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A record number of 420 students applied to follow a UT Bachelor in Psychology in the coming academic year, compared to an average of 250 students in the previous years. While demonstrating the growing profile of UT Psychology courses, this relatively high number of applicants is also problematic as the Bachelor has a ‘numerus fixus’ of maximum 350 places. Placement of new students in psychology bachelors programs throughout the Netherlands are allocated by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science by a lottery system. Students are currently being informed of their status through a formal letter from the ministry.