If you have been successful in your application to university, you will have accepted an offer on either a 'conditional' or 'unconditional' basis. If you have offers, your next step depends upon your position in UCAS.

Check your position on Track on the UCAS website, the password you used to apply and your application number, which is
printed on any letters you have received from UCAS. If you’ve forgotten your number or password, the UCAS Customer Service Unit will be able to give you the details. The website will be available on results day.

If you have conditional offers, check your results.

• If you meet the conditions of the offer, you are guaranteed a place. You need do nothing more. Your university or college will automatically confirm your place. UCAS will send you a confirmation letter with a reply slip. You need to follow the instructions on the reply slip in order to confirm your place.
• If you do not meet the conditions of the offer, your university or college may still accept you. Check your position on Track. If you have been accepted, you do not need to do anything. Wait for a letter from UCAS. However, if you have been turned down, you automatically become eligible for Clearing (see below). If there is no decision, it could be worth ringing your university or college.

If you do not have offers (or fail to meet the conditions of your offers) you automatically become eligible for UCAS Clearing. UCAS will send all eligible applicants a Clearing Passport as soon as A level results are available. You can also get your clearing entry number on Track. You will need to send off this form if you are offered a place. You can search for course vacancies in The Independent and Scotsman newspapers and on the UCAS website at www.ucas.com. You need to telephone universities or colleges direct to try to gain a place, which will then be ratified through the clearing process.