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Interests of Students Turn to Other Fields Legal educators dismiss demographics, such as a declining number of 22-year-olds, as a major element in the decline, noting that the sharp fall in applications came after 1983 when the number of college graduates was at a high.
The letter highlighted that Frontline attracts a great deal of funding while the government has capped the number of students eligible for bursaries on master's programmes, leading to a significant drop in funding and a fall in applications, with some smaller courses closing and concern that others will follow.
Figures from Ucas show overall university applications from people in Wales this year fell by 2.9%, significantly lower than the 10% fall in applications in England.
There is already some early evidence of this trend: Ucas figures released earlier this week – which recorded an overall decline of 8.7% in numbers applying to university - showed the fall in applications for law undergraduate courses (3.8%) to be significantly lower than average.
Last week Michael Arthur, the provost of University College London, said the national fall in applications was unevenly distributed.
Richard H. Shaw, dean of admission and financial aid at Stanford, anticipates a "bump upward" this fall in applications to its nonbinding program.
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According to Ucas, there has been a sharper fall in application rates for young people from wealthier backgrounds, compared with poorer teenagers.
When application figures are compared with fee levels, institutions charging higher fees have not seen disproportionate falls in applications.
There have been sharp falls in applications to study for subjects including creative arts, architecture and mass communications, figures show.
The pace of home-building is plunging; big falls in applications for building permits suggest more declines ahead.
Applications from British-based 18-year-olds in their last year of school remained flat but there were steep falls in applications from people in their 20s.
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