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Young Scots face rejection as university applications soar by 31%

Thousands of young Scots will miss out on a place at university later this year after new figures showed applications rising by almost one third as a result of the recession – the highest increase on record.

Official figures show that, by January this year, there were an unprecedented 38,763 applications to Scottish universities, up more than 31% on last year.