Clearing and Adjustment
You can apply through Clearing if you don't get into your chosen university. If your results are better than expected, you can reconsider what or where to study by applying through Adjustment.
Clearing
From 5 July to 21 October, you can apply for a course using Clearing if you’re not already holding an offer from a university or college, and the course still has places. You can use Clearing if:
- you’re applying after 30 June
- you didn’t receive any offers (or none you wanted to accept)
- you didn’t meet the conditions of your offers
- you’ve declined your firm place using the ‘decline my place’ button in UCAS Track
Adjustment
Adjustment is a chance for you to reconsider where and what to study. If you've had a conditional firm choice accepted – and therefore made into an unconditional firm choice you could potentially swap your place for one on another course you prefer.
Adjustment is available from A Level results day until the end of August, and a lot of competitive courses will be full – but other applicants might have missed their conditions or swapped a course too, so it could be worth seeing what's available.