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Ten tips for Clearing Success
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6. Get organised
Before making a telephone call make sure you have :
- the name or title of the person you need to speak to
- the course title and code number
- your UCAS number
- your Clearing Entry Form (CEF) number, if it’s arrived
- your exam results
- your personal details - address, post code, telephone, fax or e-mail number.
- paper and pen to make notes.
Work out what you’re going to say, especially your reasons for applying for the course, beforehand. Sound knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the course and the university
You may be offered a place on an alternative course. Think about this and how you will respond, before you make the call.
7. Do it yourself
You can contact universities by phone, by fax, by E-mail or in person. A personal visit, if practical, can impress admissions tutors.
Don’t get other people to phone for you. Admissions tutors want to speak to you, not your mum! If you really can't do this, try your tutor or careers adviser.
8. Keep trying!
Universities and colleges are inundated by telephone calls in the days immediately after results. Try faxing or e-mailing as well.
Be patient, persistent and don’t give up.
9. Get your CEF in as soon as possible
If you’re offered a place the university will ask you to send them a completed ‘Clearing Entry Form’ (CEF). (The CEF is sent to you automatically by UCAS if you’re not accepted by your original offers).
Once you’ve been asked for your CEF get it to the university as fast as you can. Send it (the original not a fax or photocopy) by first class post or deliver it personally if it’s not too far to travel.
Any offer made is not binding until the university has your completed CEF and has sent it on to UCAS.
You can only send your CEF to one place at a time so be sure that you want the place and they want you, before letting it out of your hands.
10. Sort out your accommodation
Once your offer of a place is definite, get in touch with the university accommodation office as soon as you posibly can to see about finding somewhere to live.
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