英国大学录取条件

　　Leading universities have been accused of undermining A-levels by accepting students before they sit their final exams in a “desperate” rush to fill places.

　　英国的名校被指控在学生参加最后考试之前，为A级的学生预留了名额。

　　Research by the Telegraph shows universities are preparing to make increasing numbers of “unconditional offers” to sixth-formers next year.

　　根据《每日电讯报》的调查显示，很多大学会在明年大量招入无条件录取的高三学生。

　　Top research institutions including Birmingham, Lancaster, Nottingham, Leicester, Sussex and Queen Mary, University of London, will admit students en masse in some subjects without waiting for results in August.

　　接受调查的名校有伯明翰大学，兰卡斯特大学，诺丁汉大学，莱斯特大学，苏塞克斯大学，伦敦大学玛丽女王学院和伦敦大学会集体在八月份成绩出来之前，招收学生。

　　Numbers are expected to significantly exceed the 12,000 unconditional offers made across the UK this year, with one university alone saying it will make 10,000 in 2015.

　　今年英国招收的无条件入学的学生明显超过了12,000人，其中有一所大学表示在2015年将招收10,000名学生。

　　The move coincides with a government decision to abolish all restrictions on student recruitment in England for the first time in 2015 – creating a free market in undergraduate admissions.

　　这一行动与英格兰政府发出的通告：将第一次在2015年废除招生的所有限制不谋而合。此举创造出了本科招生的一个开放自由市场。

　　It has led to intense competition between universities to sign up the most talented sixth-formers before they are attracted to opposing institutions.

　　这在大学之间形成了激烈的竞争，学校提前招收高三学生以免被竞争对手的学校招去。

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　　Teenagers should be "more ambitious" when making university applications, the official admissions body said today amid mounting evidence that institutions are lowering their entry requirements.

　　学生们在申请大学的时候应该把目标定的高一点，招生处的官员说现在很多学校的录取条件都放宽了。

　　The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) said students could afford to pitch for tougher courses than previously thought because a “buyers’ market for applicants” had been created in recent years.

　　高等院校录取服务(UCAS)说道学生可以尝试着更多地选择那些难一点的课程，因为现在已经是“买家的市场”，近年来申请人占有更多的优势。

　　In a major report, it was claimed that students now had much more choice over courses, with school leavers up to 80 per cent more likely to be given five offers of university places than in 2009.

　　在一个主要的报告中，据说现在的学生拥有更多的课程专业选择，比起2009年来，即使是高中没毕业的学生80%都有五个学校可以选择。

　　The comments were made as it emerged that record numbers of students were accepted in to UK universities this autumn, with numbers up by 17,000 to exceed 500,000 for the first time.

　　这个数据是在今年秋天从英国大学的入学学生统计出来的数据，第一次人数超过了500000.

　　Figures suggested that applicants were finding it easier to secure places than at any time in the past. It emerged that:

　　数据显示，申请人比以前录取的机会高出了很多，具体情况如下：

　　1. Almost all school leavers now get at least one offer of a place;

　　1. 几乎所有高中辍学的学生现在至少被一个学校录取了

　　2. The proportion of students accepted into leading universities – t...