Preparing for A Level Results Day 2011

[*]Use the UCAS Course Search to find the courses that were in Extra at the end of June, as this can be a guide for what might be available in Clearing.
[*]Use this information to identify courses that interest you, with standard entrance requirements you are likely to be able to meet, or come within a grade of being able to meet. Be flexible – consider alternatives or joint honours - think laterally!
[*]Check out those courses/unis as much as you can – look around on TSR and make the most of the uni/department websites. Don’t forget to take into account the uni’s accommodation policies for Clearing applicants, and other factors such as the Students Union and the support it offers.
[*]Use this information to pull together a shortlist of options that, if they do come up in Clearing, you know what you would want to apply for. This way you are ready to go as soon as your results are in your hand. You will also be able to demonstrate to the admissions tutor a level of knowledge of the course and interest in it that will help your cause considerably.
[*]If there is something that interests you that isn’t in Extra but may have been in Clearing last year, there’s no harm in working that up too, just in case. Not being in Extra reduces the chances of the course being in Clearing but doesn’t remove them. Equally, courses do turn up in Clearing that weren't on offer in Extra.

At the moment, my firm choice is available in Extra...If I was to miss my offer by one grade, do you think I could still be accepted?

Hi, i've just decided that instead of going to my insurance I am going to resit and reapply if i miss my grades due to the increase in uni fees I cannot afford post grad dentistry! Do i just ring up my insurance and tell them I don't want to go if I miss my grades?

I was wondering if anyone knew what to do if you wanted to get an exam remarked and you got rejected from you firm? I know you'd inform your firm but if they rejected is it too late, or would they keep an open mind?

Thanks!

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Hi

I was just wondering whether I should inform my firm/insurance choices about extenuating circumstances experienced in the first year of my A levels. I have got a doctors note and this was taken into consideration whilst marking my papers in AS.

Is it worth telling them about it?

Thanks

I've applied for a million jobs today, half a million in the town of my uni, and half a million in my local town... that way I'm covered if I fail.

Unfortunately I don't have an insurance so if I miss my grades... I'm screwed :/

Hi,

I'm on holiday during results this year. Got a firm/conditional, Insurance/Unconditional combination and I'm 95% sure I haven't got the grade for my firm choice. How long do you have to contact your insurance choice to accept the place or will it be okay to wait until I get back as I have an unconditional offer?

Thanks

I'm in a really annoying/ambiguous/confusing/[insert adjective here] position. My offer for my firm is:

A* Maths
A Physics
A Further Maths
CONFIRMATION OF RESULTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 26TH AUGUST

That last condition... really confusing. Why? Well I've received an email saying that we don't need to send A Level results as they're received automatically... you see my point? Okay, so I emailed them 4 times in the last month, and not one reply. I'm now getting sending errors because the inbox is too full. Last resort, phone call. What do you know? No one will pick up, and I've tried for about an hour now. The email they sent before all of this also states that they need confirmation of our previous qualifications. In my case, I take that to be GCSEs.. how should I send them? There's no way I'll trust the Royal Mail with the official transcripts, so I've photocopied them all today and going to get ready to send them.. but guess what? I was not given an address to send them to?

Now what I want to know is how I should proceed, and I'm also worried that if I do get A*AA in those subjects will my track update to unconditional, or will it not update at all until I've sent them the A Level results?

I would say that unless you have specifically been asked to send them confirmation of results yourself (i.e. you haven't received an personal email) then you can rely on UCAS to do it for you. Confirmation is only normally required for qualifications that are not covered by UCAS. I would wait and see what happens on Results day and if Track doesn't update when you have met your offer, give them a call on the friday and ask them what's going on and whether you need to confirm your results. If you do need to send your results, and are sending them in the post, you should use special delivery so that it's recorded.

Should I not bother sending out my GCSE and AS results?

Hi

I was just wondering, if I miss out on my offer and the Uni rejects me on UCAS track, is there point in ringing the university to beg?! Would they be able to change their mind?

Hi

I was just wondering, if I miss out on my offer and the Uni rejects me on UCAS track, is there point in ringing the university to beg?! Would they be able to change their mind?

Now my question is, is the only way to go about clearing is to call the individual unis you're interested in by phone-not online? And what time do their lines open? Would it be a good idea to personally go to the uni you're interested in when it comes to clearing?

Thanks in advance ppl! XD