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UCAS email notification
Do we get an email notify whenever an offer is made to us? (notification is turn on in Track)
Reply 1
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No, unless you set it to and then you won't get a letter
Reply 2
How do I set it then?
I checked the Track, can't find it.
By 'letter' you mean email? I'm talking about sending an email notification when an offer comes.
I checked the Track, can't find it.
By 'letter' you mean email? I'm talking about sending an email notification when an offer comes.
Reply 3
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There's an option somewhere. You have to opt out of letter notification and into email. That way, UCAS will no longer send you letters via post, but you will receive emails whenever track updates.
Reply 4
There's an option for it on the front of track. Though mine's turned on and it doesn't actually work for me... (And they're not going into junk mail either) Odd.
Reply 5
Yeh same i turned the option on but never got any emails!
Reply 6
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The feature's broken. Just rely on the "good" ol' postal service.
Reply 7
sanjiv
The feature's broken. Just rely on the "good" ol' postal service.
Thanks for the info, sanjiv. This is absolute crap...nothing seems to work on UCAS, with the exception of people getting screwed over due to UCAS's mistakes in application processing.
I'm going to need them to reply by email since I'll be in the UK from January-June for study abroad before I actually start my Law LLB term. Nice to know that email doesn't work
Reply 8
What if you have the feature turned on and it's not working, will they send decisions through the post anyway?
Reply 9
I haven't received any* since I turned it on (I did beforehand)...
*letters that is, not offers.
*letters that is, not offers.
Reply 10
I got an offer on Thursday/Friday, I still haven't gotten an email (notification turned on!) or any letters......
I really can't count on the postal service around here...they're rubbish!!!
Has anyone emailed them about this? (Thinks about how quickly UCAS will move said email into "Junk") *sigh*
I really can't count on the postal service around here...they're rubbish!!!
Has anyone emailed them about this? (Thinks about how quickly UCAS will move said email into "Junk") *sigh*
Reply 11
#1 Does UCAS send you a letter with your application number or by e-mail..because I sent mine the 15th and still havent received word
#2 I know you can chose up to 6 universities, which I have, but can you apply to more if you pay the application fee again?
#3 Generally, how long does it take a university to give you an offer?
#2 I know you can chose up to 6 universities, which I have, but can you apply to more if you pay the application fee again?
#3 Generally, how long does it take a university to give you an offer?
Reply 12
keenya2006: found a lot of these answers on the UCAS website. On the main page click information & then for students and any future questions may already be answered there.
1) Once you have applied you will receive a Welcome Letter from UCAS confirming your details and the courses you have applied to. Your welcome letter also provides your application number which you will need to access Track where you can follow the progress of your application, respond to offers and amend your personal details.
You sent your letter on Thursday..it is now Monday (or I guess early Tuesday morning in the UK). That's not a long time. On the website it says that applications will usually be processed in one working day. Assuming it was processed quickly then your letter might have been sent on Friday. It is prob more likely that it was sent on Monday and it could be either first or second class post so give it a few days before worrying.
2) You can't apply to more than 6 places. Why would you want to??! I had enough trouble finding 6 places I really was interested in studying at. In fact out of my 6 only 3 were places that I really wanted to go to!
3) (off UCAS site..couldn't be bothered to write it out!) If we received your application on or before 15 January, we ask universities and colleges to reply to you by the end of March. Some of them do not always achieve this, especially on popular courses, so the latest you could receive their decision is early May.
In reality it is usually a bit quicker than that. I did my applications last year and had received all my offers by the end of January/start of Feb. Each uni is different and each admissions tutor for your courses has a different way of processing applications. It's impossible to get a time estimate.
1) Once you have applied you will receive a Welcome Letter from UCAS confirming your details and the courses you have applied to. Your welcome letter also provides your application number which you will need to access Track where you can follow the progress of your application, respond to offers and amend your personal details.
You sent your letter on Thursday..it is now Monday (or I guess early Tuesday morning in the UK). That's not a long time. On the website it says that applications will usually be processed in one working day. Assuming it was processed quickly then your letter might have been sent on Friday. It is prob more likely that it was sent on Monday and it could be either first or second class post so give it a few days before worrying.
2) You can't apply to more than 6 places. Why would you want to??! I had enough trouble finding 6 places I really was interested in studying at. In fact out of my 6 only 3 were places that I really wanted to go to!
3) (off UCAS site..couldn't be bothered to write it out!) If we received your application on or before 15 January, we ask universities and colleges to reply to you by the end of March. Some of them do not always achieve this, especially on popular courses, so the latest you could receive their decision is early May.
In reality it is usually a bit quicker than that. I did my applications last year and had received all my offers by the end of January/start of Feb. Each uni is different and each admissions tutor for your courses has a different way of processing applications. It's impossible to get a time estimate.
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