I recently enrolled at University.
A few days before I started, they told me that they needed to check my A-Level certificates in-person to verify the grades that I had declared and that I should bring them into the University to present them. I have been out of education for some time and had lost my A-Level certificates and so I had to order replacements.
The replacements are due to arrive soon so I can give them to the University to check.
I'm unfamiliar with how this works so would appreciate an explanation:
How exactly do these checks go? They told me to bring the certificates to the Tutorial Office for 'routine checks'? What exactly are they going to do with my certificates, for instance, do they hold on to them for a long time or photocopy them, or do some sort of checks with like UV lights or something? Or, do they just take the certificate and broadly check if it matches up with the grades declared and if it seems alright and then hand it back in a couple of minutes?
The reason why I'm asking is because I'm not sure if they will keep my A-Level certificates for an extended period which would then deprive me of them and I could not use them for other means like if I needed to get a job.