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enter your school/college again, this time marking your attendance as 'part-time' with the relevant start and finish dates if you are taking classes, or the month of your first exam as the start date, and the month of your last exam as the end date (doesn't matter they are the same) - 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 taking the resits somewhere else, even if you are not receiving any teaching there, you still add the exam centre to the Education list, showing your attendance as part-time and giving the dates (ie month and year) of your first and last exam/s
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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 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). See paragraph 6 of the UCAS Privacy Policy.
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If you are applying independently, see here. Remember to give your referee plenty of time to provide your reference, as this has to be completed before your application can be submitted.
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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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typos/other mistakes in the PS: there's nothing you can about this now, and it really isn't worth wasting any energy on worrying about it. It's not going to mean that your application is rejected outright.
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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. Email the details to [email protected] and to your unis
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uni and/or course choices: you have 7 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 technically you can only change a choice if a decision has not been made, so don't delay. Some unis reply very quickly! However, if you have received such a quick decision and still want to change the choice, it is worth a call to UCAS as you may be allowed to do it. Also remember that a choice substituted after the relevant deadline will be treated as a late application, so you would need to check with the uni concerned that your application will still be considered.
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Fee Status: notify UCAS and the unis if this has changed immediately.
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