Examine Morag’s expertise of getting a spot via Clearing to review Chemistry at Newcastle College.
What diploma did you initially apply for and the place?
I moved as much as Scotland from Yorkshire, the summer time earlier than higher sixth. My first alternative earlier than transferring was Edinburgh College.
Why did you utilize Clearing?
I felt my exams had gone effectively and having achieved good grades all through college, so I didn’t even take into account the opportunity of Clearing.
This made it a lot worse on outcomes day – I used to be in full shock. It felt just like the world was ending. This will sound like an exaggeration however if you’ve imagined your self within the buildings, the lodging, learning in a single explicit place, and now that entire fantasy is not doable due to some unchangeable outcomes, the fantasy is crushed.
I wanted AAA for my first-choice college and achieved BBB. I felt like I had failed my exams and this mentality has taken a couple of years to alter. I obtained wonderful outcomes however simply ended up in an unfortunate place.
To chop an extended story brief, I used to be in a really unlucky and uncommon place of being a Clearing Scottish scholar with A Degree outcomes. The Scottish Greater outcomes had been launched the week earlier, subsequently, all of the Scottish Clearing locations had already gone. It was very irritating to be advised I may have a spot at my first-choice college, however provided that I used to be self-funded.
One choice was to resit my A Ranges, which was one thing I actually didn’t wish to do as I hadn’t obtained dangerous grades, however with out an ‘A’ my first-choice or insurance coverage alternative wouldn’t provide me a spot. I may begin a brand new college in Scotland and take Scottish Highers, once more not one thing I wished to do. My ultimate choice was to take a look at English college Clearing locations, however settle for I might end with extra scholar debt.
I selected this feature as I wished to go to a high-ranking college for Chemistry and, had we not moved a yr in the past, I might have ended up with the identical scholar debt anyway.
Why did you select Chemistry at Newcastle?
I obtained Clearing presents from Liverpool College and Newcastle College, neither of which I had visited.
Happily, the type admissions tutor at Newcastle provided to point out me around the day after outcomes day and Liverpool had been having a Clearing open day the day after that.
After securing my place at Newcastle, three days after outcomes day, I felt relieved but in addition very proud of my choice. I used to be nonetheless going to attend an excellent college no matter my entry route. Initially via UCAS I had utilized for MChem with placement, however I may solely be provided a BSc Chemistry place initially after which after stage 1, if I achieved the mandatory outcomes, I may switch onto the MChem with yr in business.
Did you attend a Clearing open day? How was it?
I selected Newcastle due to my go to and tour by the admissions tutor. Whereas I used to be feeling like a failure and embarrassed of my scenario, he handled me like some other potential scholar and that they had been fortunate to have me select them, not the opposite manner round.
How was your college expertise?
If I hadn’t have come to Newcastle, I wouldn’t have met my course mates, housemates, or boyfriend. I wouldn’t have lived away from residence. I wouldn’t have had the good placement yr that I did. This makes me so grateful for the chance to come back to Newcastle.
I turned a scholar ambassador due to my entry expertise, too. I wished to inform potential college students by no means to fret about Clearing or their exams and that I used to be residing proof every part works out ultimately. I inform them what I want I’d executed myself, to analysis clearing earlier than outcomes day as a plan B as I believe this could have helped and to have some perspective, clearing doesn’t imply failure, it simply means it wasn’t meant to be.
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