For some it will be a day of jubilation, for others a time to rethink plans.
Make sure you're prepared for any outcome by reading our simple Guide To Results Day.
What will I need on the day? Before you set out to collect your A-level results, make sure you're armed with: - Your AS results - Calculator (to add up your module marks) - Notepad and pen - UCAS letter (that has your UCAS number on it, and details of things like your conditional offer grades) - Contact details for both your firm and insurance offers - Copy of your personal statement - Copy of your reference (if you have it) - Contact details of your referee - Mobile phone - A copy of the Daily Telegraph newspaper if you think you may have to go through Clearing. It's the only newspaper that publishes the full list of Clearing places available. - Your Clearing number – you can get this by logging on to the UCAS website on the day - A list of possible courses and universities you might be prepared to go to via Clearing in priority order, if you think you may have to go down this route - Details to access UCAS Track. You'll need your UCAS Personal ID number and a Track username and password. These will be the same username and password you used to apply to UCAS. I've met the conditions of my firm offer – what now? First of all check carefully - especially if you have an offer expressed in terms of points rather than grades. If you are sure you have met all the conditions, congratulations! You don't have to do anything except check UCAS Track to make absolutely sure your place has been confirmed. Don't panic if it isn't updated straight away, it can sometimes take a while. In a couple of days you will receive confirmation of your place from UCAS, with a form to sign to confirm that you still want it. Make sure you keep the letter safe, as you'll need it to open your student bank account before the start of term. If you're unsure or need reassurance, you can telephone or email the university. Be prepared for a wait, as thousands of others may be doing the same thing. Make sure you have your UCAS number to hand and make the call yourself, as universities should only speak to the applicant. I haven't got the grades to meet my firm offer First of all, don't panic. Your first choice university may still accept you. If you are just one grade down the outlook could be good; more than that and your chances will be reduced. Check your status on UCAS Track. If it still shows your offer as conditional, phone the university and check whether you have been accepted. Be prepared to sell yourself to your chosen university by pointing out your good AS grades, and inform them of any mitigating circumstances. If UCAS Track shows you have not been successful, unfortunately there isn't much else you can do. If you can't find a special Clearing number for the university, ring their admissions office. I've met my insurance offer – what do I need to do? Just wait until your AS12 letter arrives through the post. Again, UCAS Track may take a while to update your status – you can phone the university to check your confirmation if this takes a few days. Once your AS12 letter arrives, you'll need to use the change of circumstances (CO1) form for your student loan. Can I reject a firm offer of a place to take up an insurance offer? As you originally made a commitment to your firm offer, you can't just turn down your place at this stage. If your firm choice has already confirmed your place they will have informed your insurance choice, and your insurance choice may have offered your place to someone else. Check that your insurance choice is willing to consider you through Clearing, then approach your firm choice and explain the situation. If your firm choice agrees to release you, then your insurance choice can make you an offer through Clearing. You can't accept your insurance offer without being released by your firm offer. I've missed my insurance offer Check your status on UCAS Track to see if you've been accepted with lower grades. If not, ring the university and ask for their decision. If they don't accept you you'll enter the Clearing process. Clearing: How does it work? Clearing is basically a way of matching universities without students to students without universities. Clearing is also an option if you decide to turn down the offers you receive. It's down to you to find a university that is willing to accept you, and you'll need to act fast. Universities are getting much better at dealing with large numbers of enquiries very quickly, but it can be a stressful process. First, check the official Clearing listings in the national press, the UCAS website or the websites of individual universities to find where there are vacancies in your subject. The Telegraph is the only newspaper that publishes the full list of Clearing places available Start contacting universities as early on results day as you can. Ring a university and tell them what you want to do. Usually, if they have vacancies, they will take your details and either give you a decision straightaway or very soon afterwards. If you become eligible to use Clearing an 'Add Clearing choice' button will become available on your UCAS Track Choices screen. There will be a few vacancies not listed in the official vacancy lists because the universities know they can fill them with speculative callers. If there is somewhere you really want to go it may be worth ringing, even if they are not in the lists. It's advisable to contact the university and try to see the place prior to making a commitment. Provided there isn't too great a gap between receiving an offer and making the visit, establishments will generally hold open the offer of a place. Many universities will run clearing open days to enable applicants to visit, view the facilities and talk to staff and students. You can speak to as many universities and colleges as you want to during Clearing, but you can only accept one course. I think there's been a mistake in the marking of my papers – what can I do? It's worth talking to your teachers first, as they may feel the results are right. If you decide to get your papers remarked, be aware there is a charge. Sometimes your school will pay for this, so ask them first. You will be refunded the money if your grade changes, but remember your grades can go down as well as up. I've done much better than I expected – what now? If you find yourself in this position, you have three options: Firstly you can carry on with your existing choice, if that is still what you want to do. Secondly, you can apply to a better establishment next year with your grades already in place to show to universities. Thirdly, you can register for the UCAS Adjustment Period. This is a process that allows students who have achieved better grades than those of their Conditional Firm (CF) acceptance to hold their place open on their original CF choice while looking at other courses with higher grade requirements, and to make an adjustment to one of those courses. The Adjustment process is available from results day until early September. You must be eligible to use it, and you must have paid the full application fee to UCAS. You have a maximum of five calendar days in which to register for Adjustment and secure an alternative course. For further details of the scheme, see the UCAS website. Be aware, if you change your mind late on in the application process you'll probably lose any accommodation guarantee and/or be last in the queue for popular accommodation. There may also be delays in securing student finance. Equally, most popular courses at competitive institutions are not in Clearing or do not have Adjustment Period vacancies. I've decided university isn't right for me – what do I do? If you have an offer for this year, you'll need to contact the university to tell them you no longer wish to attend. To do this, fill out the appropriate section of your AS12 letter slip, and post it back to them. This means you will be withdrawn from UCAS entirely. You'll also need to contact the university if you have a deferred offer for next year. If you don't have an offer, you don't need to do anything at all.
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