Clearing is a chance to get a place on a course after the main UCAS application deadline has passed. If you’re successful, you’ll be able to start university this September.
Simply, it’s a matching scheme — helping students find the right course at the right place.
33,280 students secured their place at uni using Clearing in 2022 according to Prospects.
Almost all universities have a presence in Clearing, with thousands of places available across a huge range of courses.
Clearing officially opens on Wednesday 5 July 2023. Prospective students need to have already received their grades to apply, and so most Clearing activity takes place from A-level results day onwards (Thursday 17 August). If students have already applied, they can find out their application decisions from 8.00am on results day by checking through your UCAS Hub — and depending on their outcomes, Clearing can then become a real game-changer.
Why might you consider Clearing?
If you have already applied to university through UCAS, you will have the option to add a Clearing choice if you:
- weren’t made any offers
- declined your offers
- didn’t meet the conditions of a conditional offer and haven’t been accepted by your firm or insurance choice university
- applied after 30 June.
You might choose to apply through Clearing for a few reasons:
- you want to change your subject choice
- you decide to study closer to home or further away from home
- you didn’t get the grades you were hoping for, or you got better grades than you expected
- you have only recently decided to apply to university.
You can get a head start on Clearing by:
- booking on an open day, tees.ac.uk/opendays – the next one is 24 June 2023
- getting involved in an Instagram Q&A, instagram.com/teessideuni
- asking us anything on our online chat, tees.ac.uk/clearing
- booking your own personalised tour of our campus, tees.ac.uk/campustours
- talking through your options with our admissions teams, tel: 01642 738801
- reading this Debunking the Clearing myths blog that aims to dispel some of the most common misconceptions around applying through Clearing and going to university
- checking out useful websites such as UCAS, What Uni and The Student Room for helpful tips and advice.