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Rejected from all five choices

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Rolla23 · 12/01/2024 19:46

So I’ve no experience of further education and totally unsure how it works. My DD is at college and has applied through UCAS to university. She didn’t know her predicted grades before she applied so applied to 5 universities. She found out today that she has only been awarded a pass grade ( as a predicated grade) so this means she hasn’t been accepted to any of her chosen unis. They aren’t big posh ones I don’t think they are just normal ex poly type ones.
she has said no one gets rejected from all 5 choices.
Obviously her actual grade would possibly be different.
Do people get rejected from all five? If she does only get 75 ucas points can she still go to uni?
she said her chosen uni take people on a first come first served type offer so even if she passes now with a higher grade she won’t get in? Is this true?
if anyone could help a confused parent that would be amazing!!

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Rolla23 · 12/01/2024 21:13

This makes total sense! Thank you. I had no idea.

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LIZS · 12/01/2024 21:10

If they knew where/what she applied to then absolutely the college should have forewarned her if her pd would not meet the standard offers. However she can add more choices in line with their expectations.

Rolla23 · 12/01/2024 21:00

The tutor today started shouting at her saying she was being blamed. She applied to unis that needed 150 ucas points but she’d been predicted the bottom grade.
i didn’t know that it could be that they advised her badly? So should they have informed her she was predicted a low grade?

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PrivateSchoolTeacherParent · 12/01/2024 20:34

Sounds like she was poorly advised by her college, which isn't great.

From March, she can use "UCAS Extra" to try finding a place.

https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/after-you-apply/types-offer/extra-choices

If she has no success, she will need to use the "Clearing" system on results day in August which matches students with vacancies.

In either case, she should be looking at "foundation" courses in her chosen subject area. Good luck!

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