Lower entry requirements for international students

The podcast episode discusses how overseas students in the UK are being admitted to top universities with much lower grades than UK students. These students pay significantly higher tuition fees, which have become a crucial source of revenue for universities. The episode reveals that special pathways are being created exclusively for foreign students, allowing them to secure places in competitive courses with much lower academic achievements compared to UK students. For example, some students can get into these courses with only a handful of C grades at GCSE, while British students would need higher grades. This has led to concerns about fairness and whether universities should prioritize foreign students over domestic ones.