A-Level Results Day And Clearing 2014: Live Updates, Results And Advice

A-Level Results Day 2014: Live Updates, Results And Advice
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It's crunch time: A-level results day 2014.

Firstly, a huge congratulations from us at HuffPost for getting this far. We know it's a tough slog, but trust us, it's worth it!

If you've got the grades and you're dead set on going to your chosen university, great stuff. If you haven't got the right grades, whether they're higher or lower than expected, never fear - we're here for you!

Check out our dedicated A-levels section, and, if you're still not sure about what you want to do, have a look at our apprenticeships and skills space sections too. They're jam packed of careers advice, tips and real-life stories.

If you want to share your grades or advice with us, drop us a tweet @HPUKStudents and we'll make sure it appears on our liveblog.

Good luck!

A Level Results
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Hana Barzinji, who is originally from Iraq, receives her A-level results at Rochdale Sixth Form College, Rochdale, they will enable her to go to medical school at Manchester University, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:Lynne Cameron/PA Wire)
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Hannah Barzinji, who is originally from Iraq, receives her A-level results at Rochdale Sixth Form College, Rochdale, they will enable her to go to medical school at Manchester University, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:Lynne Cameron/PA Wire)
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Hana Barzinji, who is originally from Iraq, receives her A-level results at Rochdale Sixth Form College, Rochdale, they will enable her to go to medical school at Manchester University, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:Lynne Cameron/PA Wire)
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(Left-right) Aislynn Bagnall, Eileen Muckian, Antone Bagnal, Micheal Heary and Catherine Donnelly, who are all students at St Pauls High School, Bessbrook, receive their A-level results, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:Niall Carson/PA Wire)
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(Left to right) Shona McCabe, John McAleer, Aoife Malone and Darragh McAleer, who are all students at St Pauls High School, Bessbrook, receive their A-level results, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:Niall Carson/PA Wire)
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Pupils (names not given) at Rochdale Sixth Form College, receive their A-Level results, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:Lynne Cameron/PA Wire)
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A general view of students at St Pauls High School, Bessbrook, receiving their A-level results, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:Niall Carson/PA Wire)
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Students at St Pauls High School, Bessbrook, receive their A-level results, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:Niall Carson/PA Wire)
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Education Minister John OÕDowd speaks with (left to right) Faye Toner, Eileen Muckian and Sarah Jane McCann at St Pauls High School, Bessbrook, as they receive their A-level results, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:Niall Carson/PA Wire)
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Aislynn Bagnall, a student at St Pauls High School, Bessbrook, receives her A-level results, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:Niall Carson/PA Wire)
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Education Minister John OÕDowd speaks with (left to right) Shona McCabe, Connor McCrink, Faye Toner, Eileen Muckian, Sarah Jane McCann and Daryll Galloghly at St Pauls High School, Bessbrook, as they receive their A-level results, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:Niall Carson/PA Wire)
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(Left to right) Halime Bibi, Hannah Barzinji, James Candler, Iram Ali, and Calvin Marlor, who are all pupils at Rochdale Sixth Form College, receive their A-Level results, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:Lynne Cameron/PA Wire)
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Halime Bibi, a pupil at Rochdale Sixth Form College, receives her A-Level results, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:Lynne Cameron/PA Wire)
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Students celebrate their A-level results at Westminster Kingsway College's King's Cross Centre, London, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:John Stillwell/PA Wire)
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(Left to right) Halime Bibi, Hannah Barzinji, James Candler, Iram Ali, and Calvin Marlor, who are all pupils at Rochdale Sixth Form College, receive their A-Level results, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:Lynne Cameron/PA Wire)
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Pupils (names not given) at Rochdale Sixth Form College, receive their A-Level results, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:Lynne Cameron/PA Wire)
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Students wait to receive their A-level results at Westminster Kingsway College's King's Cross Centre, London, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:John Stillwell/PA Wire)
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Eda Kir and Aysun Maden (right) celebrate their A-level results at Westminster Kingsway College's King's Cross Centre, London, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:John Stillwell/PA Wire)
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Students receive their A-level results at Westminster Kingsway College's King's Cross Centre, London, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:John Stillwell/PA Wire)
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Ibrahim Sillacelebrates his A-level results at Westminster Kingsway College's King's Cross Centre, London, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:John Stillwell/PA Wire)
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PERSONAL INFORMATION PIXELATED BY THE PA PICTUREDESK.Sebastian Salazar Heredia celebrates his A-level results at Westminster Kingsway College's King's Cross Centre, London, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:John Stillwell/PA Wire)
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Pupils (names not given) at Rochdale Sixth Form College, receive their A-Level results, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:Lynne Cameron/PA Wire)
