Official AS & A2 Results Day 2016

convinced myself i've got an A* in one of my subjects after going through the mark scheme and grade boundaries so gonna be a tad shocked if i dont see it tomorrow arghh ... anyone else feel like this

Out of interest do you know why UCAS give our grades to unis we rejected and that rejected us?
Also would a clearing uni reject us based on original choices?

I don't know how I'm going to sleep tonight. Maybe a good whack on the head? XD

I got a call to come in early for results and to take photos. Do they have our results?


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I got an email from the head of sixth form telling me that I've got to attend a meeting to talk about how to progress into Year 13. I only do two a levels and BTEC business and I'm proper scared thinking that I've already failed economics.

Hi, scroll through the thread to find markschemes and reports. I resat this exam, grade boundaries are looking pretty decent!

Went to the big Pets at Home near me today, now I'm regretting not looking to see if they sell any powerful tranquilizer. Why can't time just go quicker?!

Because UCAS systems are old and that's the way it has always been done. It's useful for equality monitoring purposes.

Universities don't hold grudges or give a **** where you previously applied. There might be concern if you've changed your mind dramatically but in that case offering a PS for the new subject (or even speaking about it well on the phone) will usually allay those concerns.

Hi PQ

Do unis usually offer adjustment for medicine course? Eg : If I exceed my offer and have the grades needed for medicine, could I apply there through adjustment?

If we exceed our grades (which I won't) and adjustment is available...does clicking the button for adjustment mean we can't take our firm? Like it rejects it in some way? Or does it just mean we can see the unis available for adjustment but can ultimately choose to stay with our firm?

No. The point of adjustment is you look for better courses without rejecting your firm. It's clearing where you have to reject a firm and insurance choice. Smh has no one researched

Hi PQ

Do unis usually offer adjustment for medicine course? Eg : If I exceed my offer and have the grades needed for medicine, could I apply there through adjustment?

If we exceed our grades (which I won't) and adjustment is available...does clicking the button for adjustment mean we can't take our firm? Like it rejects it in some way? Or does it just mean we can see the unis available for adjustment but can ultimately choose to stay with our firm?

Equality monitoring?

Okay

Every year hundreds of applicants click the BIG RED BUTTON on track by "mistake" (lack of self control!).
If you don't phone any universities about adjustment or you don't accept any offers over the phone for adjustment then nothing will change on your application - you stay with your firm.



Like "in 2015 we made offers to x% of white students and y% of BME students on the basis of their predictions, z% of white students then achieved our standard offer and s% of BME students" - to spot any underlying bias in admissions decisions or just where admissions processes are leading to applicants being rejected (or put off accepting offers) by the admissions process - so in that example it could be that BME students are more likely to have lower predictions and so a university will amend their policy to make aspirational offers above predictions to applicants. It could look at race, gender, experience of care, disability blah blah - anything that could be causing bias in the system.