Uni has no clearing spaces...good or bad?

Recently read an article stating a few unis which had already announced that they wouldn't have any clearing vacancies. Mine happened to be one of these unis.

Would you consider this to be a good thing or a bad thing in the eyes of an applying student? If the uni was in clearing then it shows that students have failed to meet the requirements, meaning it could be you. However, if it isn't in clearing then it shows that all the students fulfilled their offers :smile:

Reply 1

a24141

Original post by Crazychazza7

Not necessarily. They could have taken on too many students in the first place hoping that some of their candidates did not meet their grades.Don't expect to be 100% in because that means you fall harder on Thursday!

Reply 2

just say hello

bad logic, aint even gnna explain ya know

Reply 3

Unununium

not necessarily - if it is not in clearing then there arent any extra spaces yes? so if you have slightly missed your offer then they are less likely to take you! :/

Reply 4

Stanley90

You're only one person sadly.

Reply 5

Good bloke

Original post by Unununium

so if you have slightly missed your offer then they ~~are less likely to~~ definitely won't take you! :/

Corrected. If you ring up to plead with them to change their minds, that is.

Reply 6

jimimick

Could you please give me a link to that article? I would like to read it.

Reply 7

Unununium

Original post by Good bloke

Corrected. If you ring up to plead with them to change their minds, that is.

thank for correcting me :smile:

luckily my course is in clearing :smile:

which im putting in my head as a good thing :smile:

so no-one change that!! :P

Reply 8

Crazychazza7

Original post by jimimick

Could you please give me a link to that article? I would like to read it.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/aug/13/university-clearing-warning-students

I'm not expecting to be in for sure. It's not my mentality I was just asking which way you would perceive it as, hence it saying in the title "Good or bad?"

I'm probably one of the most pessimistic students when it comes to grades, which is why I'm trying to worm myself into some sort of optimism.

Reply 9

swarfliam

The article was written before the uni's even knew our grades.

Reply 10

jimimick

Original post by Crazychazza7

ty + rep

edit: cant give more rep today, will tomorrow if i remember

Reply 11

Thorpedp

Original post by Crazychazza7

And yet the head of UCAS in this interview has claimed the opposite of what the Guardian is:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-14527534

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 12

Good bloke

Original post by Thorpedp

And yet the head of UCAS in this interview has claimed the opposite of what the Guardian is:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-14527534

You didn't notice that the Guardian article quoted her as well, then?

Reply 13

Matt1992

Seeing that Chester has no places for clearing has wrecked my life. I just have this proper bad feeling that they over-subscribed Politics, and that i've failed to get in.

:eek:

Reply 14

Unununium

UCAS has made so many mistakes in the past years and opened early - why cant they just be kind and do it to us! im fed up of waiting! and feeling sick to the pit of my stomach! :L Good luck everyone!