UK university admissions staff have been urged to consider the continued effects of pandemic disruption on applicants who narrowly miss their offer grades.
The appeal from social mobility charity the Sutton Trust comes after its July survey of just over 400 university applicants found a rise in those worried about getting a place at their first-choice university, with fears particularly high among those from working-class families.
The proportion of applicants worried about getting in has risen 13 percentage points compared to last year, with 60 per cent now giving this as a concern, alongside smaller rises for fears about grades and being ready to start in autumn.
