A levels 2020 RESULTS DAY! What to do if you DON'T MAKE YOUR GRADES for UNIVERSITY?!

#alevels2020 #resultsday #university
A levels 2020 results day is nearly upon us! So I wanted to make a video giving you 4 strategies of what to do if you don't get the grades you want. Of course this is worst case scenario! But its always best to prepare in case this happens. In the video I run through how you can use UCAS track and the current university application landscape to you advantage. So you can either get into your chosen course, or one that you'll still love. We also talk about how to nail the clearing process and what it might look like if you were to apply for university in 2021 post autumn exams.
Bare in mind that Universities will very likely be more lenient this year because a) they appreciate grades are less representative this year b) there are less international students applying and c) there are less 17/18 year olds in the country that usual atm. So unis will be trying to fill places as best as possible!
Resources I mention in the video:
Clearing app: clearing.co.uk/
Newspaper article on university leniency: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020...
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⏱️TIMESTAMPS⏱️
0:00 Intro
1.57 Check UCAS track (maybe offer has been made anyway)
4.23 Ring up the University
5.06 Download the clearing app
5.59 Wait a year.06 Not adding colour or pictures
Comment any thought you may have and give the vid a like if useful :)
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[@nicolafigini784]

Good to see you still providing such helpful, supportive advice to students, Ran.

[@beyondtheblackboard-alevel8984]

Hey guys I missed out one more. You can appeal your grade if you think the PROCESS of grading as gone wrong for some reason eg. discrimination. Universities are being asked to hold spaces until appeals are processed. Bear in mind it may be tough to prove! But is also an avenue you could look down.

[@ZedTV8123]

Thank you!!!

[@beyondtheblackboard-alevel8984]

Hey guys. There’s an update on this. I’ll try to make a vid and get it out there today

[@sophiaantoniou7975]

This was very helpful. I'm applying through clearing, I really hope I get a space x

[@hassanmazza1831]

This video has been very reassuring, thank you for making it clear and for telling us about the app!

[@beyondtheblackboard-alevel8984]

So glad it was helpful Hassan!

[@sweetbubbles4539]

Thank you 😊 this was extremely helpful!

[@beyondtheblackboard-alevel8984]

I’m so glad

[@amirasindi2429]

Thank you, really appreciate the advice as a parent from the States who barely understands the UK system to begin with

[@beyondtheblackboard-alevel8984]

I’m so glad it’s useful Amira. No problem at all

[@Joshua-eh1qg]

Hey man good video, for example say hypothetically I get a grade under my entry requirement so you think I could possibly get in with what you said about them being flexible?

[@beyondtheblackboard-alevel8984]

Yes I think in general unis will be more lenient. I can guarantee anything but they need to fill more places this year!

[@sulaymaankhan4525]

Hi thanks for the video. When appealing do year 12 mocks count as valid mocks? I revised more for my year 12 mocks as they went towards our predictions

[@Mmjk_12]

I'm just anxious for results day 2021, this year has been such chaos and I'm not sure I'll get AAB needed for my course- Russian langauge studies and politics at Uni of Manchester. I'll get at the very least bbb but still uh....

[@hydri2154]

Hey can you make a video for the new upcoming year 13s, I feel like there's a lack of guidance for us, especially for AS level, many of us are not happy with our grades and are worried that we are at a very big disadvantage for applying to uni and there immense competition of the application process when it comes to those who are repeating a year and international students, what do you think of us doing for year 13, is doing a resist for AS in the autumn wise?

[@beyondtheblackboard-alevel8984]

Definitely. I’m planning a few vids as the situation becomes clearer including one on “should I take a gap year” coming next week. So stay tuned :)

[@burntsausage6890]

You said the courses like english lit and law are running low on applicants. May i ask where you got the information? Because ive applied for History and Spanish at Leeds so im wondering if the course will be full or empty.

[@beyondtheblackboard-alevel8984]

Hey that was from the guardian newspaper and I would still say they’re the most competitive still. Just as a general rule all courses have more spaces to fill than usual

[@omidear7478]

At the school I want to attend if you want to studied a subject you need other subjects such as maths and or english to allow u to join the class what if the grades I get in maths or English isn't enough will the school still allow me to join

[@beyondtheblackboard-alevel8984]

It’ll be on a case by case basis. The decision will be made by the school :)

[@queenorange8354]

What can I do now as a year 11 student didn’t apply to college or sixth form?

