Change to Uni Application and Offer Process

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Does anyone understand the benefit of the new proposals relating to changing the University Application process??
I don’t see any benefit in these proposals. DD is applying for uni this year so won’t impact her but DS applies in 4 years so may impact him. I genuinely can’t see how these proposals are better for anyone. Any help in understanding this would be appreciated. Thanks!

Hi, I'm a careers adviser/coach and work with young people. The new changes are aimed at improving prospects for students who maybe CBA in their mocks but pull it out the bag in exams put in a crude way! It is basically designed to make it fairer because predicted grades are just a teacher's perception on your level. Each teacher is different and some argue that schools bump up predicted grades allowing students to feel like failures if they don't get them. It also has a big impact on mental health if you drop your grades and miss out on you uni place. The new system will take your actual grade and thus make it fairer and easier. However, I have no idea how it will work there is 1 month between results day and the start of term rather than the 9 months we currently have from application deadline to the start of term. If they can do it I think it will be so much more positive for students. Xx

OP it won't (pp please read more about the proposals before coming up with blanket statements - applying after results are out won't happen. The likely process will be apply same time as now, but don't get any offers till results are out.)

There's a thread on Higher Education discussing this.