[Bright.Inspiration.]

so scared
I keep having panic attacks about it.. slowly driving myself mad

[SillyMilly]

I also hope I can help make you feel a bit better less worried although I know the nerves you are feeling and the wait is horrible!
I totally mucked around in 6th form and was predicted terrible grades and I actually withdrew my application for uni however by May time I had grown up a bit a was desprate to go and gutted I hadnt applied I felt like I was missing out so decided I would take a year out to then apply I was terrified of a year out I needed AAB and on results day I missed out and I was gutted.

But actually im soo glad I had a year out, I retook one a level got the grades applied to my favourite uni to do law got an unconditional offer and worked the whole year. So in hindsight although I really wanted to go to uni last year and felt crap I didnt its worked out much much better as ive got alot more money than I did last year, grown up a hell of alot more and im 1000% sure I want to spent 3 years studying I made new friends and altogether had a great year.


Im sure you will all do super but if results dont go your way dont rush into applying to a uni in clearing you dont think you will be happy in, taking a year out may seem like the end of the world but actually yu may have one of the best most relaxing years and be able to reapply next year, I just hope some of you can feel reassured if results arnt what you wanted that its not a fail just a little blip till you get to where you want to be and that actually everything turns out fine in the end although it may not feel that way at the time.


Good luck to all of you

[chinaberry]

I do not want a personalised email from UCAS on the 16th, telling me if I'm Clearing material or not!!
Not going anywhere near my laptop until I'm safely out of the house to school.

I just want to get into York....and relax. Doesn't help that I'm going away on family holiday the same day and need to rush home afterwards! Gonna be a fun week if I've failed....

Actually I haven't been thinking about it at all- been away for three weeks- but now, coming on TSR, this thread pops up...and a uni I got rejected from has been sending me welcome emails and information packs

[katniss]

I need AAA to get into English at UCL, and I'm totally freaking out! Keep having huge panic attacks and mood swings. I can't see the slightest chance of me meeting my offer...

My B in AS Politics (with a C in one module, which I repeated in june) has completely knocked my confidence. I've no idea why UCL even considered me good enough to interview, let alone good enough to offer a place to. I feel like it's all been a massive fluke.

My only shred of hope is that I applied for extenuating circumstances, as I missed school from january to march due to chronic pneumonia. Hopefully, I'll get a forgiving admissions officer who will take pity on me if I don't manage to boost my Politics grade! But I don't feel terribly optimistic.

Sorry for the ramble, I just need somewhere to vent. My family are useless - they've basically written off my chances already - and my friends are so stressed out about their own exams, they hardly have time to listen to my griping. I feel like a bit of a **** for even applying to get into an AAA course...

[Niki_girl]

(Original post by katniss)
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It's a lot of pressure. Don't beat yourself up, especially now, when you can't change anything, and can't actually do anything until Result's Day. I know it's horrible, I need AAA for my firm too, my whole family is the opposite to your family, and it's just as bad, despite having a terrible exam season (illness, stress, just sheer panic really!) they think I've already got in. They've even started to look up routes to "come and see" me at my potential university, and they laugh when I tell them about how badly some of my exams went, and I mean, I couldn't even think during some of my exams, I could hardly write because I was shaking so badly!

The panic attacks and mood swings are normal considering the situation I go from "I haven't made it and I not thinking about it" to "oh, I've let my school down, my family down, and myself down, I'm going to sulk by myself for an hour or two". It's not good, but it is understandable at the moment, I think. Clearly, people aiming for top universities will set a lot by these results, and by the look of it you've worked really hard (and they WILL consider such extreme circumstances in your case) and so there's really not much else to do, at least you know that you couldn't have done any more!

Remember every year cases of people missing their offers are looked at individually, and if the worst comes to the worst, maybe you'll be able to phone up on the day if you're just a couple of UMS off a grade - but it probably won't even come to that!

Everyone has fluke exams. That doesn't mean it'll happen again, seeing as you re-took the module, it probably went better than last time, you already know the material this time around.

I've no idea why UCL even considered me good enough to interview, let alone good enough to offer a place to. I feel like it's all been a massive fluke.

I've been having similar feelings about my firm , now that I think I've missed the offer a tiny part of me wishes I'd never got it, and so wouldn't be so upset! But you can't let this get to you now, cross bridges as you come to them, you may find in 12 days time that this worrying was baseless! Have faith in UCL as a university - they wouldn't give you an offer if they didn't think you could make it - that's what the interviews are for. Above all, have faith in YOURSELF, you made your UCAS application, you got your GCSEs, wrote your Personal statement, got your AS results - it's quite possible that you've actually made your offer too! They must have liked your interview a lot for it to be a "fluke".

Don't worry for ranting, we've all done it on here at some point, especially as far as A2 results are concerned! I think everyone's family are a bit "useless" in this scenario tbh, they can't stop us from worrying until we have our results in hand! Same with friends, they can't help but be stressed too, even if you feel like you have the right to be that little bit *more* stressed than them, wanting nothing less than 3As (I know that feeling too!) when you feel like everyone is watching.

