Department stores and shops have their summer sales to clear stock in preparation for their new winter wares, universities have what has been universally known for years as ‘clearing’. However, whereas the department store ‘summer sale’ is more often a cynical attempt to get rid of stock that no-one else wants, university clearing is a genuinely useful way for students who have not secured a place at university to get a good course at one of over 100 institutions in the UK who still have places available. Clearing is designed for students who have applied through UCAS and who have either been rejected from their choices, or who have not managed to get the required grades to meet the conditions of their offer.
The student may not have met the conditions stipulated by their first choice university, or may have only just got around to even applying. It can often be a stressful time for students – the initial disappointment of not getting a place at their first choice is tempered by the knowledge that they will have to spend long hours on the telephone to international offices, faxing or emailing over grades - only to find out that the course of their choice is now full.
Attempts to make clearing easier for international students have alleviated this. International Offices spend busy months travelling to exhibitions throughout the world during July and August to make on the spot offers to students armed with their supporting documents and latest grade sheets.
Bright World works closely with their partner universities during this time of frenzied university placement activity. Students wishing to apply for a place are advised to get all their relevant documents ready. This means that as well as their transcripts, they will need to submit their academic references and a personal statement. If they are applying for a university placement in an art based subject, they would normally be expected to also send in their portfolio. For those students who have not applied through UCAS and who have sent in their documents for a place and meet all the conditions, a Record of Prior Acceptance form will be sent to them which they need to complete and send back to the university.
The important thing to realise during Clearing is that students need to meet the all the conditions for entry. If the university stipulates they need IELTS of 6.5 there is no point applying for a September place during August with an IELTS of 5.0 - your English won’t be up to scratch and there won’t be enough time to study for a presessional.
The student may not have met the conditions stipulated by their first choice university, or may have only just got around to even applying. It can often be a stressful time for students – the initial disappointment of not getting a place at their first choice is tempered by the knowledge that they will have to spend long hours on the telephone to international offices, faxing or emailing over grades - only to find out that the course of their choice is now full.
Attempts to make clearing easier for international students have alleviated this. International Offices spend busy months travelling to exhibitions throughout the world during July and August to make on the spot offers to students armed with their supporting documents and latest grade sheets.
Bright World works closely with their partner universities during this time of frenzied university placement activity. Students wishing to apply for a place are advised to get all their relevant documents ready. This means that as well as their transcripts, they will need to submit their academic references and a personal statement. If they are applying for a university placement in an art based subject, they would normally be expected to also send in their portfolio. For those students who have not applied through UCAS and who have sent in their documents for a place and meet all the conditions, a Record of Prior Acceptance form will be sent to them which they need to complete and send back to the university.
The important thing to realise during Clearing is that students need to meet the all the conditions for entry. If the university stipulates they need IELTS of 6.5 there is no point applying for a September place during August with an IELTS of 5.0 - your English won’t be up to scratch and there won’t be enough time to study for a presessional.
