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Having a look at the History courses on track and there are only one or two places I'd like to go to when/if I don't get into Cambridge :frown: Lincoln (BBC) being the main one lol.
Original post by Doonesbury
Forecast is correct. Most (90%+) decisions will be updated on Track at 8am, or just before. So you will be UF (Unconditional, you have the place) or rejected by Cambridge.

It's only the near-misses that will still show as conditional.


Thank goodness... Means that if the impossible happens I have time to sort my makeup up for the inevitable photo school will want taking for the local press😂😂


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Original post by SteamboatMickey
Having a look at the History courses on track and there are only one or two places I'd like to go to when/if I don't get into Cambridge :frown: Lincoln (BBC) being the main one lol.


There aren't really any courses that appeal to me other than UEA, who offered me an unconditional place for natural sciences if I firmed them... They will certainly be my first phone call if I'm in clearing.


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There aren't really any courses that appeal to me other than UEA, who offered me an unconditional place for natural sciences if I firmed them... They will certainly be my first phone call if I'm in clearing.


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Think I might ring up York if I'm in clearing because there is a lecturer who I email and she REALLY likes me :lol: I'll be like "please please please I've had the worst mid-year of my life just let me go to a uni that I will be happy at I will do you proud"
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Thank goodness... Means that if the impossible happens I have time to sort my makeup up for the inevitable photo school will want taking for the local press😂😂


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Now I am thinking of how much I have failed my exams and screwed them up ughhh

Are examiners usually nice or mean :bawling:
Yeah I had this today seeing a few friends with IB results... Think I've missed both Cambridge and my insurance :frown:

Actually want to cry knowing that I'll be really close to the A* in several subjects but won't actually have the two I need and feel missing hte offer by 2 is too much for them to consider despite being close in UMS


EDIT: For those who gave you offers earlier but you declined, is it worth crawling back to them? (Even if not in clearing)- not much appeals right now there but obvs may change come results day
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Original post by Xphoenix
Yeah I had this today seeing a few friends with IB results... Think I've missed both Cambridge and my insurance :frown:

Actually want to cry knowing that I'll be really close to the A* in several subjects but won't actually have the two I need and feel missing hte offer by 2 is too much for them to consider despite being close in UMS


EDIT: For those who gave you offers earlier but you declined, is it worth crawling back to them? (Even if not in clearing)- not much appeals right now there but obvs may change come results day


It's such a pain, isn't it? I just think I've screwed up too many parts of my exams to get A*A*A.
Original post by Doonesbury
Forecast is correct. Most (90%+) decisions will be updated on Track at 8am, or just before. So you will be UF (Unconditional, you have the place) or rejected by Cambridge.

It's only the near-misses that will still show as conditional.


I think it depends on the college and how near. I missed my offer in 2013 (AAAA instead of A*AA) but when I checked track at 8am it was unconditional as Caius had already got my results the day before I think and decided to accept me :moon: Which is lucky as I would have been distraught if I'd gone to collect my results before seeing that!
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Didn't expect Durham to be in clearing lol :angry:
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Didn't expect Durham to be in clearing lol :angry:


It's not really at the moment... only courses with foundation year
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Original post by Etoile
I think it depends on the college and how near. I missed my offer in 2013 (AAAA instead of A*AA) but when I checked track at 8am it was unconditional as Caius had already got my results the day before I think and decided to accept me :moon: Which is lucky as I would have been distraught if I'd gone to collect my results before seeing that!


Yes true, by near-misses I meant "still-in-consideration near-misses".

They have your results a few days ahead (I think it's Sunday). The acceptances are easy, the big misses are easy (and rare), the near misses are not so easy :smile:

Usually they will ask near misses for UMS/raw marks on Results Day - they don't get that info in advance. So you were probably quite fortunate to get an early positive confirmation. :smile:
Original post by rayofsunshine98
Nottingham is further from home for me than Cambridge, but we have family friends within an hour. And I have no idea who he is, but I'll have to watch it.


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At least you wont potentially run into family if you get into Cambridge though. Unlike myself (slightly tenuous though it is)
Original post by Doonesbury
Yes true, by near-misses I meant "still-in-consideration near-misses".

They have your results a few days ahead (I think it's Sunday). The acceptances are easy, the big misses are easy (and rare), the near misses are not so easy :smile:

Usually they will ask near misses for UMS/raw marks on Results Day - they don't get that info in advance. So you were probably quite fortunate to get an early positive confirmation. :smile:


I wish it was August already...
Original post by SteamboatMickey
Are examiners usually nice or mean :bawling:


This reminds me of a quote from my AS-level physics teacher. (slightly paraphrasing here)

"Lots of students talk about the examiner being in a good or bad mood. What you really need to do is to answer the questions in such a way that, even if the examiner is in the foulest of moods possible, he has no choice but to award you the marks" :lol:
Original post by Forecast
This reminds me of a quote from my AS-level physics teacher. (slightly paraphrasing here)

"Lots of students talk about the examiner being in a good or bad mood. What you really need to do is to answer the questions in such a way that, even if the examiner is in the foulest of moods possible, he has no choice but to award you the marks" :lol:


Easier said than done for the humanities and arts subjects like English Literature :frown:
Original post by SteamboatMickey
Easier said than done for the humanities and arts subjects like English Literature :frown:


This :biggrin:

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I am so bored :frown:
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I am so bored :frown:


Watch prison break
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Watch prison break


Perhaps I will
Original post by SteamboatMickey
I am so bored :frown:

Ok, perhaps you could explain to me how to get rid of the irritating pop-up box on tsr that asks me whether I want to know more about clearing. (I don't.) I've tried tapping on "not interested" but it still reappears after a minute or so. Driving me mad. Endless rep coming your way if you can solve this 😩

Thank you!!

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