Above all though, don't regret your dreams - who knows - in 2 weeks time you might be laughing about all this anxiety! Your application was clearly not a mistake - you've come so far!

[Jack22031994]

I keep worrying for some reason

Need 320 points but I get 70 from a scheme my uni does

So I need 250 from 4 a levels

Got BCCD at AS, I know that I would if really have to have screwed up nit to get in as my ict teacher says if the exam board marks cw the same as her I would get a C overall. I'm getting more stressed as I'm stressing out for no reason but I can't help it


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[katniss]

(Original post by Niki_girl)


It's a lot of pressure. Don't beat yourself up, especially now, when you can't change anything, and can't actually do anything until Result's Day. I know it's horrible, I need AAA for my firm too, my whole family is the opposite to your family, and it's just as bad, despite having a terrible exam season (illness, stress, just sheer panic really!) they think I've already got in. They've even started to look up routes to "come and see" me at my potential university, and they laugh when I tell them about how badly some of my exams went, and I mean, I couldn't even think during some of my exams, I could hardly write because I was shaking so badly!

The panic attacks and mood swings are normal considering the situation I go from "I haven't made it and I not thinking about it" to "oh, I've let my school down, my family down, and myself down, I'm going to sulk by myself for an hour or two". It's not good, but it is understandable at the moment, I think. Clearly, people aiming for top universities will set a lot by these results, and by the look of it you've worked really hard (and they WILL consider such extreme circumstances in your case) and so there's really not much else to do, at least you know that you couldn't have done any more!

Remember every year cases of people missing their offers are looked at individually, and if the worst comes to the worst, maybe you'll be able to phone up on the day if you're just a couple of UMS off a grade - but it probably won't even come to that!

Everyone has fluke exams. That doesn't mean it'll happen again, seeing as you re-took the module, it probably went better than last time, you already know the material this time around.

I've no idea why UCL even considered me good enough to interview, let alone good enough to offer a place to. I feel like it's all been a massive fluke.

I've been having similar feelings about my firm , now that I think I've missed the offer a tiny part of me wishes I'd never got it, and so wouldn't be so upset! But you can't let this get to you now, cross bridges as you come to them, you may find in 12 days time that this worrying was baseless! Have faith in UCL as a university - they wouldn't give you an offer if they didn't think you could make it - that's what the interviews are for. Above all, have faith in YOURSELF, you made your UCAS application, you got your GCSEs, wrote your Personal statement, got your AS results - it's quite possible that you've actually made your offer too! They must have liked your interview a lot for it to be a "fluke".

Don't worry for ranting, we've all done it on here at some point, especially as far as A2 results are concerned! I think everyone's family are a bit "useless" in this scenario tbh, they can't stop us from worrying until we have our results in hand! Same with friends, they can't help but be stressed too, even if you feel like you have the right to be that little bit *more* stressed than them, wanting nothing less than 3As (I know that feeling too!) when you feel like everyone is watching.

Above all though, don't regret your dreams - who knows - in 2 weeks time you might be laughing about all this anxiety! Your application was clearly not a mistake - you've come so far!

This was such an amazing message! I know worrying is a bit useless and silly, but it's hard to help it - and having someone listen and understand really calmed me down. I know you'll do absolutely amazingly too. I feel so much better now that I have a little perspective. I know putting how far I've come down to a fluke is a bit of an insult to UCL - although it would be such a shame to fall at the last hurdle.

What's your firm, if you don't mind me asking?

xx

[Niki_girl]

(Original post by katniss)
This was such an amazing message! I know worrying is a bit useless and silly, but it's hard to help it - and having someone listen and understand really calmed me down. I know you'll do absolutely amazingly too. I feel so much better now that I have a little perspective. I know putting how far I've come down to a fluke is a bit of an insult to UCL - although it would be such a shame to fall at the last hurdle.

What's your firm, if you don't mind me asking?

xx

I know you can't help worrying because I can't stop either, despite all of my advice to others Thanks for your faith and confidence in me! Oh, and the "fall at the last hurdle" thing? I frequently get that thought too, my firm is Oxford, and therefore I too had to have interviews and entrance stuff to get an offer, so I think it really will be a shame to miss it! Nothing but waiting now though

[MJ1993]

I'm here because of AQA Physics A, gonna be counting the fails on results day D:

[526540828]

hey. I miss my firm and insurance. however they have not reject me yet. the Clearing for Scotland is coming, if I apply late (think will be 16th AUG), will I get my place? although Edingburgh said they would accept me if I apply

[...mo...]

(Original post by Minerva)

Extenuating Circumstances
If you have been ill or there have been other things going on in your life (eg bereavement) which may have significantly affected either your revision or the exam itself, you should make sure that your school/college informs both the Exam Board and your firm/insurance unis well before Results are published. There is no guarantee that this information will be taken into account, but on the other hand it can’t be if the Exam Board/unis don’t have it in the first place. Bear in mind, however, that you are very likely to be expected to provide some documentary evidence of the issue, whatever it was.

