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Results Day: keep calm this summer

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Don’t let the stress of waiting for results ruin your summer. We’ve got plenty of hints and tips to help you keep the nerves at bay and enjoy your summer break. Try to be a bit more mindful It’s so easy to get caught up in a loop of negative thoughts about what might happen

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Get prepared for A-Level Results Day 2022

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We know waiting for those results will now feel like agony especially if you need certain grades to get your place at university. First bit of advice – don’t panic. Whatever happens with your results, there’s still going to be plenty of options for you. Clearing is now a very common way of applying to

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UCAS Clearing: 5 Top Tips from a Uni Recruitment Staffer

University of Stirling staffer Gemma Connell working during UCAS Clearing. She is holding up a sign that says "here to help".

So you’ve read our Guide to Clearing, maybe you’ve even visited our Clearing 2022 pages and registered your interest. But what actually happens when you pick up the phone and speak to University Admissions staff? UofStirling’s own Gemma Connell – student recruitment, admissions and UCAS Clearing expert – gives her top tips to help you

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How does Clearing work?

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Clearing is a part of the UCAS application process that helps to match applicants with UK university places that haven’t been filled yet.

Mature Students – Clearing Advice 2020

At the University of Stirling we welcome applications through UCAS Clearing from all types of students, including mature students. Clearing is not just for school leavers who didn’t achieve the results they needed or changed their mind. Mature students are classed by UCAS as anyone over the age of 21 who didn’t go to university

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Postgraduate Clearing 2020

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Are you looking to get a place on a Masters degree course? You may have heard of a quick and simple way to obtain last-minute degree places called UCAS Clearing. However, the Clearing process only applies to those who are on the hunt for undergraduate places – postgraduate Clearing isn’t really a thing. But don’t

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Clearing advice for parents and carers

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We know that 2020 has already been a stressful year for many students with exams being cancelled and the news that they would get calculated grades instead. You’ll already have been a great support to your teen but we understand that results day could be a trying time for everyone! The main thing is for

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