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UCAS’ 2017 End of Cycle Report found that last year, the number of university applicants in the United Kingdom continued to fall compared to previous years. This isn’t such a shock — while university offers countless benefits and can propel people into hugely promising careers, the bottom line is that it’s expensive. On-the-job learning and apprenticeships offer alternative routes into the working world away from higher education, and an increasing number of people coming out of school are opting for this fast-tracked…