University of Exeter - Clearing 2020 thread

Hi, I have an offer for neuroscience which I have firmed but I want to do the professional placement year. I noticed on clearing that the requirements were BBC for the PTY. If I wanted to email admissions to add a placement year, would I have to go through clearing? Also, would the offer be the typical AAB instead of BBC?

Hi, I firmed Exeter back in February but was recently told after cancellation of exams that I won’t be getting a calculated grade due to the fact that I am a private student and was resitting from home. I am still waiting on a response from Exeter and was wondering if I will get it before results day? I want to be ready to go through clearing if Im not successful in getting a place so I’m a bit worried at the moment.

Hi @bambs123,

If you DM me your Exeter or UCAS ID number, your name and email used on your UCAS application that would be great. I will then get in touch with my colelgue in Admissions looking into this so I can try and get an answer for you. Thanks for your patience as we do this.

Melody
University of Exeter Student Recruitment Team

hi there Just wondering whether I only put in an online clearing application next Thursday ( results dependent!!), or I can call as well?Thanks

I have applied for a course at Exeter via their clearing vacancies page but haven’t heard anything - I have no confirmation email, can’t see anything on their page and of course there’s nothing on track as I haven’t had approval to apply there yet. I understand the admissions team must be extremely busy but how long roughly does it take to hear anything?

Morning @LG31,


Thanks for the questions. Next Thursday all applications will be received through our online form (http://www.exeter.ac.uk/clearing/vacancies/). You can ask questions through our online chat that pops up in the bottom right corner of the screen on the application form. Only applications received through the form will be worked through. If you have questions there are several ways to reach us from next Thursday and we are running various live chats that may be of interest to find out more about our programmes and institution (http://www.exeter.ac.uk/clearing/visit/).

Hope this answers your questions, please let me know if you have any further questions. Good luck for results day!!

Melody
University of Exeter Student Recruitment Team

Thank you Melody
I have a conditional offer at another uni. If I am successful and this becomes unconditional, can I fill in your online clearing application and wait to see if I'm successful before I release myself into clearing?

Hi @LG31,

Good question. Strictly speaking you should self-release in order to be eligible for clearing. However, I think the reality is a lot of students do not self-release if they are applying through clearing whilst already holding an unconditional offer for exactly the reason you stated, and this does not make a difference to our decision, this is purely based upon your application. Once you have heard from us you will need to self-release yourself in order to accept our offer if you are successful and decide to accept it but currently hold an unconditional offer elsewhere. We are unable to finalise your acceptance to Exeter until you self-release from your current university; we work as quickly as we can to do this but bear in mind it is just another step added in to the process and we receive thousands of emails/requests related to clearing so it may take hours for us to sort this out as we will work through requests/emails in the order they come in. Until you have formally been registered at Exeter you are unable to book accommodation in university managed halls so although it is a good way to hedge your bets/reduce the stress and uncertainty around what our decision would be it may impact other things you want to sort out quickly. So it is not a bad thing to do, just be aware that it will have a knock-on effect so just ensure you are happy with that and have factored that in as you decide on your plan of action for results day.

Hope this helps- good luck with your results!

Melody
University of Exeter Student Recruitment Team

Thank you Melody. Sorry but Im still a little bit confused as to why I would be behind anyone else who applies through Clearing. I thought no one can put a clearing choice into Track before 3pm. I understand that anyone who ended up with an unconditional offer ( either by being a firm choice or an insurance which becomes firm)and doesn't need clearing would be ahead of me.
Are there lots of students who find it difficult to get accommodation?

thank you that helps a lot.