Declaring Grades on UCAS FAQ

Huh, well I never included them on mine. Didn't seem to make a difference?

i may risk it in that case, when did you apply for uni exactly? its possible they changed the rules since. thanks

Unfortunately for you the HCPC, NMC , SRA among others don;t share your view ...

So you know what those organisations views are on this particular matter? The DBS is the organisation that provides criminal records and places people on the barred lists. This would not be considered, it's ridiculous. No employer would care.

people have been struck of the registeres of all aforementioned Statutory regulators for fraud involving mis declaration of qualifications from Public exams ( vs mis representation of registration bearing qualifications)

Not yet, no. If they want it they will ask for it. If you send it before they've asked they won't be expecting it so won't do anything with it anyway

I understand that, but i feel a U is enough to turn away most universities. it seems the risk of getting caught it fairly low but i'll think it over

I understand that, but i feel a U is enough to turn away most universities. it seems the risk of getting caught it fairly low but i'll think it over

Yes, that is true, but a "U" grade rating is a fail and technically doesn't amount to a qualification at all.

UCAS ask you to include U grades in the small print but as to repercussions? There won't be any as it's not like you're misrepresenting qualifications, because a U grade isn't a qualification. It's an easily defensible position to be in, especially since they change their minds about including U grades or not frequently enough.

I know of at least 2 cases of students into the second year of medicine and nursing degrees who were chucked off their courses when undisclosed grades came to light.

Lying in an official document is a fitness to practice issue in those courses/professions.

For other courses it might not be so serious but the RISK of declaring a U grade is pretty much nil. Universities don't care about one crap grade - we do care about people trying to get one over on us because they think their judgement on what makes a successful applicants is better than ours.

Hey!

I'm a student who's applying for 2017 entry to university. I failed year 12, achieving BDU in Business, Computer Science and Maths respectively, due to not taking anything seriously and messing around. I was very disappointed in my self so I moved to another sixth form and resat year 12, doing a BTEC Diploma in Business and A level maths, in my AS I achieved a D* and a B in maths. I'm currently doing A2 Maths and finishing my last 6 units of my Diploma.

Do I need to put the BDU in my "Education" on UCAS? and will this affect my chances of getting into university to do Economics, even if I would meet the entry requirements they want now?

Lancaster
Nottingham
Coventry
Bristol
Leicester

That's fair enough if that's how it works. Why do you even have to include qualifications you may have done badly in though I do wonder, why is that even a requirement if your good grades are enough to get you through? Seems a bit odd, but then It's been a while since I left education now.

and will this affect my chances of getting into university to do Economics, even if I would meet the entry requirements they want now?

Lancaster
Nottingham
Coventry
Bristol
Leicester

People on here always say you have to. But most don't, I had a D in Chemistry and I didn't list it on UCAS. I've graduated now and all is well

If you'd included it then it's unlikely anything different would have happened

We had a horrible case on TSR a couple of years ago of a widening access med applicant who said she was sitting AS chem in January, sat the exam and got a C and resat in June and got a B. Because she hadn't stated on her UCAS form that she was planning to resit the AS chem in June she was rejected (and no amount of appealing made any impact).

It's rare for universities to reject on technicalities like this - but they can and do (and often when they do it it's in August when there's less time to come up with a back up plan).

I'd much rather applicants protected themselves against that very slim chance.

As @jneill says - the stickied thread explains this - yes you have to declare it.

For your second question - ring them up and ask what their policy is for applicants like yourself who restarted Yr12 (and so got your A levels/BTECs over 3 years and not 2). Most universities/courses wont care, others might have a policy of "nope" while others might be more likely to make an offer above their standard offer for people in your situation.

(Bristol is likely to be the pickiest and they say they consider resit applicants: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/media/undergraduate/admissions-statements/2017/economics.pdf )

I have already resat the modules do I simply enter the best grades and ignore the originals in UCAS ?