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UCAS Track on results dayTSR Wiki > University > Applying to University > UCAS Track on results day If you are unsure about how to use UCAS Track, please see this page.
What happens to UCAS Track before Results Day?Track will be 'frozen' from 27 July to 4 August (while the Scottish results are processed) and from 10 August 2011 until the morning of 18 August 2011. This means that applicants will not be able to change any details on their application. Track records will also not be updated to show any changes. So, if you need to clarify any information or make any changes, you will need to contact UCAS direct. UCAS forwards results it receives from the exam boards for the following qualifications to the universities over the weekend before Results Day.
If your qualifications aren't in this list then you are responsible for sending your results to your universities as soon as you receive them. Contact the universities directly or look on their website to see how to do this. If the results from the exam boards can't be reconciled with what's on your UCAS application it can cause delays in establishing whether or not you have met your offer/s and confirming your place, e.g. if the name on your exam entry and on your UCAS do not match exactly. Universities process the results and confirm their decision (i.e. confirmed place/unsuccessful) to UCAS electronically. In cases where the outcome is unclear (e.g. the offer has been missed, but not by much; or results are missing or can't be matched up) the university may not have been able to make a decision and so nothing will go to UCAS at this stage. If your Track still shows 'conditional' then it is the universities that you will need to contact first, not UCAS. The decisions made by the universities are received by UCAS and collated for uploading on to Track in time for Results Day. This is why Track is frozen in the few days beforehand. UCAS and the universities only receive AS and A level grades and AS and A level module grades. They do not receive any details of UMS marks. When will Track open again?UCAS Track is usually available from around 8am on Results Day, it's often a little (i.e. an hour or so) earlier but it may be later. There is no point in staying up and checking Track from one minute past midnight, hoping that something will happen; it won't. Instead, you would do much better to try and get some sleep, as you may need to be particularly on the ball if your results aren't what you hope for/expect. Once it is back up, if your status hasn't changed, it won't until midday at the earliest, so constantly refreshing the site is pointless and simply blocks things up for everyone else. If you haven't met your offer and Track hasn't updated then you will need to call the universities directly to see if they will still accept you. If you have made your offer but it still hasn't updated then relax and only call the university if it still hasn't updated on the Friday, to make sure that everything is ok. What will Track show me?Assuming that your universities have made a decision in your case, AND have sent this on to UCAS, Track can only show you if you have been accepted by your firm or insurance choice. Track will not show you your grades. If your Track shows no change, the main reasons for this will be:
In either case, you will need to be ready to contact the universities directly once you have your results to hand, if you have not met your offer. See also the Guide to results day and PQ's post here. Don't forget that if your offer is also conditional upon a GCSE grade, even if you have met all other requirements, your Track won't update for 18 August. Remember too that you need to send the GCSE result/s direct to the unis as soon as possible; UCAS won't do this for you. What words will Track use?On your choices page, the "decision" column will change. Since you have already chosen your firm and insurance, your Track choices page should reflect this.
Should I check Track before I collect my results?Many school and college advisers are concerned that logging in early to Track is all very well if the news is good, but if the news is disappointing they would rather be on hand to support you through deciding what to do. In the end it's up to you. Don't let yourself be pressurised, by all your TSR mates who are logging in and posting the results, into doing the same if you would rather not. It may help to decide in advance what you want to do, bearing in mind the possible outcomes:
It is also possible that you will find that your Track hasn't changed at all - this is not that unusual and does not necessarily mean bad news. The only thing you can do in this case is get hold of your results ASAP so that you can see whether you have met your offer/s. Also See |
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