Does ucl go into clearing?

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If so, what competitive courses go in? I’m interested in law and economics but I don’t think they go into clearing

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Hi,

From what I can see online, UCL does not usually offer clearing positions but this may change on a yearly basis depending on whether there are remaining vacancies for courses. From UCLs 2024 Results Day page, however, it states that were no clearing vacancies available so I would assume that UCL clearing is very unlikely.

I would suggest emailing the Undergraduate Admissions team directly for further clarification if you are really relying on clearing to get a position - https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/undergraduate/admissions-enquiries

Best of luck!

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Logic1

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by Ghost1619

If so, what competitive courses go in? I’m interested in law and economics but I don’t think they go into clearing

What was ur gcse and AS official exam grades?

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pagan-scimitar

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by Ghost1619

If so, what competitive courses go in? I’m interested in law and economics but I don’t think they go into clearing

No chance for economics/law to be in clearing at UCL. For less popular courses then maybe but still pretty rare.

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artful_lounger

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UCL has only entered the main clearing process once, last year. Neither law nor economics were in clearing at UCL that time, and I would doubt they would feature in future either. It was primarily languages, and some humanities and less popular social sciences courses that were in clearing last year. Before that for a couple of years it participated sometimes in the clearing plus process, which is separate, where the uni makes offers directly to people eligible for it.

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by artful_lounger

UCL has only entered the main clearing process once, last year. Neither law nor economics were in clearing at UCL that time, and I would doubt they would feature in future either. It was primarily languages, and some humanities and less popular social sciences courses that were in clearing last year. Before that for a couple of years it participated sometimes in the clearing plus process, which is separate, where the uni makes offers directly to people eligible for it.

I currently hold an offer to study Law at the University of Warwick. However, I’ve recently realised that I would prefer to study a different course — Comparative Literature and that I also don't want to go to Warwick. I contacted both UCL and King’s College London to enquire about applying for this course through UCAS Extra. They informed me that they only accept my existing (Law) personal statement and do not allow for an alternative version tailored to the new course, meaning there is no guarantee I would receive an offer.

I’m a bit confused about how course changes typically work during Clearing. If universities don’t accept alternative personal statements, how do applicants successfully switch courses after results day?

Additionally, I wanted to ask whether you think it would be worth taking the risk and applying for Comparative Literature through UCAS Extra despite my Law personal statement. If I were to be rejected through UCAS Extra, would I still be able to apply for the same course through Clearing?

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artful_lounger

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I currently hold an offer to study Law at the University of Warwick. However, I’ve recently realised that I would prefer to study a different course — Comparative Literature and that I also don't want to go to Warwick. I contacted both UCL and King’s College London to enquire about applying for this course through UCAS Extra. They informed me that they only accept my existing (Law) personal statement and do not allow for an alternative version tailored to the new course, meaning there is no guarantee I would receive an offer.

I’m a bit confused about how course changes typically work during Clearing. If universities don’t accept alternative personal statements, how do applicants successfully switch courses after results day?

Additionally, I wanted to ask whether you think it would be worth taking the risk and applying for Comparative Literature through UCAS Extra despite my Law personal statement. If I were to be rejected through UCAS Extra, would I still be able to apply for the same course through Clearing?

UCAS Extra is separate to clearing so I wouldn't extrapolate from policies applied to Extra applications to apply those for clearing applications. It's common for students to "change course" so to speak in clearing - it's really kind of a blank slate. Although you will still have your existing personal statement in UCAS usually unis don't have an issue being sent a new one if you're applying to a course in clearing.

I would suggest preparing your comparative literature PS now in advance so you have it ready to go for clearing, and then you can just send it straight on if they ask for it :smile:

If they aren't going to consider a different personal statement I suspect you'll probably be rejected in Extra but there's no real harm in doing so if you want to - it won't (or shouldn't at least) prejudice an application in clearing for the same course, assuming the course is in clearing ultimately.

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