This year A-level and AS results are out on Thursday (August 15), while GCSE results will be released on August 22.
Ucas figures show there has been a rise in the number of UK 18-year-olds applying to university, which the admissions service has suggested shows a desire among young people to stay in eductation.
But industry experts have predicted that British universities will be competing for school and college leavers on A-level results day in a bid to fill their places amid financial pressures.
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