I Went Through Clearing Last Year AMA

As the title says, I went through clearing last year! I'm happy to offer people some advice and helpful tips.

Why I went through clearing: I actually got the grades I needed to go to my first choice but thanks to a member of my family suddenly moving I had no place close enough to live at to be able to go. So I decided to reject my offer and go through clearing.

I had originally intended to study BA Media Studies at Anglia Ruskin, I am now studying FdSc Applied Animal Studies at Moulton College (validated by the University of Northampton) and will "top-up" my degree next year.

Reply 1

Kevin De Bruyne

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Original post by PurplePixie96

As the title says, I went through clearing last year! I'm happy to offer people some advice and helpful tips.

Why I went through clearing: I actually got the grades I needed to go to my first choice but thanks to a member of my family suddenly moving I had no place close enough to live at to be able to go. So I decided to reject my offer and go through clearing.

I had originally intended to study BA Media Studies at Anglia Ruskin, I am now studying FdSc Applied Animal Studies at Moulton College (validated by the University of Northampton) and will "top-up" my degree next year.

Out of interest, was it just not viable to stay in uni halls?

Roughly when/how did you make up your mind about what course you wanted to do (seeing as they're different) - was it before or after results day?

Reply 2

mgill17

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What made you also change your course when you went into clearing?

Reply 3

coolgamer

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What do they ask you?

Reply 4

rubyamelia

How should I prepare for clearing? (what documents etc)

Reply 5

PurplePixie96

OP

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Original post by SeanFM

Out of interest, was it just not viable to stay in uni halls?

Roughly when/how did you make up your mind about what course you wanted to do (seeing as they're different) - was it before or after results day?

Halls were a 40 minute bus ride from campus ;-;

Original post by mgill17

What made you also change your course when you went into clearing?

Regarding the course change, I changed after results day and the why is that I realised I had the opportunity do something completely different, I never realised that I could do I course about animals that wasn't vet-related (blame my sixth form for that.