Prepare for results day
Results day can be stressful, so make sure you know how it works and what to expect.
- Have your application sign in details handy and update your contact details if you need to.
- Make sure you're available on results day, because we can't speak to anyone else about your application details unless you give them nominated access to speak on your behalf.
- Check how your exam results get to your universities/colleges – most come directly to us from the awarding organisations, and we send them on to your choices. But if not, you just send your exam results to your universities or colleges yourself.
If you’ve got a place...
Congratulations! We'll let you know in your application when your place is confirmed, and your chosen uni will send you details of what you need to do next.
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Results – who does what
The results for some qualifications are sent to us by the exam boards. Here's what happens to these results, and who does what at each stage of the process.
If you're unsure if we receive your results, check the list of results we get.
| Who | What happens |
|---|---|
| Exam board | 1. Marks your papers (if you've chosen sat exams). 2. Sends results to your school or college. 3. Sends results for some qualifications to UCAS. |
| UCAS | 4. Matches your exam results to your application.
5. Sends your results to your firm and insurance choice universities and colleges. |
| Unis and colleges | 6. Check if your results meet the conditions of your offers.
7. Send their decisions to us – these are shown in your application. |
| Your school or college | 8. Gives you your exam results. |
| You | 9. Collect your results from your school or college.
10. Check your application to see if you've been accepted. |