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enter the school/college again, this time marking your attendance as 'part-time' with a start date of 2010 and an 'end date' of 2011 - appropriate if you are attending classes there, or if you won't be attending classes but will be taking the exams using them as the examination centre
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if you are entering yourself as a private candidate, add another entry to the Education list, this time describing it as 'self-teaching' or something along those lines, and add the examination centre details to the resit information.
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Quality matters far more than quantity. A short reference is not a problem as long as it includes all the necessary information.
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If you have pending AS grades and therefore can't enter the module grades, your referee should be asked to mention the stellar grades in your reference. It generally doesn't come across that well if you include this information in your PS.
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If you are applying through a school/college centre, you ‘send’ your application to your referee, who will then add your reference and submit your application directly to UCAS. You may have seen your reference before it is submitted, but your school does not have to show it to you. If you want to see it, you can pay UCAS £10 and make an application under the Data Protection Act to do so (once your application has been submitted, of course).
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If you are applying independently, the process has changed this year.
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Referees should be able to comment on your academic abilities. If you have not done any recent (ie within the last five years) study an employer may be OK, but if in doubt check with the unis as to what they'll accept.
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Exam grades/plans: if you have made any errors (wrong grades, wrong exam board etc) notify UCAS and the unis immediately. You agreed to do this when you submitted your form. Unis can withdraw or change an offer if it turns out that the information you gave was wrong.
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uni and/or course choices: you have 14 days in which to correct any errors/change your mind; after that you are stuck with it. So make sure you check your ‘welcome’ letter from UCAS carefully and contact them at once if there is a problem. Remember that you can only change a choice if a decision has not been made, so don't delay. Some unis reply very quickly!
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Fee Status: notify UCAS and the unis if this has changed immediately.
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