Accepting & Declining Clearing Offers

If you have already accepted an offer from a university or college but you want to decline it and enter clearing

When you accept an offer of a place from a university or college you are entering a serious contractual agreement so it’s not as easy as just not taking the place and entering clearing.

If you wish to do this you need to contact the institution and discuss your situation with the relevant person. If the institution agree to withdraw your offer then you may apply to clearing, although there is no guarantee you will find another offer through clearing.

If you didn’t get on to the course you chose as your firm offer and you don’t want to go to you insurance offer

Again, you have entered a contractual agreement with your insurance choice so if you want to cancel this contract you need to contact the institution and request for their offer to be withdrawn.

IF they agree to this then you may enter clearing but there is no guarantee you will find a course in clearing.

If you’ve accepted a place in clearing but you’ve changed your mind and want to apply somewhere else

When you accept a place via clearing and send the institute your clearing passport you are entering a contractual agreement with said institute. If you wish to get out of this agreement you need to contact the institute and arrange it with them.

If they agree to this then you need to contact UCAS to get another clearing passport

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