decision pending. good or bad?

only off the phone with my chosen University and they said its decision pending. Is this usually a good or a bad sign? I'm a very worried

Did you miss the grades? If so and they haven't rejected you already, then this can only be a more positive sign. If you got the grades, then it's an admin issue and you don't need to worry. It'll update eventually.

I missed the grades. 😃

I'd say it's a decent sign - universities can and do reject immediately (I woke up to an immediate rejection). It'll probably depend on how many places are filled at clearing and how many students will be admitted as insurance choices. Just keep crossing your fingers, they clearly like you enough to not rule you out straight away.

Well, they haven't rejected you automatically, which is better than if they had.

I'm still pending . The asking grades were ABB and I got BBB for law at Ulster University. Did you get a decision yet? I'm almost ready to rip out my hair!!!

No not yet. Phoned last week and they said I should hear back tomorrow. I'm the same. I'm very impatient

I'm the same... Just hoping it's all done by this week. If I get rejected after this long I'll go crazy at them on the phone . Hope you get the place!

I'm still pending . The asking grades were ABB and I got BBB for law at Ulster University. Did you get a decision yet? I'm almost ready to rip out my hair!!!

No not yet. Phoned last week and they said I should hear back tomorrow. I'm the same. I'm very impatient

I'm just going to quote in @PQ here in case she has some useful advice for you. This seems to have been going on for far too long to me, and she may be able to suggest something.

Thanks for that! Sadly i've been on the phone to the university multiple times and it is purely a waiting game. I have an insurance that i'll be going to if I get rejected anyway thankfully!

Thanks for that! Sadly i've been on the phone to the university multiple times and it is purely a waiting game. I have an insurance that i'll be going to if I get rejected anyway thankfully!

TBH there is no magic bullet here.

You can try asking for names and job titles of who you speak to and keep asking each person to put you through to their manager. For Ulster Ms Wasson at the bottom of this page: http://www.ulster.ac.uk/staff/dept-4049.html would be my first call.

You can try calling their bluff and saying outright that you'd rather they reject you than leave you waiting any longer than *insert a day* and order them to either decide by that date or reject you so that you can go to your insurance.

You can try ringing UCAS and telling them Ulster have said they'll reject you - UCAS then give Ulster 24 hours to justify hanging on to you and if they don't UCAS will reject you on behalf of the university.

Calling their bluff isn't as daft as it seems - if you say "either take me by this date or reject me" then chances are if they had any intention of accepting you they will....and if they reject you that was what they planned all along.

Desperate measures (if you're not prepared to call their bluff)...contact the local press and/or the big boss: http://www.ulster.ac.uk/seniorstaff/#Pro-Vice-Chancellor_TL

I knew you'd have something useful up your sleeve.

The dark art of navigating university websites....

TBH there is no magic bullet here.

You can try asking for names and job titles of who you speak to and keep asking each person to put you through to their manager. For Ulster Ms Wasson at the bottom of this page: http://www.ulster.ac.uk/staff/dept-4049.html would be my first call.

You can try calling their bluff and saying outright that you'd rather they reject you than leave you waiting any longer than *insert a day* and order them to either decide by that date or reject you so that you can go to your insurance.

You can try ringing UCAS and telling them Ulster have said they'll reject you - UCAS then give Ulster 24 hours to justify hanging on to you and if they don't UCAS will reject you on behalf of the university.

Calling their bluff isn't as daft as it seems - if you say "either take me by this date or reject me" then chances are if they had any intention of accepting you they will....and if they reject you that was what they planned all along.

Desperate measures (if you're not prepared to call their bluff)...contact the local press and/or the big boss: http://www.ulster.ac.uk/seniorstaff/#Pro-Vice-Chancellor_TL

TBH there is no magic bullet here.

You can try asking for names and job titles of who you speak to and keep asking each person to put you through to their manager. For Ulster Ms Wasson at the bottom of this page: http://www.ulster.ac.uk/staff/dept-4049.html would be my first call.

You can try calling their bluff and saying outright that you'd rather they reject you than leave you waiting any longer than *insert a day* and order them to either decide by that date or reject you so that you can go to your insurance.

You can try ringing UCAS and telling them Ulster have said they'll reject you - UCAS then give Ulster 24 hours to justify hanging on to you and if they don't UCAS will reject you on behalf of the university.

Calling their bluff isn't as daft as it seems - if you say "either take me by this date or reject me" then chances are if they had any intention of accepting you they will....and if they reject you that was what they planned all along.

Desperate measures (if you're not prepared to call their bluff)...contact the local press and/or the big boss: http://www.ulster.ac.uk/seniorstaff/#Pro-Vice-Chancellor_TL