Delays with UCAS???

**francescaliuzzi** · 26-09-2006, 05:28 PM

I sent my application into my school for a reference on September 3rd, and when they tried to send it on the 4th it said it could not be sent until 15th September - 15 days later than last year. I still haven't had my form processed by UCAS despite it being sent to them at 9.23am on the 15th. Does anyone know what's causing this - I realise it doesn't happen immediately but 11 days is a bit much -they can't have recieved THAT many applications in the first 23 minutes!!!

**kate999** · 26-09-2006, 06:38 PM

Welcome letters were sent out on Monday morning- so should be here something later this week.

**adam2484** · 26-09-2006, 07:09 PM

they dont start processing them till later when the majority of forms start dropping in

**Sikhman** · 26-09-2006, 08:57 PM

Yeh same here. It seems to be taking ages, when people applied last year (from my school) their forms were processed imediately (within 24hrs). But Ive been waiting for 5 working days, and still it hasn;t been processed. Its very frustrating!!!!!

And, Im sure I read in the UCAS booklet, that the form is 'usually' processed within 24hrs (working days) from receiving it and a letter is sent at the end of the 24hrs.

francescaliuzzi; good luck with reapplying. Im applying to Bham as well.

**Gizmo says -** · 26-09-2006, 09:03 PM

scandalous, macca, it really is.

15 dayz? dont these peeple ave jobs to do?

**wanabanana** · 27-09-2006, 04:48 PM

It's exactly what happened last year so don't stress about it - they always run stupidly behind and have delays on all of the applications. Patience really is a virtue, it will get done eventually

By the way I sent mine off last year on 1st September and it didn't get processed until 21st October so you may have a long wait!

**Puff** · 27-09-2006, 07:29 PM

hey! i just phoned up UCAS cos i was starting to worry abt my form not being processed yet. well neway i just found out the reason y my form is taking ages is because they still have my old ucas form on their system (im a re-applicant). So the woman has now deleted my old form and hopefully my new one will be now processed. So if ne of u guys r re-applicants n if ur form is taking ages to b processed i suggest u phone up ucas n ask them to delete ur old form asap.