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Ucas conditional offer

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KatieBw · 21/08/2020 17:39

My DS was given a conditional offer from uni which he had accepted as first choice via ucas. Last week he attained the result he needed, we were obviously all thrilled. I assumed everything was automated and that ucas would let the uni know he had achieved the result. We have heard nothing from the uni all since a level day and today I looked at his ucas profile, it hadn't been updated since he accepted the conditional offer in March. I can't speak to the uni as all working remotely but I emailed admissions and their response suggested my son hadn't let them know and asked that he sent a screenshot confirming his grade!! This seems nuts to me, as anyone could say anything and surely there's a central body ie ucas! to link attained grades with conditional offers rather than the student themselves. So I have sent the screenshots but heard nothing. Is there a chance he no longer has a place there? I am so confused by the whole system and any advice much appreciated

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BackforGood · 21/08/2020 21:16

Are you on Facebook ? There's a very helpful group on there called WIWIKAU (What I wish I knew about University)

or UCAS are also on Facebook

Although why didn't he (or you?) look on Thursday (as in results day) ? When all the school staff were in to help.

KatieBw · 21/08/2020 22:01

Well he got the result he needed and I thought the system was automated : ie the college let ucas know and they inform the uni. I'm sure that's how it worked years ago, students didn't screenshot results and send them. Seems nuts to me.
But thank you, I will check out those pages on Facebook now

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NewIdeasToday · 21/08/2020 22:06

The situation is now so complicated that it’s hard for universities to process things automatically. They may well have staff where working over the weekend if you email or live chat. Good luck to your son. Hope he gets the place he wants.

Plumpcious · 21/08/2020 22:18

UCAS send A level results to universities at the beginning of results week, so they have them before students receive them. The university should have his results. Perhaps there's been an IT glitch?

This year UCAS are having to send out the amended grades, so maybe that will push his grades through the system.

Are you sure the uni didn't mean that he hadn't confirmed his place? Just because his grades meet the conditions of offer doesn't mean he would accept their offer. Admissions staff aren't mind readers! Does the uni have an online portal for applicants?

MarchingFrogs · 24/08/2020 11:06

If Track is still showing 'Condituonal Firm', are there absolutely no other conditions that he had to meet, apart from the A level grades?

KatieBw · 24/08/2020 15:36

@MarchingFrogs

If Track is still showing 'Condituonal Firm', are there absolutely no other conditions that he had to meet, apart from the A level grades?
He was doing a diploma rather than a levels but added up in ucas points. He got the grade required to meet the offer. I got an email from their admissions asking for a screenshot of his grade which I sent last week. Nothing since, no one answers the phone and my DS and his previous college have also emailed to chase. Totally insane, the lack of communication. We called ucas who told us to contact the uni. It's just beyond.
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MarchingFrogs · 12/09/2020 09:22

@KatieBw, has the issue been resolved now?

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