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Category: Clearing

  • International student: Clearing survival kit

    International student: Clearing survival kit

    Hi, I’m Miriam, a final year international student, studying Accounting, Business, Finance and Management. Clearing is simpler than it looks, but still stressful in the moment. You are making fast…

  • My Clearing Survival Kit

    My Clearing Survival Kit

    It is no secret that results day is a somewhat stressful 24 hours for most A Level students hoping to get into their first choice of university, and things don’t…

  • What I wish I knew before Clearing

    What I wish I knew before Clearing

    The morning after I had sat my last A-level exam I felt such a sense of relief that all of the hours I put into studying had finally paid off…

  • Clearing, Courses and Colleges: Student Support at York

    hey, this blog here talks all about the range of support i have had from the university and i hope it helps show you how amazing this place is for…

  • Clearing: A Parent’s Perspective

    Wondering what it’s like as a parent or supporter for your prospective student to go through Clearing? We sat down with Karen, whose daughter recently came to York through Clearing,…

  • Our different routes to York through Clearing

    Both home and international students come to York through Clearing for many different reasons. Our students share their stories and provide top tips to help you get through the process.…

  • My Clearing Experience

    Hello and welcome to my blog about my experience with Clearing, and my top tips. Why I went through Clearing Let’s dust off the cobwebs and go back to my…

  • Rachel’s international Clearing story

    In 2020, I came to York to study Social Policy through Clearing as an international student. The day of Clearing was stressful as I needed to call multiple universities in…

  • Tackling the Clearing process as an international student

    Clearing can be an overwhelming process for students, especially if they did not receive the results they were expecting or have changed their mind about their university choices. However, with…

  • The Clearing Process – my tips for getting through it

    I went through clearing, so I know how intimidating the clearing process can be. But with the right support and a bit of prep, clearing can give you the chance…

  • My Clearing Experience – How I ended up at York

    Results day can be daunting, especially when things don’t go to plan during exams. After I didn’t get the grades for either of my top choices, I thought I’d missed…

  • Coming to York through Clearing

    For most students, results day is always so scary. I remember dreading the 16th of August 2018. My main worry was that I didn’t know what university I would end…