Entering predicted grade into UCAS for a subject studied outside of main school

My daughter has been studying language outside of her main school and her language tutor has given her a predicted grade. Her main school refuses to enter this grade into her UCAS application and refuses to contact her language tutor for proof. Which means, she is missing on a predicted A*.
My feelings about the school aside, is there a way my daughter can log this grade into the system independently? So far my searches return a “no”, but how is it possible? It would mean the school essentially holds these kind of students hostage to their discretion?

Reply 1

Admit-One

Universities Forum Helper

Verified predictions can only come from the nominated referee, (or whoever is the UCAS coordinator if applying via a school buzzword).

She will have to get the tutor to contact her uni choices directly with the prediction. It's at their discretion whether they consider it as it's outside of UCAS.

It might be worth having her school ref mention that the language is being taken independantly, and it's school policy not to provide a prediction or liaise with tutors for one. At least that will explain why it's absent in the first instance.

Reply 2

Yafitush

Original post by Admit-One

Verified predictions can only come from the nominated referee, (or whoever is the UCAS coordinator if applying via a school buzzword).
She will have to get the tutor to contact her uni choices directly with the prediction. It's at their discretion whether they consider it as it's outside of UCAS.
It might be worth having her school ref mention that the language is being taken independantly, and it's school policy not to provide a prediction or liaise with tutors for one. At least that will explain why it's absent in the first instance.

Thank you very much for your reply. Can’t get my head around how this system is allowed to exist if adding a grade into ucas can only be done at one source and remain at discretion of that source at the same time 🤷*♀️

Reply 3

Admit-One

Universities Forum Helper

Original post by Yafitush

It doesn't come up much for UK students tbh. They're typically only entered into one exam centre and if they're not, most schools are happy to talk to a tutor for a prediction so long as they are legit.

If it makes you feel any better, students retaking via self study have to apply with no predictions at all. Same for international students if their school has a policy to not provide any.