For UCAS Bookings
The following UCAS questions and answers will help with your UCAS bookings.
CLICK THE UCAS QUESTION BELOW TO ACCESS YOUR ANSWERS:
Yes! In most cases we can provide UCAS predicted grades and a reference.
Our UCAS predicted grades booking form (which includes the costs) will guide you through the process and provide the information you need:
In addition, you must read the remainder of this page to ensure you are fully prepared.
Before booking, please remember:
- Please apply as quickly as possible as space are limited – we can only process a certain number of cases each year.
- Spaces are limited.
- UCAS deadlines vary (earlier for Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary and Oxbridge).
- We cannot advise you on university/course selection. Please check course entry requirements on UCAS before choosing your universities.
All prices for our UCAS services, including Predicted Grades, can be seen in the following booking form link. Once you open it, select the UCAS service you need from the dropdown to see the costs:
www.cherryhilltuition.co.uk/ucas-form
Normally yes, but we aim to avoid this where possible. We will obtain evidence from the information you provide on our booking form and then give a prediction based on this. If the prediction is not high enough, you will certainly need to sit mock exams.
Scroll down the page to read more about mock exams.
Predicted grades are determined from the official sources you provide on your booking form at:
We will collect the evidence (i.e. past results, school references etc.) and build a case.
Although not necessary, after you submit our UCAS form, you are welcome to email your own documents. Note that we are required to verify all documentation from the source so only submit what we can check. Include your full name at the bottom of each email you send us.
Predicted grades must be supported by a written justification (reference).
The reference explains how and why the predicted grades are accurate and realistic, and UCAS requires us to hold evidence for the duration of your degree.
Therefore, the full fee applies as the reference is an essential part of the prediction process.
Book here: www.examcentre.org/ucas/
It is very unlikely that your grades won’t improve, especially if you are resitting exams, now with more time, and have the right resources at hand.
We must provide UCAS with clear evidence that justifies any predicted grade. Some of these justifications will help you understand how your grades will improve:
- The time available between now and your final exams.
- The exposure and experience you already have to the subject(s).
- Mocks sat with us.
- GCSE grades, if they are good.
- Current support structure.
- Changes you have made to get better results (i.e. reputable tuition source)
- Positive references from various sources.
- and more .
After booking, we will review your documents and determine the highest grade we can justify.
If we need more evidence, we may ask you to sit Mock Exams with us (fee listed on booking form). You do not need full marks — we focus on the strengths shown and justify expected improvement.
If you want a low-cost indication before fully committing, book the Estimate Service (listed on the booking form).
Book as early as possible but ultimately before the UCAS deadlines which can be sourced from here
The process can take 1–8 weeks, depending on how quickly evidence can be obtained.
If mock exams are required, this can add extra time.
Although UCAS deadlines may be in October or January, universities may begin processing offers before these deadlines, so early booking is strongly advised.
List the universities you are aiming for.
This helps us determine the level of prediction we need to evidence.
If the justified prediction falls short, we may recommend Mock Exams to increase the grade. You can change your university choices later after predictions are confirmed.
We can only assist with the reference and predicted grade section.
For general UCAS portal issues, please contact UCAS directly:
Telephone: 0371 468 0 468
Yes, in many cases.
Either:
- UCAS may provide an update link (send it to us), or
- We can send your reference and predicted grades directly to universities using their admissions contact details.
This will be confirmed during your application process.
There is no need for you to send files to us unless you really feel you have to.
Please remember that UCAS requires that we obtain and verify evidence directly from official sources (schools, exam boards, etc.).
If you still wish to send files through, you can reply to the confirmation email you will receive from us after you book and pay for the UCAS Predicted Grades service.
No. UCAS policy states that references must remain confidential.
If a reference is shared with or influenced by the applicant, UCAS may cancel the application and apply sanctions.
Rest assured, your reference will be professionally written and fully justified based on verified evidence.
MOCKS TO IMPROVE YOUR PREDICTED GRADES
In most cases you will need to sit mocks with us. However, we recommend you do not book mocks on our booking form until we have provided our first set of predicted grades, as in some cases they may not be needed.
Please see the prices for mocks on the booking form at examcentre.org/ucas-form/
We wish to keep your costs down so would prefer you do the least number of mocks necessary. The general concensus and observation is that each mock sitting could improves the result up by one grade. So the number of mock papers you sit will depend on your first predicted grade and your target predicted grades.
As a guide, between 1 and 3 mock papers is the norm for each subject.
You will sit the mock at the exam centre in Hounslow Central.
Mock exams take place on the first Thursday of each month, from June to December inclusive. On this day, UCAS mock exams take place from 10.30am to 2.30am. Further informaiton on this is available on our booking form.
If you require times and dates outside of the above, subject to availability of resources and confirmation, the charge for the UCAS mocks is double as we will need to make special arrangements for pre-administration, the sitting, and post admin, including paper analysis, just for you.
Your UCAS Mock exam sitting will be processed independently by the exam centre. The paper is not conventionally marked. Rather, the examiner will extract your correct answers and study those. They will also study your methods and the information you provide in any incorrect answers. Instead of just allocating marks for each question, we create additional justification through analysis. This means we can look at how the answer could be improved based on surrounding information and the time left until the final exams.
To your benefit, remember that the predicted grade is based on the fact that you still have 6 to 12 months left to improve (depending on when you applied to us).
To ensure the UCAS predictions we make for you stand accurately, we will not provide you with a copy of the marked paper nor a grade for the paper.
However, we do offer such a service if you wish to sit conventional mocks under timed exam conditions, where the paper is conventionally marked and returned to you with a grade, you can book this on our homepage.
The mock papers you will sit are based on AS content only. They will be aligned to your subject and your syllabus/specification.
At ExamCentre.org, we understand that UCAS applications can feel overwhelming, especially for private candidates or pupils needing clear guidance on predicted grades. Our UCAS support service provides straightforward help with booking mock exams, obtaining reliable predicted grades, and preparing the evidence required for your application. Predicted grades are based on mock exam performance and other academic indicators, and they play an important role in university decisions. We offer structured mock assessments, professional marking, and an objective predicted grade report that you can use for your UCAS submission. Whether you need help understanding the process, preparing for mocks, or securing predicted grades as an independent learner, our team is here to support you at every step.