Imagine a different application system where people apply to uni after they have received their results. This is made possible by earlier results - say early July as opposed to mid August - and academic year for uni starting in January, about the same time as second semester now, like some courses already do.
The application system itself would need to be changed to something like the following (it's not ironed out, so please don't pick too many holes): applicants would have a week to complete the application after getting results, although they could have everything set up apart from uni choices; main difference being, they would rank their unis.
Applications would go in waves, so first choices would receive them, consider them and interview where necessary (so it wouldn't be a week turnover or anything like that - closer to a month), then send replies back. After a certain amount of time, second choices receive the application if the first choice didn't accept it ... and so on. At the end, there's a Clearing session, then everybody know's what's going on by about Christmas-time, and things like accommodation and student finance are sorted (so this would have to be made more efficient.)
Would you support a system like this, and why or why not?