Scottish universities rely heavily on international students in order to pay for Scottish students. This means they are restricted in quotas and therefore are quite likely to withdraw an offer if your status changes. This is why there is a growing sense that it is no longer a meritocratic system and that the price of free education in Scotland is that some perfectly capable Scottish students are unable to get offers from the big universities whilst lesser qualified international students are. It is time the SNP gave up the pretense of free education and brought in a graduate tax on all students and an equal consideration all students irrespective of place of residence