During my studies I had an accident where I injured my arm and needed an operation. I had to stay away from college and missed out on work which affected my grade. How do I inform my university of this?

[MissStroppy]

Hi all,

I got an offer of obtaining '240points from A-levels' for my uni course and am predicted ABB by my teachers, however I am really worried I messed up my exams because of some problems at home. My tutor is slightly aware of the problem (it's an ongoing thing) but I never applied for 'extenuating circumstances'.
I have ABCC from AS level (dropped the B subject) and am so worried i won't get 240 points (I have had 4 nightmares about results day!)
If clearing doesn't help than I think I will do Open Uni because I already did an extra year at college and don't want to do another :/

Also, has anyone known someone who got into uni with less points than what were required? I need some hope.

[oxymoronic]

(Original post by ...mo...)
During my studies I had an accident where I injured my arm and needed an operation. I had to stay away from college and missed out on work which affected my grade. How do I inform my university of this?

Did you let your exam boards know about this at the time? If you did then they will have taken this into account when awarding your grade.

To let a university know then you need to contact them with details about the accident and how it affected you. You'll need to include a letter from your doctor which discusses the issue and the fact that you weren't able to attend college then also have a letter from someone at college detailing exactly which work you missed and how it affected your grades.

(Original post by MissStroppy)
Hi all,

I got an offer of obtaining '240points from A-levels' for my uni course and am predicted ABB by my teachers, however I am really worried I messed up my exams because of some problems at home. My tutor is slightly aware of the problem (it's an ongoing thing) but I never applied for 'extenuating circumstances'.
I have ABCC from AS level (dropped the B subject) and am so worried i won't get 240 points (I have had 4 nightmares about results day!)
If clearing doesn't help than I think I will do Open Uni because I already did an extra year at college and don't want to do another :/

Also, has anyone known someone who got into uni with less points than what were required? I need some hope.

People do get into their course with lower grades than required, yes, however this totally depends on the course/university/person and everything else which goes with it. There's also lots of people who don't get into uni with less points - it's a completely mixed bag.

240 points is CCC at A level so given your past performance at AS level and the predictions from your teachers you'd have to drop a long way not to meet your offer. What does the exact wording of the offer say? Are you able to include your AS level B grade too? As that will give you 50 points.

Remember that everyone worries at this time of year (look at this thread as an example) and for a lot of people their worries never actually come into reality and they've done better than they think. Do you have UMS marks from January exams and coursework? As it might help you to work out which grade you'd have to get in your June exams to achieve a C grade overall. If you've been achieving As and Bs during the A2 year you'll probably find that to get a C grade to meet your offer then you won't actually need to have achieved as high as you think.

[AnonCoconut]

(Original post by rebeccawilsonx)
so scared. i'm not making my offer. and my firm is my dream university.

I feel your pain, and how... Good luck, all! <3

[pandaz]

The worst part about the pre-results wait is when people make comments to the effect of ''You're gonna have so much fun at cambridge'', or ''everyone's so proud of you for getting an offer'' because there's the chance that I won't make the offer ... I think sometimes the pressure is just too much ... But if I don't make it in, I swear I'll compensate by eating a whole pot of lasagna

[katniss]

(Original post by pandaz)
The worst part about the pre-results wait is when people make comments to the effect of ''You're gonna have so much fun at cambridge'', or ''everyone's so proud of you for getting an offer'' because there's the chance that I won't make the offer ... I think sometimes the pressure is just too much ... But if I don't make it in, I swear I'll compensate by eating a whole pot of lasagna

Exactly! People think just having an offer is enough, and you feel terribly guilty knowing you could completely disappoint them.

It just strikes me as so unfair sometimes, that something you've worked for for so long can be ruined with a single letter!

[NaturalAndReal]

Can't sleep at all.
i'm seriously starting to freak...

[abbycarroll94]

(Original post by pandaz)
The worst part about the pre-results wait is when people make comments to the effect of ''You're gonna have so much fun at cambridge'', or ''everyone's so proud of you for getting an offer'' because there's the chance that I won't make the offer ... I think sometimes the pressure is just too much ... But if I don't make it in, I swear I'll compensate by eating a whole pot of lasagna

I'm the same, they never hear 'I might be going to Oxford' they hear 'I AM going to Oxford'... not going to be fun telling them I missed my grades hahaha. So nervous!

[kirino1]

(Original post by pandaz)
The worst part about the pre-results wait is when people make comments to the effect of ''You're gonna have so much fun at cambridge'', or ''everyone's so proud of you for getting an offer'' because there's the chance that I won't make the offer ... I think sometimes the pressure is just too much ... But if I don't make it in, I swear I'll compensate by eating a whole pot of lasagna

Make me some! I love Lasagne!

[Bizzya]

I'm so scared! I need 320 UCAS points to get onto my course (Architecture at UCA)

One little silver lining to my worry cloud is that I have 250 UCAS points from dance exams. I've just realised I can use them for uni applications. I've emailed the uni, hopefully they'll accept them!