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Halime Bibi, a pupil at Rochdale Sixth Form College, receives her A-Level results, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:Lynne Cameron/PA Wire)
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Pupils (names not given) at Rochdale Sixth Form College, receive their A-Level results, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:Lynne Cameron/PA Wire)
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Pupils (names not given) at Rochdale Sixth Form College, receive their A-Level results, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:Lynne Cameron/PA Wire)
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Pupils (names not given) at Rochdale Sixth Form College, receive their A-Level results, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:Lynne Cameron/PA Wire)
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Girls from Newcastle High School in Jesmond, Newcastle, celebrate their A-level results, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
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Elspeth Frazer, 18, with 3 A's and Lucy Milner, 18, (right) with 4 A's, who are both studying engineering, from Newcastle High School in Jesmond, Newcastle, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
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Girls from Newcastle High School in Jesmond, Newcastle, celebrate their A-level results, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
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Thomas Lowson, 19, who lost 10 stone in 10 months after vowing to turn his life around, with his mother Jayne at Sheffield College, as he celebrated securing his dream of going to university. (credit:Dave Higgens/PA Wire)
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Kate Nissan, 18, who got 2 A* and one A from Newcastle High School in Jesmond with friend Bethany Painter, 18, who got 2 A* and a B, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
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Kate Nissan, 18, who got 2 A* and one A from Newcastle High School in Jesmond with friend Bethany Painter, 18, who got 2 A* and a B, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
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Girls from Newcastle High School in Jesmond, Newcastle, celebrate their A-level results, as official figures show that more A-levels were handed the very highest grade this summer, but the overall pass rate fell for the first time in more than 30 years. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
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Students from Pate's Grammar School in Cheltenham receive their A-Level results as record number of students head to University. August 14 2014.
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Students from Pate's Grammar School in Cheltenham receive their A-Level results as record number of students head to University. August 14 2014.
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Students from Pate's Grammar School in Cheltenham receive their A-Level results as record number of students head to University. August 14 2014.
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Students from Pate's Grammar School in Cheltenham receive their A-Level results as record number of students head to University. August 14 2014.
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Students from Pate's Grammar School in Cheltenham receive their A-Level results as record number of students head to University. August 14 2014.
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Students from Pate's Grammar School in Cheltenham receive their A-Level results as record number of students head to University. August 14 2014.
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Students from Pate's Grammar School in Cheltenham receive their A-Level results as record number of students head to University. August 14 2014.
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Students from Pate's Grammar School in Cheltenham receive their A-Level results as record number of students head to University. August 14 2014.
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Students from Pate's Grammar School in Cheltenham receive their A-Level results as record number of students head to University. August 14 2014.
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Students from Pate's Grammar School in Cheltenham receive their A-Level results as record number of students head to University. August 14 2014.
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Students from Pate's Grammar School in Cheltenham receive their A-Level results as record number of students head to University. August 14 2014.
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Students from Pate's Grammar School in Cheltenham receive their A-Level results as record number of students head to University. August 14 2014.
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Students from Pate's Grammar School in Cheltenham receive their A-Level results as record number of students head to University. August 14 2014.
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L to R: Hannah Sanderson, Charlotte Sayers and Hannah Benyon jump for joy as students from Pate's Grammar School in Cheltenham receive their A-Level results as record number of students head to University. August 14 2014.
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L to R: Michael Lin, Matthew Collyer, Jamie Delgado-Morgan, John Dai and Eleanor Salter jump for joy as students from Pate's Grammar School in Cheltenham receive their A-Level results as record number of students head to University. August 14 2014.
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L to R: Hannah Sanderson, Charlotte Sayers and Hannah Benyon jump for joy as students from Pate's Grammar School in Cheltenham receive their A-Level results as record number of students head to University. August 14 2014.
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Students from Pate's Grammar School in Cheltenham receive their A-Level results as record number of students head to University. August 14 2014.
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Students from Pate's Grammar School in Cheltenham receive their A-Level results as record number of students head to University. August 14 2014.
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Students from Pate's Grammar School in Cheltenham receive their A-Level results as record number of students head to University. August 14 2014.
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Students from Pate's Grammar School in Cheltenham receive their A-Level results as record number of students head to University. August 14 2014.