Clearing

Clearing is a service available at SI-UK between July and September, but for most people it is used after the exam results are published in August. SI-UK can help people without a university or college place to find suitable vacancies on higher education courses.

How SI-UK can help you in Clearing (7 steps)

1. Get advice about Clearing

Come to our office and talk to our counsellors about Clearing.

2. Look at the vacancies

Your SI-UK counsellors can help you to find out which courses have vacancies are published on the UCAS website through Clearing.

3. SI-UK will contact universities and get you an offer

Once you have your exam results, SI-UK can contact universities and colleges about the possibility of gaining a place through Clearing. If you do not have your exam results, you should wait until you have them before approaching any universities or colleges.

4. Clearing number

Make sure you have your Clearing Number when we contact a univesity or college. Your Clearing Number is desplayed on the 'welcome' page and 'choices' page in Track.

5. Accepting

After we contacted the university and college, you may be informally offered several places. 

6. Adding a Clearing choice

Once you received the offer from universities and colleges. We can help you to enter a Clearing choice through UCAS.

7. Your place is confirmed

We will let the university or college know that you have entered their details on Track.

Our service is 100% free for international studnets and we fully support you through clearing. If you have any questions about clearing, please do not hesitate to contact us.