I work on a Clearing Helpline, AMA!

So i've made an application formerly through UCAS with my clearing Uni after verbal offer and acceptance. How long does it take for them to officially accept the UCAS application?

IT will depend on the university - but if it isn't done by the end of today then it might not come through until Monday. Admissions staff were in last weekend processing results so unless there's a huge demand they'll be off this weekend.

In the same boat after putting one through 6pm yesterday. It's going to be a long weekend if nothing come through today!

*AMAs are more appropriate for chat, but since this one is about clearing, I think it is better placed in this forum*

So, from the title: I work at my uni's Clearing Helpline, which is actually really fun! So I thought I would make an AMA so people can ask questions about Clearing, and generally what it is like to deal with students and their queries, etc etc.

So ask away!

Edit: Disclaimer - I am not a god expert on UCAS matters (though I like to think that I have a good knowledge of such things). I am answering these questions based on my own experiences and my training. So, please, don't go quoting me. I don't want to mess up anyone's applications.

Hi i was wondering what you guys actually see? like do you get all of our info?
Because i went through clearing last year and they asked me for my grades first and my ucas number, and i would've thought you guys would know that already after getting my ucas number?? thanks xxxx

Am I not allowed to call the university that I really really wanted to go to for the second time around? 🤔 I really want to go there for some personal reasons.. 😑 I saw my course still on their clearing list.

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Do Universities accept Access Course qualifications through clearing?

yes but in my experience I had to get the college to confirm the results.

How exactly are Access Course qualifications presented, do you get a certificate/letter showing your results?

Dentistry is still not open

How about now?
(By the way, I'm only asking because I'm curious; it's not open to Rest of UK students. )

Still not open.

Is it expected to open at all? I would've thought it would have been a very quick affair for a course like dentistry.



Erm, there was a raccoon that occupied my house and - something, something - chewed through my Internet cables...

We don't expect dentistry to open at all, unfortunately.

Ah, okay. I was only curious anyway, because of what I'd found out about SGUL's unusual scheme this year.

*AMAs are more appropriate for chat, but since this one is about clearing, I think it is better placed in this forum*

So, from the title: I work at my uni's Clearing Helpline, which is actually really fun! So I thought I would make an AMA so people can ask questions about Clearing, and generally what it is like to deal with students and their queries, etc etc.

So ask away!

Edit: Disclaimer - I am not a god expert on UCAS matters (though I like to think that I have a good knowledge of such things). I am answering these questions based on my own experiences and my training. So, please, don't go quoting me. I don't want to mess up anyone's applications.

Hi, do you think it would it be possible to get a place through clearing and then ask to defer to the following year, if you have the right grades for that course? It would save applying again. Thanks for any replies..

clearing is not used for that, I'm afraid.