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Results day is fast approaching for thousands of students across the UK eagerly waiting to find out how they did in their final exams.
But what happens if you don’t get your first choice university place or you change your mind on where you want to go?
Clearing is an opportunity for anybody who missed out on their first-choice spot or those that didn’t receive any offers they wanted to accept to find a university that suits them.
It also gives universities the chance to fill any spaces they still have left on courses.
It ordinarily opens at the start of July, but often gets into full swing when A-Level results are released.
Here is when clearing opens in 2022 and how it works:
When does clearing open in 2022?
Clearing for university places in 2022 begins on July 5 and will close on October 18.
According to the Universities and Colleges Admissions Services (UCAS), you can use clearing if:
- You’re applying after June 30, 2022.
- You didn’t receive any offers or none you wanted to accept.
- You didn’t meet the conditions of your offers.
- You’ve paid the multiple-choice application fee of £26.50.
- You’ve declined your firm place using the ‘decline my place’ button in your application.
How does clearing work?
To apply for clearing, you will need to have your UCAS number, your clearing number, and all personal details to hand.
When you submit a UCAS application for university, you will be sent a welcome email with details about how to access your application and your clearing number.
You’ll know you’re in clearing if your application status says ‘you are in clearing’ or ‘clearing has started’.
Alternatively, you follow the on-screen prompts to decline your firm place, and then these prompts will appear.
Once in clearing, you can use the search tool to look for vacancies at different universities and apply for them.
You can also use the UCAS Clearing Plus tool, which provides you with courses matching your profile on Track.
Before you add a clearing choice in your application, you need to call the uni and give them your clearing number and personal ID.
Once you have permission from the university, you can add a clearing choice to your application to be considered for the vacancy.
This counts as accepting an offer, so if the university confirms, it’ll show as an acceptance on your ‘choices’ page in your application.
You can only add one choice at a time, but if the university doesn’t confirm your place, you’ll be able to add another.
If you only applied for one course for the reduced fee of £22, you’ll have to pay an additional £4.50 to apply through clearing.
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