[Tom]

Getting an offer back depends how your predicted grades match up to the Unis average grades. If you're applying for a crap uni like Man Met where you only need like 3 C's to get the right amount of points and you're predicted 3 A's then you'll get an offer straight away because that means they can bump their stats up. But if you're applying for Manchester where you need B's and A's and you're predicted C's and B's, it'll take a while longer until they see the standard of other applicants

Its all relative to you, doesn't matter how fast/long it takes other people to get a response

Will probably be easier to get a place this year though with all the fees going up, its gonna put a lot of people off