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Table 5. Number and percentage of applications and acceptances by STEP grade(s)

Men and Women

1999

  Applications Acceptances
Grades No. % No. %
S,S 37 - 36 1
S,1 55 1 46 1
S,2 17 - 15 -
S,3 3 - 2 -
S,U 1 - 1 -
1,1 52 1 45 1
1,2 109 1 93 3
1,3 38 - 30 1
1,U 11 - 3 -
2,2 42 - 24 1
2,3 68 1 24 1
2,U 32 - 6 -
3,3 21 - - -
3,U 45 - 5 -
U,U 30 - - -
S,- 48 - 33 1
1,- 88 1 50 2
2,- 95 1 53 2
3,- 75 1 32 1
U,- 54 1 8 -
no papers taken 10,226 91 2,578 84
Total 11,147   3,084  

Men

1999

  Applications Acceptances
Grades No. % No. %
S,S 33 1 32 2
S,1 47 1 40 2
S,2 15 - 13 1
S,3 3 - 2 -
S,U 1 - 1 -
1,1 48 1 41 2
1,2 87 1 76 5
1,3 26 - 19 1
1,U 8 - 1 -
2,2 30 1 17 1
2,3 49 1 16 1
2,U 22 - 3 -
3,3 14 - - -
3,U 31 1 1 -
U,U 24 - - -
S,- 32 1 21 1
1,- 62 1 29 2
2,- 62 1 32 2
3,- 46 1 20 1
U,- 40 - 4 -
no papers taken 5,298 89 1,282 78
Total 5,978   1,650  

Women

1999

  Applications Acceptances
Grades No. % No. %
S,S 4 - 4 -
S,1 8 - 6 -
S,2 2 - 2 -
S,3 - - - -
S,U - - - -
1,1 4 - 4 -
1,2 22 - 17 1
1,3 12 - 11 1
1,U 3 - 2 -
2,2 12 - 7 -
2,3 19 - 8 1
2,U 10 - 3 -
3,3 7 - - -
3,U 14 - 4 -
U,U 6 - - -
S,- 16 - 12 1
1,- 26 1 21 1
2,- 33 1 21 1
3,- 29 1 12 1
U,- 14 - 4 -
no papers taken 4,928 95 1,296 90
Total 5,169   1,434  

The grades are as follows: S = outstanding, 1 = very good performance, 2 = good, 3 = satisfactory, U = unclassified, - = paper not taken.

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Cambridge University Reporter Special, 3 December 1999
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