This year I have been tutoring A-Level Maths students at a school in Hackney. All are currently predicted to get Cs. All have at least one unconditional offer from a university.
There are two types of unconditional offer: those made on the condition that students will make that university their first choice, and those handed out indiscriminately. Both are problematic: preying on students with little experience of navigating university applications – and often with few adults they can turn to for advice.
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