Students warned of problems with some UCAS college applications

IRISH students who applied for places in colleges in Britain and the North have been advised to check if their applications were affected by systems problems there.

More than 5,000 people in the Republic applied for courses to more than 300 third-level and further education institutions through the UCAS system up to mid-January.

Unlike the CAO, where most offers are not made until after Leaving Certificate results issue in August, UCAS-linked colleges make conditional offers to applicants around this time. These are based on a personal statement, a prediction of exam results and other information.