this year but missed their offers with universities that still have places available after A-level results have been issued.

"Young people from the most advantaged areas are still two and a half times more likely to apply for higher education than those from areas where participation is low.

"In 2016, women were 36% more likely to apply for higher education at age 18 than men – the same as in 2015, and the highest recorded," Ucas said in its analysis of the figures, which cover nearly all applications from UK school leavers.

I was fortunate to know about College Goal Sunday, a nonprofit program that provides free information and assistance to families applying for financial assistance for higher education.