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Direct linkMurphy, Richard; Wyness, Gill – Education Economics, 2020
We study the UK's university application system, in which students apply based on predicted examination grades, rather than actual results. Using three years of UK university applications data we find that only 16% of applicants' predicted grades are accurate, with 75% of applicants having over-predicted grades. However, high-attaining,…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Labor Market, Social Mobility, College Applicants
