UNIVERSITY CLEARING By
www.savethestudent.org
If your results weren’t quite what you needed to get into university then don’t panic. You may still have a chance of getting in to university through clearing.
Clearing is a service managed by UCAS. It lets those who didn’t get the grades they wanted apply for university courses with vacancies. The clearing service is available between July and September so you can make use of it as soon as you get your results. If you are flexible and you have reasonable exam results, there is still a good chance you will find another course.
Getting your results and realising they aren’t what you needed for your first choice can be stressful and disappointing. But you’re not alone, so don’t rush to the pub to drown your sorrows, get applying for clearing! The clearing service successfully places over 30, 000 applicants every year and of all the successful higher education applicants in 2011, 8% of them gained entry through the clearing process. Clearing doesn’t just place you on any old course with a spare place, it is very effective at matching you with a suitable course. You may even be able to get on the course you wanted in the first place! If you aren’t quite sure what to do with after getting your results, then check out our article on A Level results day 2012. It has all the information on what to do in nearly every situation and how to prepare for university. The A Level helpline is another fantastic free service and runs for ten days over the exam results period. You can reach them on 0808 100 8000.
Who can apply for clearing? You are eligible for Clearing if you have
applied in the current application year and if you have already applied through UCAS and are in one of the following categories:
• You have not received any offers. • You have declined all your offers or not responded by the due date.
• Your offers have not been confirmed because you have not met the conditions (e.g. you have not achieved the required grades).
• You have declined a changed course, a changed date of entry and/or changed point of entry offer.
• You applied for one course which has been declined/unsuccessful and you have paid the full application fee – £22 for 2012.
• UCAS received your application after 30 June. If you sent your application after this date, it will not have been sent to any universities or colleges.
If you fit in to one of these categories, then you may be able to get in to university through clearing by applying for a vacancy. Clearing vacancies are published from mid- August until late-September, you will find them here,
http://www.ucas.com/students/ afteryouapply/clearing or in The Telegraph newspaper.
How to apply through clearing Even though not getting the results you needed can be disappointing, as long as you are prepared to manage the university clearing process, it will all be a distant memory once you are at uni!
If you think there’s a chance you may go into clearing then be prepared to give yourself
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