How to Do A Clearing Interview - University Students Share Tips and Insights

<v Speaker 1>The actual phone call, I think is a lot easier
<v Speaker 1>than people were expecting it to be.
<v Speaker 2>Actually, when I rang up on clearing, they were really
<v Speaker 2>lovely to me as well. I was expecting some big,
<v Speaker 2>scary process, but it was nothing like that at all.
<v Speaker 2>They really did understand that I was so stressed out
<v Speaker 2>and they were doing their best to be so helpful
<v Speaker 2>with me, and they they really talked me through the
<v Speaker 2>process and it didn't actually take as long as I
<v Speaker 2>thought either, So that was really good as well, because
<v Speaker 2>that was the last thing I wanted to be doing
<v Speaker 2>when I was so upset on results morning. But yeah,
<v Speaker 2>they were really helpful.
<v Speaker 1>Online most universities, the clearing hotline operators will be current students,
<v Speaker 1>so they can take you through the process. They would
<v Speaker 1>have had all the training, they can answer any questions
<v Speaker 1>you might have. Make sure you ask questions as well.
<v Speaker 1>Just make sure you speak to the student that you're
<v Speaker 1>speaking to on the phone. They will be able to
<v Speaker 1>tell you about student life, and some of them you
<v Speaker 1>might find even went through clearing themselves a previous year,
<v Speaker 1>so you can talk to them about how they found
<v Speaker 1>that process.
<v Speaker 2>When they I called up, I had a an impromptu
<v Speaker 2>interview on the phone and it wasn't as scary as
<v Speaker 2>I thought it was going to be. But you do
<v Speaker 2>have to be prepared. So I had my personal statement
<v Speaker 2>in front of me. I had that open on a
<v Speaker 2>separate page. So keep referring to that and bring up
<v Speaker 2>skills that would make your suitable candidate for the course. Obviously,
<v Speaker 2>experience is helpful if you want to back that up. Yeah,
<v Speaker 2>and just reistraate what your personal statement is saying and
<v Speaker 2>make them want to believe that you are right for
<v Speaker 2>this course.
<v Speaker 1>Lots of universities will have events clearing events coming up,
<v Speaker 1>and they might be able to book on to those
<v Speaker 1>events over the phone. So if you have your availability
<v Speaker 1>ready to go and they say can you come in
<v Speaker 1>next Wednesday, you can say absolutely, book me on right now.
<v Speaker 3>Even though I wasn't prepared, I did it late. Everyone
<v Speaker 3>was really helpful and welcome in and they made it
<v Speaker 3>really easy for me to get into university. I really
<v Speaker 3>felt like I was a part of a community almost
<v Speaker 3>as soon as I got there.
<v Speaker 1>Please do embrace clearing because it really can throw up
<v Speaker 1>a lot of new opportunities.
<v Speaker 4>If you're thinking about applying to university this year, come
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<v Speaker 4>from student stories, information on accommodation, information on applying for
<v Speaker 4>your student finance, information on how to write your personal statements,
<v Speaker 4>what it's like to move to university, and loads of
<v Speaker 4>other things that will help you make your decision and
<v Speaker 4>to apply to university this year.
<v Speaker 1>It's absolutely never too late, never too late, never too late,
<v Speaker 1>never too late, never too late, never too late.