Your guide to Clearing for Medicine. Find out whether any Medicine courses are going into Clearing this year, and what other options you could consider.
Are you considering a career in Medicine but find yourself facing unexpected hurdles in the university admissions process? If so, you may be wondering about the option of Clearing.
What Is Clearing?
UCAS Clearing allows students to apply for university course places which haven’t been filled yet. You might want to consider Clearing if you’ve received no university offers, or if you’ve changed your mind at the last minute about what or where you’d like to study.
Clearing for 2023 opens on July 5th.
Can I Find A Medicine Place Through Clearing?
There are typically no Medicine places available through Clearing. This is because there are so many applicants for Medicine, and only a limited number of Medical School places each year, that there are simply no unfilled seats.
Make sure you have your Clearing number and UCAS Personal ID number (these can be found on your UCAS Track under ‘Your Choices’ so make a note of this beforehand), your predicted grades, your Personal Statement and your GCSE results. You could print these out if necessary.
Have a pen and paper to jot things down while you’re on the phone.
If you have an idea of the universities you might like to contact, make sure you research them before you call them – you may be asked why you want to attend that particular university or do that particular course on the phone, so make sure you have an answer!
Remember to charge your phone before results day – you’ll need it to call the universities!