2 Q's - 'Withdrawn' & Clearing

'Withdrawn' - this is probably because either the course isnt running this year or its already full. Phone the Uni and check.

Clearing is already available to those who are not holding any offers but already have known results. For everyone else it starts on Results Day. See http://www.ucas.com/how-it-all-works/undergraduate/results/if-you-have-no-offers

So if this applies to you, you can start looking for other courses and start phoning Unis to see if they would accept you as a Clearing applicant.

If you are applying for entry to the 1st year of a course, yes you can go through Clearing now as a place wouldnit be dependent on your other Uni results.

Yeah I am, although the course I'm applying for (Midwifery) is ridiculously competitive so I know my chances are low but it's worth a go.

So do I simply ring up the Universities I applied to/ want to go to (some like Manchester I didn't apply to as I applied very late and it wouldn't let me) and ask them if Midwifery is open for clearing and if there are any places left?

Yes.

But I would suggest you phone the other Unis and find out why you were Rejected.

The most common reason on Nursing/Midwifery courses is 'lack of experience' - you need experience of working/volunteering in a health-care setting to show you understand the demands of the course and the career you are training for. If it was this reason, then its likely all other Unis (especially somewhere demanding like Manchester) will also reject you. This would mean it was a waste of time going through Clearing when you might be better off either applying for a different course, or getting the required practical experience and reapplying next year.