When is A-level results day this year?
A-level results day is on Thursday 18 August 2022.
Where can you pick up your results?
Results can be collected anytime from 8am, or when your college or school is open on the 18th.
What happens on A-level results day?
In addition to your college or school disclosing your results, UCAS receives your results directly and updates your Hub. This often happens by about 08:15. The UCAS system will be incredibly busy, so it may take longer than expected for you to discover whether your applications have been successful.
Note that UCAS does not disclose your A-level results directly (unlike your school or college), merely the outcome of your university applications.
How Should I Prepare?
Apart from rising early and accessing your results at 8am, it’s advisable to have certain details and materials to hand. This is particularly applicable for those who might receive lower than expected results and need to apply for a university place through clearing.
You should have:
- Your UCAS ID number and log-in details.
- Your UCAS Clearing number. This will be available on the UCAS Hub for those who’ve failed to gain admittance at any of their choices.
- Clearing phone numbers for universities you’ve applied to or are interested in.
- Your personal statement as universities you communicate with in Clearing may ask you questions about it. It may help to know your GCSE results in case you are asked about them.
If you might need to go through Clearing, prepare ahead of time by researching your choices.
What if your UCAS Hub doesn’t update?
If this occurs and continues into mid-morning, then you should phone the university. It is very possible that they have yet to make a final decision. Be sure to note when you call that you are an existing offer holder and not a Clearing applicant.
What if you’ve met your offer?
It’s time to celebrate! Once your UCAS Hub status has updated (which can take a few hours on results day), you will receive confirmation from your firm choice.
What if you’ve just missed your predicted grades?
It’s still possible that you’ll get an offer from your firm choice. As such, check your UCAS Hub to discover whether your status has changed to ‘unconditional’ or if you’ve been offered a place on a different course at the same university. This is designated a ‘changed course offer’ and it will need to be either accepted or declined.
If you’ve narrowly missed out on your expected grades or you are intending to appeal the outcome, you might be able to request your firm choice to reconsider your application if they haven’t accepted you.
What happens if you don’t receive your desired offer?
Should this occur there are several options available to you which include accepting your insurance offer, applying to alternative universities through Clearing, retaking your A-levels, and reapplying for next year. This is also applicable if none of your insurance choices have offered you a place.
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