Preparing your child for a Clearing call in three easy steps

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Lots of people find clearing nerve-wracking 
and a big part of that is the phone call.

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If you aren't sure how the phone call is going to 
go or what universities may ask, this can cause a  

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lot of stress and anxiety for applicants. 
We're here to help. I'm going to explain  

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exactly what we ask for during a clearing 
call at BCU so you can be prepared on the day.  

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Going into the phone call confidently 
means there's one less thing to worry about.  

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A great tip is to have all your documents ready, 
including your results, before you make the call.  

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It'll be less stressful if you've 
done these four things to prepare.

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Know what subject you want to apply for and 
have backups. Once you have a subject you enjoy,  

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look into related courses with different entry 
requirements. Two subjects might lead to similar  

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careers but have different entry requirements, 
for example; Marketing and Digital Marketing.  

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This is a chance to be open-minded and think 
about courses you might not have thought of before.  

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Get the university's clearing information ready 
in advance, this includes hotline numbers, opening  

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times, and links to their websites. You could have 
a few tabs open for this, or put the information  

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in a Word doc or note. A great tip is to save 
the clearing number as a phone contact so it's  

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easier to call on the day. The last thing you 
want is to get mixed up with your uni choices.  

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Find out where you'll get your results, whether 
that's going in or through an online portal.  

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Collect your results and make a note of the 
qualification titles and your subjects. This means  

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for example what type of BTEC it is.

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It's time to make your clearing call and ring

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the hotline. Be in a quiet room with strong signal. 
If you're able to it's important that you make the  

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call, not a guardian or anyone else, but it's fine 
for them to be there for moral support.

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Here's exactly what we'll ask you on 
the Clearing call. To start the phone  

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call just say something like "Hi, I'm looking to 
apply to [course name] through Clearing please."  

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Then we'll ask what's your name, address 
email, and phone number? Do you have your  

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UCAS and Clearing number? You can find these on 
your UCAS Hub if you've applied. What course do  

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you want to apply for? if you're not sure let 
us know the subject you're interested in and  

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we can help. What results did you get in 
your A Levels, BTECs and GCSEs? You need to  

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let us know the subjects that you took and 
the grades. Do you have any questions for us?  

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If you have any questions about accommodation or 
Student Finance, let us know. And that's pretty  

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much it. Some courses like health and teaching 
might need you to come in for an interview  

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at a later date. Clearing can be a stressful 
time, but the person at the end of the phone  

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is there to help you. There's no need to be scared or
worried and there's no more tests. If you take all  

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the steps to prepare, the call will be easy and 
hopefully you will end up with a place at uni.