Clearing gets a bad rap. Critics see clearing as a “bums-on-seats” exercise in which institutions seek to up their student intake and income.
Adjustment is no longer available from 2022 entry. Adjustment encourages disadvantaged young people to trade up their A-level results to more selective providers – which is admirable but was scarcely utilised by applicants. Instead, those with better exam results than expected can self-release into clearing. Clearing is when a student did not meet the conditions of their firm or insurance offer, or when they have decided they no longer want to go to them.
