Clearing. This time last year I sat my Mum down and explained the controversial topic of \u2018what if\u2019 I didn\u2019t get into my chosen course at my chosen university? I just didn\u2019t think Clearing was an option. Flash forward one year and I have finished my first year on a different course at a university four hours away from the one I initially planned on going to. Why is this? Clearing.<\/p>\n
Step one: Remove perceptions of clearing<\/strong><\/p>\n At the time of finishing A-levels, I thought that if I wasn\u2019t going to get in to my firm choice I clearly wasn\u2019t academic enough to go to university. This is a completely false statement. Clearing is nothing to be ashamed about and people change for a number of reasons: results, career path, location etc.<\/p>\n Step two: Think about the pros and cons of your previous choice<\/strong><\/p>\n My Clearing decision was extremely rushed and therefore I\u2019m massively lucky I haven\u2019t regretted the decision. Prior to results day I would encourage anyone to make a list of positives and negatives regarding your firm choice. For me my firm choice was five hours away and the course wasn\u2019t for me anymore – this allowed me to put right the decision I made back in October.<\/p>\n Step three: Research, research and more research<\/strong><\/p>\n Using the list, the UCAS course finder and the location selector, have a look on the week prior to results day. On doing this I\u2019d recommend making a shortlist of potential alternatives with their contact details to ensure your results day is as smooth and seamless as possible.<\/p>\n Step four: the call<\/strong><\/p>\n On the day, Clearing can be overwhelming; you\u2019ve been met with a curveball and have limited time to sort something. The phone call can be nerve-wracking, especially if you\u2019re like me and loathe the idea of phone conversations. To my surprise I was met with a happy member of Bournemouth University who was calming, reassuring and happy to help me. As long as you have your UCAS number and grades to hand you\u2019ll be absolutely fine, trust me!<\/p>\n In all honesty, Clearing was the best thing that happened to me and taking the leap into a decision I hadn\u2019t prepared for has made me grow as an individual. Even if you\u2019re like the old me and are against Clearing, take the jump and you won\u2019t regret it. Good luck on your results day and future endeavours!<\/p>\n By Amy-Grace White<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Clearing. This time last year I sat my Mum down and explained the controversial topic of \u2018what if\u2019 I didn\u2019t get into my chosen course at my chosen university? I just didn\u2019t think Clearing was an option. Flash forward one year and I have finished my first year on a different course at a university… Read more » about How to prepare for Clearing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1096,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[336,1638],"tags":[877,215,130,48,214,69,42,40],"class_list":["post-4731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs-archive","category-undergraduate","tag-bournemouth","tag-adjustment","tag-bournemouth-university","tag-bu","tag-clearing","tag-students","tag-ucas","tag-uni"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1096"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4731"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4731\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4802,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4731\/revisions\/4802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}