Sixth-formers pay up to £350 to cheat university admissions system

Personal statements being sold to would-be students by internet companies, Observer investigation discovers Sixth-formers are paying up to £350 for personal statements written by graduates to help them cheat the university admissions procedure, an Observer investigation has discovered. Dozens of companies are advertising on the internet, offering to write students' personal statements for their entrance forms, although the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (Ucas), which administers...