Applying to university. As Table 34 shows, about 7 students in 10 applied to more than one university, while approximately 1 in 10 applied to a college. Group 2 students (84%) are much more likely to have applied to another university than Group 3 (64%) or Group 1 (49%) students. Among those who applied to more than one university, results show the following: ► On average, students applied to between 3 and 4 universities, including the one they are currently attending. Group 2 and Group 3 students tended to apply to more universities than those attending a Group 1 university. On average, they applied to almost four institutions, compared to about three for Group 1 students. ► Three in 10 students applied to a university outside their home province. Students attending a Group 2 university (24%) are statistically much less likely to have applied to a university outside their home province than those attending a Group 3 (42%) or Group 1 (35%) university. Even though many students applied to more than one university, about 8 students in 10 report that the university they are currently attending was their first choice. Group 2 students (73%) are slightly less likely than Group 1 (81%) or Group 3 (82%) students to say they are attending their first choice, although this difference is not statistically significant. Among those who applied to more than one university, 71% report that they are attending their first choice, whereas 94% of those who applied to just the university they are attending say it was their first choice. Table 34: Application process All students (n=15,218) Group University of Victoria (n=428) 1 (n=5,027) 2 (n=6,873) 3 (n=3,318) Applied to more than one university Q3 Yes 70% 49% 84% 64% 68% Total number applied to Q3A* Two 27% 46% 20% 31% 27% Three 34% 32% 37% 31% 31% Four 17% 11% 20% 16% 23% Five or more 21% 11% 24% 22% 18% Average 3.6 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.5 Number outside home province Q3B* None 69% 65% 76% 58% 41% One 12% 16% 10% 13% 19% Two 7% 10% 5% 10% 15% Three or more 12% 9% 9% 18% 24% Applied to college (other than a CEGEP) Q4 Yes 8% 8% 10% 7% 13% Currently attending first choice Q5 Yes 78% 81% 73% 82% 75% *Note: Only students who applied to more than one university were asked the total number to which they had applied and the total number to which they applied outside their home province.
