An ideal way for you to find a course, Clearing is a way to enrol on to a course that still has space for enrolment. In other words, university applicants are able to be matched with universities that still have unfilled spaces. A total of 52,610 students managed to secure university offers through UCAS using Clearing in 2020. Any course you apply to after 30 June using UCAS will automatically be entered into Clearing. This carries on from July to October and you will be able to search for courses that still have places using the portal. You will only be able to apply if:
you applied after 30 June
you have not received any offers or are not willing to accept any of those that are received
you received conditional offers but did not get the grades
It is also worth noting that Clearing applications can only be made for one choice at a time. Once you have found a course, give the university a call to see if they can give you an offer. If you have been unsuccessful, you will be able to add another course and university.
