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The University of the Western Cape (UWC) received 120 000 applications for the 2025 academic year, but can only accommodate 4750 first-year students, creating a significant gap. UWC media and marketing manager Gasant Abarder explains that while this is the reality, other options such as TVET colleges provide valuable opportunities, even acting as stepping stones to postgraduate studies. He also emphasises that UWC does not accept walk-ins, a practice they stopped due to fairness concerns for tho