A-level grade inflation ‘could destabilise admissions again’

>> brought forward to 9 August Others, including UCAS, are saying the new date is 10 August?

The universities already in financial trouble will be hit hard by this because the students they would have normally got are now going to be able to go to higher-ranked places. This creates more worries and more work at those institutions because they will desperately ramp up their marketing efforts and at the same time save money where possible by firing or not reappointing support staff like GTAs or temporary lecturers. At the top places, there will also be more work because they will get even more students than before, without being able to hire more staff as quickly to overcome the additional workload. Whether at a high-ranked or low-ranked University, these developments are inflicting a lot of pain and additional work. But it is also bad for students and society at large because grade inflation effectively makes our society dumber over time, with the illusion that we are getting more skilled.