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<p>The Guardian</p>
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<p>University modern language courses easier to get on than five years ago </p>
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<p>A student’s chances of getting into a leading university to study languages have increased in the past five years, as interest dwindles and applications plummet, new figures suggest.</p>
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<p>At Cambridge University, applications to study European languages dropped from 580 in 2010 to 385 in 2014, meaning students now have a 44.2% chance of getting a place compared with 28.4% in 2010.</p>
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At King’s College London there were 1,165 applications and 150 acceptances in 2010, an acceptance rate of 12.9%. In 2014 there were 575 applications and 125 acceptances, taking the rate up to to 21.7%.</p>
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<p>Full story:<br>
<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/may/08/university-modern-language-courses-easier-to-get-on-than-five-years-ago">http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/may/08/university-modern-language-courses-easier-to-get-on-than-five-years-ago</a></p>
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