How do Uni's check a level results

the check belonging to the Uni. Indeed.

It's always something I've wondered myself. Last year the Uni mysteriously changed my "Firm Conditional Offer" into an "Unconditional" a few days (or maybe a week) before exam results came out. I didn't even reach the conditions of my original offer (they wanted Biology and I failed it. I'm studying English Lit though and I got a better than expected grade in that at school) but I still got in.
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I can't imagine why you'd be interested in knowing this, and I certainly hope it's not so you can attempt to falsify your results.

The examination boards will supply your results to UCAS, who in turn will pass on the relevant details to the universities you have applied for. Because they have this info, most unis won't bother asking to see your certificates. For other qualifications such as the IB, I guess the system is probably a bit different, but I don't really know much in that area.

What does ucas track say if you have been accepted by a uni?

How do universities check a-level results?

Obviously when you enroll you are asked to provide certificates as proof of your grades. But can and more importantly do universities cross check these results using a database or UCAS?

If you have already achieved your results I would imagine that, when they make an unconditional offer, they will ask for certificates then. Usually originals (which you should send by recorded delivery).

If you have lied about your qualifications/grades then they can withdraw the unconditional offer.

I would imagine this is how it works but not 100% sure. I should know as my housmate applied two years after receiving his A-levels (having left Goldsmiths).

I applied twice. The second time I applied was after my A-level results. I missed my Durham offer first time around but they eventually allowed me in after considering my mitigating circumstances. But as I had withdrawn from UCAS I needed to re-apply. They didn't ask for any certificates after making the second offer (unconditional) or when I registered.

This situation is different as they were already aware of my A-level grades having been informed by UCAS the previous summer.

Nope your wrong about the process. You don't know lol

When you recieve an unconditional you are asked when you enroll to submit the certificates (these can be photocopies)........however this is not always the case (as you have written yourself). I would know, I have done it before.

The offer I have received asks me to send proof of my qualifications. Where do I send this?

You send proof of your qualifications to the university or college that has made the offer. It is a good idea to check what they require and how they would advise you to send it, before taking the risk of sending original certificates through the post. You can find address details in our list of universities and colleges.


http://www.ucas.ac.uk/students/results/faqs/exams/faq2

Still nobody has answered the question 'do universities cross reference these certificates on a database?'

Nope your wrong about the process. You don't know lol

When you recieve an unconditional you are asked when you enroll to submit the certificates (these can be photocopies)........however this is not always the case (as you have written yourself). I would know, I have done it before.

Still nobody has answered the question 'do universities cross reference these certificates on a database?'

If it has not already become apparent;

Does anybody know whether Universities can access a database where qualifications (particulary A-Levels) can be checked, if they have requested that information from the individual applying and not from UCAS?

N.B. Answers should not include information relating to candidates who are gaining their qualifcations in the same calander year which they are applying.

the check belonging to the Uni. Indeed.

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So I wonder if the Uni's get notified of anyone who's just skimmed under the mark [...].

OK. No, if the university is requesting this information, it will be up to you to send your results to them (certificates, results sheets etc.). They will not then access a database to see if the results are correct. Certificates or other valid evidence of your results that you give them will suffice.