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Decisions

The offers made by institutions to their applicants. Some details of the conditions are recorded by UCAS.

Deferred entry

Approximately 20,000 applicants made at least one application for deferred entry in each of the past three years. These applicants appear in UCAS statistics only in the year in which they apply. Therefore an applicant who is accepted in 1998 for deferred entry in 1999 appears in the data for 1998 entry only.

Direct entrants

Applicants accepted using Overseas Partnership Forms and Records of Prior Acceptance (2001 onwards) or the Late Registration process (prior to 2001 entry).

Disability

Applicants are asked to declare any disability on the UCAS application form. Provision of this information is voluntary and applicants are advised that they may choose only to inform the institutions to which they apply directly. Disability data are available only for home applicants.

The wording used to instruct applicants on how to declare a disability changed between 1998 and 1999 (unseen disabilities). In addition, for 2003 entry the Dyslexia category has been extended to other specific learning difficulties (including Dyslexia); the Personal care support category has been abolished; and a further, Autistic disorder, category has been introduced.

Disability comparisons between the earlier and latter years should, therefore, be treated with caution.

Domicile

Applicant region is based on the home postcode (UK) or the area of permanent residence (overseas). Domicile indicates whether applicants are Home (UK), EU (excluding UK), or Other overseas domiciled.