Clearing

Clearing Explained

Clearing is a process that matches prospective students with spare university places, offering students who have not secured a place on a course another chance to get into university. If your child has not got the right grades for the course they applied for and would like to go into Clearing, they need to visit the UCAS website as soon as possible, where they will automatically be allocated a Clearing Number. They are free to directly approach as many universities as they wish during this period and will be asked for their Clearing Number before they are considered.

This is a busy time for thousands of applicants, all competing for places. It is also a hectic time for most universities, sorting out both existing and new applicants. However, it is still very important that
your son or daughter takes the time they need to consider their options and make the right decision on a course and a university. Hasty and ill-informed decisions can increase your child’s risk of dropping out, so one of the things you can do is make sure they don’t panic and rush into any decisions.

For an up-to-date list of University of Glamorgan courses available through Clearing, check our Clearing website or call our hotline on 08455 190 111.

The Glamorgan Hotline

Sian Llewellyn is one of many people who answer the phones on Results Day as an Enquiries & Admissions Officer at the University of Glamorgan. Here, she offers some advice on how to cope on the day.
“If your son or daughter has received their results and they’re not quite what they expected, don’t panic. All
they need to do is pick up the phone and we’ll give them some invaluable advice and put them on the
right track.

If they have already applied to Glamorgan and didn’t get the results they hoped for, they should call our hotline on 08456 434 030. We’ll guide them through their options and talk them through other courses that may be available to them. Talking to one of our experts will enable them to make the right decision and hopefully feel confident about their future.

If your son or daughter hasn’t already applied to Glamorgan, they should give us a call on
08455 190 111 as we could have some courses they may wish to consider.

You can feel safe in the knowledge that our experts will guide your child through every step of the process.”