When is A level results day?
You can collect those all-important results on Thursday August 18. Results day and the build-up to it can be stressful, so make sure you know what to expect.
When can I get my results?
You’ll be able to check your university application status on Ucas Track from 8am on August 18, so have your Track sign-in details ready. Your individual grades won’t show up here, so you will need to pick up your results from school or college. Check to see what time they open – it’s most likely to be listed on the school or college website.
What if I can’t collect them in person?
Different schools or colleges will have different procedures for getting results to students who can’t be there in person on the day. If you know in advance that you won’t make it, get in touch to find out what you can do – it may be that you can receive the results online, via post or on the phone. Alternatively, you might be able to nominate a family member to go in your absence.
I’ve got my results, what happens next?
Most of the time, UCAS will send on your results to the university or college of your choice, but if not you can send them on yourself.
Hopefully, you’ll get the grades you need to get onto the course you wanted – if so, celebrate. But if not, don’t despair as you may have been accepted anyway.
What if I haven’t got in?
You might be offered an alternative by the university or college if you didn’t quite get the grades you hoped for. In this instance you will receive a “changed course offer” - for instance an offer to start on a foundation level course, which you’ll need to accept or decline.
It's possible you won't get the place if the conditional grades were not met, but you can search through Clearing to see which courses might have vacancies to suit you.
What if I did better than I expected?
You might want to see what other options are available to you from universities or courses with higher entry requirements. You can do this through the UCAS Adjustment service, which allows you to “trade-up” your original offer.
Can I change my mind?
If you decide you don’t want to accept the place you have been offered, you will need to call the institution to tell them. But be certain - it can take up to ten days to be “released” from a course offer and there’s no going back afterwards.
Alternatively, you might want to request to defer your offer until next year. You can do this by calling the institution to see if it is possible – courses differ in their response.
Try not to worry
There are plenty of other options available if you didn’t get the grades you wanted – or even if you did. Ucas offer support and advice online or on their helpline.
