The reality of Clearing as told by you
Our students share their unique experiences of securing a place at university through Clearing

Find out how our students overcame their initial hurdles to succeed through Clearing
BA (Hons) Architecture graduate Bethany Long explains how Clearing was the springboard to her career in architecture
How student Zac Chung became the first in his family to go to university thanks to Clearing
BSc (Hons) Ocean Science and Marine Conservation student Tsian Deslandes moved to Plymouth from Trinidad to pursue her dream
From chemistry to law to running her own fashion business consultancy, Clearing was the start of a rewarding journey for Eleanor
BA (Hons) Anthropology student Brodie shares how Clearing was his opportunity to stay local and find the right university for him
By remaining calm and reviewing her initial choices, Bethany found her ideal nursing programme
After setbacks from events out of his control, Josh found that Clearing was the way to let him do what he loves
BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering student Maahima joined the University of Plymouth directly through Clearing and now aims to gain a masters degree
Clearing was an easy, straight-forward experience.
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Rachel offers her thoughts on the Clearing process and her experience at Plymouth.
I was working a full-time job, happily earning a salary, when changes in the company left my position uncertain. This turn of events was the motivation I needed to go to university to pursue something I enjoy and seize control of my career. I wanted to follow my dreams.
The nature of that phone call on A level results day can really colour your impression about whether something feels right and it definitely felt like Plymouth cared the most – the person on the other end of the line was so lovely and I felt completely at ease.
Clearing was a great decision for me as it gave me the chance to be completely sure of my degree and university choice.
I thought it was bad to be going through Clearing and I would be judged going through the process. Once I started looking through the openings available, and saw how many there were, I started to relax.
Everything was very clear, very thorough...every avenue was open and the help was there when I needed it.
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Dave talks about his journey through Clearing, why he chose Plymouth and his Clearing top tips.