Remove all university subject entry requirements for the students of 2020 · petition

What the petition asks

I am a student who's exams have been cancelled just like everyone else's in the UK and like many, have lost motivation. The best idea is to scrap entry requirements from every university for just this year. What I mean by this is scrap subject entry requirements and not grade entry requirements.

If grade requirements are scrapped then anyone with extremely low grades could get into a top university which would not match the university's reputation. An example would be, if a university needs Biology as ab A level to do Neuroscience bsc, and I originally applied for psychology, since they are both subjects in a similar field, and if my grade is close to what they originally wanted, I get to study there. Thus, all students go through a clearing process giving motivation to all students.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Entry requirements are a matter for individual universities, which are autonomous institutions, not the UK Government or Parliament.

### Further information

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### What the Petitions Committee is doing

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Timeline

28 Apr 2020	Petition opened for signatures
8 Jul 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee