Official AS & A2 Results Day 2016

Hoping low grade boundaries for ocr economics and edexcel geography!

Heard the science papers were hard this year- OCR biology!

I doubted they'd be giving people places yet...they have to look through everything but people on here have a fun hobby of trying to scare everyone and I can feel myself having a heart attack some time before Thursday...

omg when I got the tampons though it was so odd and unexpected ffs ucas...

Don't panic! No e-mail for me and I'm 100% certain I met mine.

@PQ


Some people seem to have got an email from UCAS stating "now your place is confirmed it's time to get ready for uni life"... and then says about bank accounts. Was it sent out by mistake or...? Sorry for tagging you but you're the only person I know of who would be able to answer!

UCAS usually send out a bunch of spam email this weekend.

It used to have information about clearing and get everyone in a panic that they'd failed.

Sounds like they've changed the wording to something more positive and gone to far the other way.

Those emails are money makers for UCAS. Companies pay extra to be in that email.

There were 3 breaches of the embargo with Scottish results and UCAS have been constantly nagging universities about breaches before the A levels came in. They won't be sending out anything that breaches it themselves.

If nothing else it's too early for UCAS to know places are confirmed. Sat/Sun is all technical and initial decisions. Most universities won't update UCAS with decisions until Monday afternoon at the earliest.

UCAS usually send out a bunch of spam email this weekend.

It used to have information about clearing and get everyone in a panic that they'd failed.

Sounds like they've changed the wording to something more positive and gone to far the other way.

Those emails are money makers for UCAS. Companies pay extra to be in that email.

There were 3 breaches of the embargo with Scottish results and UCAS have been constantly nagging universities about breaches before the A levels came in. They won't be sending out anything that breaches it themselves.

If nothing else it's too early for UCAS to know places are confirmed. Sat/Sun is all technical and initial decisions. Most universities won't update UCAS with decisions until Monday afternoon at the earliest.

Had a letter this morning from student finance (Wales) with information regarding the exact dates I'll receive my loans throughout the academic year, as well as a sheet of paper with barcodes on it to give to the uni during enrolment . I haven't had my results yet so should I take this as a good sign or is it just a generic letter everyone gets even if their place is yet to be confirmed?

3 breaches?! Where do you find this out.

And those emails are really annoying then!!! I haven't signed up to them but I'd prefer clearing.

Had a letter this morning from student finance (Wales) with information regarding the exact dates I'll receive my loans throughout the academic year, as well as a sheet of paper with barcodes on it to give to the uni during enrolment . I haven't had my results yet so should I take this as a good sign or is it just a generic letter everyone gets even if their place is yet to be confirmed?

@PQ


Some people seem to have got an email from UCAS stating "now your place is confirmed it's time to get ready for uni life"... and then says about bank accounts. Was it sent out by mistake or...? Sorry for tagging you but you're the only person I know of who would be able to answer!

UCAS communications to universities


It's a generic letter student finance have no access to decisions.

UCAS communications to universities


It's a generic letter student finance have no access to decisions.

I'm guessing you work for a university or something? If so, which one? Would you even be allowed to disclose that information?

(sorry for so many questions lol)

How come UCAS is so strict about unis releasing results early? Has it got something to do with clearing?

It's because the exam boards are strict. UCAS and universities only get early access because the exam boards allow it. And the exam boards are adamant that it is in the best interest of their candidates to get their results from exam centres (where there is support if there are problems or things didn't go as hoped).

Anyone who has done AQA Psychology AS, which paper did you think was easy?

Oh didn't know it was because of the exam boards. I find their reason to be a bit stupid. Surely if you get accepted into your firm and your uni tells you so before results day then I don't see the problem.