{"id":114,"date":"2018-06-08T16:08:38","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T16:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/saes\/?p=114"},"modified":"2019-09-17T15:30:02","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T15:30:02","slug":"my-guide-to-clearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/saes\/my-guide-to-clearing\/","title":{"rendered":"My Guide to Clearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-204\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/saes\/files\/2018\/06\/DSC_0090a-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"alt=&quot;&quot;\" width=\"753\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/saes\/files\/2018\/06\/DSC_0090a-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/saes\/files\/2018\/06\/DSC_0090a-676x449.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So you have decided that you might want to go through clearing! Whether it&#8217;s because you&#8217;ve changed your mind about your first choice university, suddenly decided you quite fancy going or haven&#8217;t got the grades you needed, clearing gives you the option to apply for universities and courses you many never have even considered before. So here&#8217;s some tips to make clearing a bit less daunting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Universities often put the courses that will be on clearing on their websites the night before results day.<\/strong> If you&#8217;re having doubts about your course or university it might be worth having a browse of what is available whilst you wait for your results.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Don&#8217;t be afraid of ringing!<\/strong> Remember that those on the phone want to give you an offer. If you meet the requirements they ask then there is no reason why you won&#8217;t get one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Get as many offers as you want!<\/strong> When you first apply to uni you get 5 options. That&#8217;s not the case with clearing \u2013 you can get as many offers from as many universities as you want, even for different courses at the same university if you&#8217;re unsure at the time. You normally have a few days to confirm but in those days you can do more research and take your time making the decision.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. You can still look round the university.<\/strong> In the days following clearing many universities run campus tours so you can still get a feel for the university with the comfort of knowing that you hold an offer already.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. You don&#8217;t need to have already applied to university to go through clearing.<\/strong> Even if you&#8217;ve just decided on results day that you&#8217;d quite like to go, you can still apply. No personal statement, no UCAS form, just a phone call!<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Grades are often lower on clearing, so options you hadn\u2019t considered before may now be open to you.<\/strong> If you have the grades for them you can still be given an offer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. You can still use clearing to change courses if you already hold a place at a university.<\/strong> As long as you have the grades for the course you&#8217;d like to switch to, just ring up and ask!<\/p>\n<p><strong>8. If you&#8217;ve met and exceeded the grades that your firm choice university were asking for<\/strong> then you might want to consider other universities or courses through adjustment rather than clearing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So you have decided that you might want to go through clearing! Whether it&#8217;s because you&#8217;ve changed your mind about your first choice university, suddenly decided you quite fancy going or haven&#8217;t got the grades you needed, clearing gives you the option to apply for universities and courses you many never have even considered before. 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