Record numbers of people have accepted university places through Clearing this year, according to official statistics.

Despite the race for a university place slowing, 1,355 more people have accepted places since Friday.

According to the latest figures from Ucas, published yesterday, 4,767 students have gained places through the Clearing system – up from 3,392 on Friday and 4,448 this time last year.

In total, 361,760 students have now accepted places at university, which compares with 333,174 the same time last year.

This means roughly the same percentage of total candidates have accepted places through the clearing system at this stage compared with last year – 1.32% compared with 1.34% in 2007.

Source : The Guardian Online

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