Clearing - Call the clearing hot line or call the department direct.. which?
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Clearing - Call the clearing hot line or call the department direct.. which?What have you done / what would you do??
The whole point of a clearing hotline is that it is a clearing hotline, but if you could talk to the department direct that would be better right? But there is the risk of p*****g off people because you call them direct.
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Re: Clearing - Call the clearing hot line or call the department direct.. which?I spent days trying to get through via the listed number. Somehow got hold of the number for the admissions tutor, two tries and I got through. Got an offer as well.
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Re: Clearing - Call the clearing hot line or call the department direct.. which?(Original post by KatsToes)
What have you done / what would you do??
The whole point of a clearing hotline is that it is a clearing hotline, but if you could talk to the department direct that would be better right? But there is the risk of p*****g off people because you call them direct.
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Do exactly that, it'll be perfectly fine after the clearing line at many uni's once you meet the entry requirements they connect you up with the department who take down your details and give an offer.(Original post by TheSownRose)
I spent days trying to get through via the listed number. Somehow got hold of the number for the admissions tutor, two tries and I got through. Got an offer as well.
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Re: Clearing - Call the clearing hot line or call the department direct.. which?You can hold a phone in each hand, yes? Talk to the hot line or the department, whichever answers first.Call the clearing hot line or call the department direct.. which? -
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Re: Clearing - Call the clearing hot line or call the department direct.. which?You have A-level results before they come out?!(Original post by Podcaster)
What if you already have your grades? Can you call the department directly before results come out? -
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Re: Clearing - Call the clearing hot line or call the department direct.. which?Yes, but there's a good chance they won't know about Clearing places yet because they don't have the A level results.(Original post by Podcaster)
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I already have my results and spoke to admissions, they said call back on exam results day x(Original post by Potally_Tissed)
Yes, but there's a good chance they won't know about Clearing places yet because they don't have the A level results.
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Re: Clearing - Call the clearing hot line or call the department direct.. which?How come you have your results already?(Original post by Zmit2260)
I already have my results and spoke to admissions, they said call back on exam results day x
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Re: Clearing - Call the clearing hot line or call the department direct.. which?Having worked on the clearing hotline for Southampton Uni last year I can tell you that all we did was took down some details and checked to see if the applicant had the correct grades for the course. If they didn't have the grades then we would tell them so and suggest they look elsewhere. If they had the grades then we would put them straight through to the relevant person in the department. Don't go ringing the wrong people when the clearing hotline staff will know exactly what to do with your query.
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Re: Clearing - Call the clearing hot line or call the department direct.. which?If you have the direct contact numbers for the departments then try them as all the clearing hotline will do is either put you through to them or speak to them on your behalf. It will save a lot of time and with clearing it's pretty much first come first served, you need all the time you can get.
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Re: Clearing - Call the clearing hot line or call the department direct.. which?I did my A levels 2 years ago.(Original post by Sophyla)
You have A-level results before they come out?! -
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Re: Clearing - Call the clearing hot line or call the department direct.. which?Oh(Original post by Podcaster)
I did my A levels 2 years ago.
Didn't you get unconditionals?
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Re: Clearing - Call the clearing hot line or call the department direct.. which?oohhhh bummer(Original post by Podcaster)
I would of if I had applied in time
Going through clearing now. What grades do you need/ are hoping for? 
ABB, but I'm hoping for AAB so I might be able to upgrade/have two A's
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Re: Clearing - Call the clearing hot line or call the department direct.. which?Depends where accepts you? If I totally flop and need clearing so badly only the places I really didn't want to go will take me, I'll take a year out and resit the troublesome exams(Original post by thelawstudent)
guys - clearing VS take a year out?
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Re: Clearing - Call the clearing hot line or call the department direct.. which?To be fair there's quite a lot of spaces in clearing even at many Russell group uni's this year, I recall Manchester/Birmingham saying it's likely for law, etc to show up.(Original post by Podcaster)
I would of if I had applied in time Going through clearing now. What grades do you need/ are hoping for?
And it's more likely to take AAB students I think
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Re: Clearing - Call the clearing hot line or call the department direct.. which?Yeah Russell group unis tend to only take AAB students. Don't worry be optimistic for results day(Original post by Iqbal007)
To be fair there's quite a lot of spaces in clearing even at many Russell group uni's this year, I recall Manchester/Birmingham saying it's likely for law, etc to show up.
And it's more likely to take AAB students I think
Didn't you get unconditionals?
