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London universities lose appeal

Students _____ (to flock) to the University of Manchester, with a 22% rise in applications. The majority of them ______ (to head) north in increasing numbers - as university applications ______ (to surge) for Manchester and _____ (to fall) in London. This is because students __________ (to price) out of the capital by high living costs and fears about getting into debt.

Manchester University, with over 45,000 applications for places, _______ (to record) a 22% increase compared with last year. This _____ (to be) far greater than the 1.8% national average increase in applications for all types of courses in higher education. In London, universities _______ (to register) falls in applications of up to 14%.

And there are suggestions that this ________ (to drive) by the search for lower accommodation and living costs. It shows that the threat of debt ______ (to have) an effect on how students choose universities and this process ________ (to exacerbate) further by the government's proposed increase in student fees.

Nottingham and Leeds _______ (to remain) the most popular universities, in terms of the number of students seeking places. Nottingham ________ (to receive) over 48,000 applications, up almost 4% on last year, while Leeds _______ (to receive) over 47,000 applications, up by over 5%. And there _____ (to be) also increases in applications for the universities of Newcastle and York. But in a number of London universities, application numbers _____ (to stall) or are falling back.

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