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UCAS surveyed potential applicants about to start their personal statement and found more than three-quarters prefer the new three-question format.

Students applying for university through

data suggests the gap in university application rates between the most and least advantaged students has widened in the last year. Data shows the application rate from the most disadvantaged backgrounds has fallen slightly to 25.4% in England, while the application rate for the most advantaged has marginally increased to 60.7%.

research found 79% of students felt that the process of writing the personal statement was difficult to complete without support. Jo Saxton, chief executive at

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