Is the expansion of unconditional offers distorting not just entry to higher education but also A level results themselves?
Fully admit this thought is totally based on a limited amount of anecdata.
In DD2's year 13 large numbers of students have been offered and accepted unconditional offers on a range of uni courses. As a result according to DD2 these students all 'took the foot off the gas' in terms of studies and then revision/preparation for exams. Less attentiveness to studies, less commitment to revision, willingness to go to parties in the run up to exams.
These are students DD2 has known all through school so has a good understanding of their attitudes to learning before the uni application process started.
As a result of the reduced intensity of study, these students are likely to perform less well at A level than they would have otherwise done.
If this picture were repeated across the country will this potentially impact on grade boundaries?
While this may be good for individual students is it bad for education as a whole?
Just musing on a Sunday morning but would be interested if other people had a view.