Finishing Year 13 / Exam Results support thread (number 6!)

Well done to everyone.
Sad news here, DD got AAA but missed her Cambridge offer. She is devastated, her English Lit was pretty close to an A* so getting a remark but the paper she thought she did best in she got a D for (drama) luckily her AS and other marks upped it to an A but she cannot understand it at all.
She's not been rejected by Cambridge yet, just waiting on that and the remark but worried that if it all drags on she's struggle to get accommodation in Bristol.

DD got BBB (story of her life, missed the A in Philosophy by 1 mark!) and is in at her Firm -QMUL to study Geography. Phew!!

Congratulations to those who got what they needed and wanted. Commiserations to those who've not got the results they needed.

Anyone know why universities don't get given the UMS marks directly? Surely it would help with their decision making?

What a morning!
On track, DS had offer from his insurance, but no decision from his firm (Southampton).
Into school to get grades, found he had got ABC, but only 5 points off his B (in Chemistry ) being an A, and one point off his C(Physics) being a B.
His original offer was A*AB, but his course is in clearing asking for AAC.
So rang Southampton's clearing hotline & was told that 'they didn't have his grades, but school should ring in with them'!. Seemed very odd, but went back to school, got VI form head to ring the Uni.
Found out that in fact they had his grades, but they weren't good enough for his course. Like Horsemad's DS, was offered a place to do Chemistry instead. DS then explained how close he was to getting the higher grades, and was told to email his UMS marks in, and they would be passed on to the admissions tutor to reconsider.
So now we wait.
DS really want a decision soon, so that if he is not going to Soton he can start sorting out accommodation etc at his insurance choice.

Good news here - DS has got into Warwick for maths! So pleased and excited for him! Just wish I hadn't woken up at 4a.m. with nerves!

Sending good vibes everyone's way (and and )

DD got AAAA and an A for her EPQ she missed her firm offer by two marks off an A but Cambridge have now made her offer unconditional so she can still go!!!
Well done for everyone who has an offer and good luck to anyone who is in clearing.

Thanks Littleham, his Chem mock was U so at least having the tutor got his grade upto a B. (I'm trying to look for positives here!)

Well dd exceeded her offer so also bagged herself a scholarship which will help financially.

Congrats to all those with offers and best of luck to those looking for a place through clearing. It's a ridiculous system that people should be in limbo right now, they really need to change it. So frustrating but hopefully everyone who wants one will get a place soon.

A*,A & B here. I'm surprised you couldn't hear the scream! Her headteacher brought her out to me in the car park (her car has broken down so I had to take her) and she ran up to me crying but luckily tears of happiness. Our only thought now is 'could she have aimed higher for her choice of uni' but hey ho she got an unconditional to a uni that she loved.

Off to celebrate with a cup of tea and to read the thread.

This time last year I was on the threads asking if it's possible to up your AS grades from Cs to As. (The consensus was almost impossible unless you sacrifice your health and social life.)

It is possible across the board! With a very healthy social life and a job added in.

Well bloody done my amazing ds

Waiting - he's called Sheffield, York and Liverpool, (who are recruiting with BBB but because he has BBC it won't forward automatically to an admissions tutor so basically a 'No').

So, he either sits on his Chem offer until Monday and sees whether there are still vacancies in Comp Sci and if they'll reconsider, or rejects his Chem offer completely and looks in Clearing for a lower ranked uni for a Comp Sci vacancy.

It is frustrating here!!

MrsU - you have to move fast as they won't hold places for too long. The deadline is 31st August I believe

Decorhate - your DD very organised - well done!
How fast does the re-mark happen? Presumably all the scripts were scanned and so online and immediately accessible to the remarker(s)?

DS is off to Sussex! So delighted for him!

Be interested to know, too, about insurance. DS got into Cardiff, first choice, but the insurance uni has confirmed its offer. No indication of whether that would just drop now?

To all our DVs - well done, good luck, don't give up if things haven't gone as well as you hoped this year (DC re-took a year at another school and things couldn't look more different this year.)

Yes she's already done the forms for the priority remark & phoned her firm. Who apparently said they will reconsider once if the remark gets her the grade she needs.
Anyone know what we need to do about her insurance in the meantime? She will definitely go there if the remark is not successful

To anyone trying to add a clearing choice on UCAS Track - it all goes live at 5! Panic over...

What uni's has your Ds contacted Horsemad?
i couldn't see many in clearing that were Rg and offering comp science-
Birmingham are but its with maths and although that's what my Ds got his A* in he doesn't want to do a degree in it. I know that Southampton are but as its our local he is also not keen