UCAS confirmation & progress

 Hello everyone,

Just a follow-up to the previous post: I've sent an email to ucas applicants to remind and get the confirmation on your applications. You are given a week's notice to reply your decision back to us. This is necessary because we would like to process your applications as soon as possible before the results come out. Failure to reply to us: we will consider your application as VOID and will send your applications back to you. The email is as follows (sent on Saturday, 28th January 2012):

"This email is to get your confirmation on whether you are continuing your UCAS application. I am in the process of checking each application in preparation for when the A level results are released. The following issues are highlighted in your application. Please check them thoroughly and reply to me to confirm your decision. Should you have any doubts, you can email me or arrange for a consultation with the Careers department.

1. Is is very important that you apply UCAS through the school i.e SMSA. If you did apply as an individual then I suggest you register a new application following the proper procedures that can be found on the blog: www.smsacareers.blogspot.com (let me know if you have this problem)

2. You MUST fill in SMSA reference forms (get it from Careers dept) and submit them to your tutors. If we do not receive your forms back then your application cannot be processed.

3. In your current applications, you have selected Cg.FAdilah as your referee, you should amend this to me instead. (Full details found on the blog)

4. The choices of universities> some of you have chosen to fill up all the slots. It is recommended to select 4 and leave one blank in case there are last minute changes for example, if you got bsp scholarship they may ask you to apply to a uni of their choice.

5. Under Education, only select UCLES as the awarding body and don't forget to include GP as an 'As' level subject. If you are applying now i.e before results are out then I can send them your forecast results but if you are waiting till results come out then please send in your slips asap.

6. Personal statement: I am not sure why most statements are poorly written..some are only 3 paragraphs and some have poor use of english. Clearly you have not sought the help of your GP/English tutors. You need to personally ask them to check your PS and if they approve you can then email them to me where I will then check for final approval. Otherwise your application will not be processed.

Once you've checked your application, inform me of your decision whether to proceed or stop your application. Once results are out, I will set the deadline for UCAS applications(March) to avoid delays. It is also vital that you do your own research and check which courses and universities are still accepting students as most unis have closed their applications.

Hope to hear a reply from you soon.

P/S: Please check the careers blog regularly for updates on higher education> www.smsacareers.blogspot.com"

Again, you are reminded to notify us your decisions on whether to continue your application or not> deadline by Monday, 6th February 2012 

Happy Sunday!!