[@beyondtheblackboard-alevel8984]

There will be a school available to you. Can you talk to your current school?

[@aqeelraja4750]

Can u do the autumn exams, and if ur still unhappy, take a gap year and do the 2021 exams?

[@beyondtheblackboard-alevel8984]

Yes that would be a possibility :)

[@BYEBTW]

my English gcse I think I was predict grade 4 in English language but last mock I took I got grade 5 like the exact mark but my other english I alway get grade 3 do you think I can get grade 4 I am scared also my teacher very strict

[@beyondtheblackboard-alevel8984]

Hey I’m sorry there are just too many unknown factors for me to make an accurate prediction for you!

[@lucycrowhurst5514]

How will the appeals process be regulated if students can complain to schools that they feel discrimination has taken place but the school is likely to disagree then what?

[@beyondtheblackboard-alevel8984]

Really good question Lucy. I’m going to get my head into this but Primrose Kitten has just done a vid on this topic so I’d check that out

[@omidear7478]

If i want to join my current schools sixth form will that increase my chances of getting in even if I miss some grades

[@beyondtheblackboard-alevel8984]

Potentially if the teachers already know you

[@katierolfe9194]

I have an unconditional offer for my firm choice, but would I still be able to retake exams if I’m not happy with my grades?

[@beyondtheblackboard-alevel8984]

Hey Katie’s. Yes you would!

[@ronanozdural5194]

what is the name of the clearing app? (loved the video)

[@beyondtheblackboard-alevel8984]

I think it’s literally called clearing. I have it in the description of the vid :)

[@sophiekelly3918]

Can you still sit the autumn exams if you’ve got into uni but not happy with your grades?

[@beyondtheblackboard-alevel8984]

Yes! :)

[@graciekerr3368]

Since Scotland have given students who were downgraded their original grades given to them by teachers, do you think this could happen with a levels too?

[@beyondtheblackboard-alevel8984]

Well now it’s been announced that students can rely on their mocks if there higher (which is very bizarre to me). But that’s our version. So if your mocks are higher than the grade you get then appeal!

[@ananyadave5158]

I am so heartbroken...I was predicted an A by my school for geography AS...and I was awarded a C grade. How could they downgrade me by 2 whole grades? I have only ever gotten A*s and A's in the school assessments. I wonder if most people are unhappy with their results this year round?

[@beyondtheblackboard-alevel8984]

Hey Ananya. The official results aren’t out until Thursday? How do you know your grade

[@ananyadave5158]

@@beyondtheblackboard-alevel8984 The Cambridge grades came out today- the provisional results. However, Edexcel releases their results on thursday. I'm assuming majority of the other exam boards also release theirs on thursday too.

[@jasminekaur3943]

I have a question please reply the comment...this is for GCSEs if i am not happy with some grades can i retake? But the only reasons ti retake can be Discrimination,bias ...?

[@beyondtheblackboard-alevel8984]

Hey Jasmin. No you can retake in the autumn exams whatever. The appeals are a different thing where you would get it changed without taking an exam (because the system has gone wrong in which you’ve been marked)

[@jasminekaur3943]

@@beyondtheblackboard-alevel8984ok and Thano you for your reply i have another questions can i choose what subjects i want to re-take in the autumn series and what if i get a lower grade if i decide to re-take?

[@jasminekaur3943]

Thank you*

[@beyondtheblackboard-alevel8984]

Yes you can choose and whatever grade is higher stands! :)

[@t.mongkul4950]

i cannot download the clearing app since im an international student

[@beyondtheblackboard-alevel8984]

Ahg annoying

[@grace-yc4bx]

Hi please reply as I’m nervous In enlglish Lang I’m predicted a 4 in term two but predicted a 5 in term1 but In my mocks i was a few marks of 4 what would you think I’ll be predicted x

[@beyondtheblackboard-alevel8984]

I’m really sorry Grace! I just can’t give an accurate prediction as there are som many unknowns