UCAS and GCSE

I’m sitting my Alevels this summer and I am also resitting my GCSE maths as I didn’t get a high enough grade to get into the uni that I wanted. They have given me a conditional offer that alongside achieving AAB in my Alevels I must also get a grade 5 in GCSE maths. I’m just worried about how UCAS and clearing would work. If I met the condition on Alevel grades (hopefully I achieve a grade 5 in maths) but if I didn’t achieve the 5 in maths I’m just thinking that as A-level and GCSE result days are about a week apart wouldn’t clearing already be over/all places filled. Especially worried as I want to do psychology which is a popular subject and wouldn’t I have to have already turned down my insurance offer by the time that GCSE results come out. I know this is a very unique circumstance to be in but if anyone has any advice or idea what would happen please let me know

Until your firm choice make a decision as to whether or not to accept you, which won't happen until GCSE results day by the sound of it, then your insurance offer will stay in place. Does your insurance choice also require a GCSE grade 5 in Maths? Hopefully they don't, meaning you may not need to enter Clearing.
Clearing will still be open on GCSE results day, and there will still be some places available. But, as you say, many places will have been filled by that point.
Obviously, if you achieve the GCSE grade 5, and the required A level grades, then none of the above matters.

Oh that’s great to know. And no firm is happy with my current grade so hopefully wouldn’t need to go through clearing anyway. Thank you so much for the advice!

I got a 4 in GCSE maths. Do uni's typically ask you to resit maths?

Do you mean your insurance choice is happy with your current GCSE grade?

I got a 4 in GCSE maths. Do uni's typically ask you to resit maths?

No they don't ask you to resit, if you don’t meet the requirements stated for the subject they would just reject your application. That’s why I have decided to resit (I also got a grade 4) as I’m predicted high grades for my a-levels but wouldn’t have been able to get in anywhere decent solely because of maths. However, some unis have told me that if you’re eligible for a contextual offer they wouldn’t care about GCSEs.

If you don’t list a pending resit you’d usually just be rejected if you don’t meet the minimum requirements.

No they don't ask you to resit, if you don’t meet the requirements stated for the subject they would just reject your application. That’s why I have decided to resit (I also got a grade 4) as I’m predicted high grades for my a-levels but wouldn’t have been able to get in anywhere decent solely because of maths. However, some unis have told me that if you’re eligible for a contextual offer they wouldn’t care about GCSEs.