How to Apply Through Clearing

Clearing is how unis and colleges fill spaces on their courses that aren’t full.

You can use Clearing if:

You haven’t received any offers (or none that you wanted to accept)
You didn’t meet the criteria of your offers
You’ve declined your firm place using the ‘decline my place’ button in your application

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When does Clearing start and end?

Clearing is open from the 5th of July to the 21^st of October 2024.

Make sure to put these dates in your calendar!

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Before Clearing Opens:

Read the course modules, learn about the University and have a look at the accommodation. Knowing this will help you answer additional Clearing questions during your phone call.
Writing notes. Have a pen and paper handy to jot down information. You may be asked to phone back, or you may write down points you can say during the call before you ring.
Practising a clearing phone call with a friend or relative. This will help to answer some of the questions you may be asked.

Examples of questions asked by universities:

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During Clearing:

Once Clearing has opened and you have your results and know your course of interest, it’s time to apply.

You can approach as many universities as you wish during Clearing, however you can only apply for one university and one course at a time

It’s advised to complete one application at a time, as to not feel overwhelmed.

Starting in 2025 instead of 2024

Taking a year out is considered a ‘deferred entry’ for some courses during Clearing.
If this option is available for your chosen course, we’ll let you know when you contact us.

Accepting an offer through UCAS

If you applied to university through UCAS, you can accept a Clearing offer in your UCAS Hub.
Go to the ‘Your choices’ section of your application and click the ‘Add Clearing’ choice. Then enter the details of the course. Remember:

Only add a Clearing choice if a university has given you an offer!

You can only accept one offer in the UCAS Hub, so think carefully about your choices.

If you have any issues adding your Clearing choice in UCAS, or you’ve missed the deadline, let us know ASAP at clearing@chi.ac.uk

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After Clearing:

Sort out your accommodation

After accepting an offer is the exciting part to sort out where you’re going to live.
Our friendly student housing team will get in touch with you to help you sort out the right accommodation, once you’ve applied.

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Update your student finance application

If you’ve already applied for your student loan, log into your account and update details about your new course/university. If you haven’t applied for your student loan yet, don’t panic. It’s easy to apply on the government website.

Get ready to start uni!

Once you’ve accepted your offer, have accommodation sorted and checked your student finance application, it’s time to get ready for your arrival. Freshers Week here we come!

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