Category Archives: Clearing

Returning to awesome: 7 things to do after lower A-level results

Okay, it’s A-level results day. If you, or anyone you know, is holding on to grades that weren’t the ones you’d hoped for, read this. Your life IS NOT shaped by your results. YOU go way beyond a few exam … Continue reading

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Straight A and still not OK

3,500 straight-A students failed to secure a place at university last year. This year, despite a new A* (A-star) grade, a similar problem is occurring. With 3 A* and 1 A, Amber Fox thought she would find a place to … Continue reading

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Past, Present, Future: Does Change Bring Change?

How ready and engaged are students when they enter higher education? A Professor had this to say about students going to university: “Speaking generally, during the last thirty years the schools of England have been sending up to the universities … Continue reading

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Don’t let Clearing fill you with dread

Yesterday’s A-Level results mean that most people know whether or not they have their place at university.  For those who do, there’s about a month or so before it’s time to hit campus and feel the reality of a whole … Continue reading

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Find Quality Courses Through Clearing – 10 Top Tips

For those of you reading who aren’t yet at uni and are awaiting your A-Level results, I hope you get the grades you’re looking for. But whatever happens on Thursday, be sure not to panic.  If you don’t get what … Continue reading

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