Find your place at Reading through Clearing
Find the answers to our most frequently asked questions on our Clearing explained pages.
Already have your results? How to apply for Clearing between 5 July and 7 August 2024.
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Find your place at Reading through Clearing
Find the answers to our most frequently asked questions on our Clearing explained pages.
Already have your results? How to apply for Clearing between 5 July and 7 August 2024.
Clearing is a way of applying to university when you are either applying for the first time after 30 June, or when your results are not what you expected.
The easiest way to know if you are in Clearing is by checking your UCAS Application status. It will say You are in Clearing or Clearing has started.
You can apply through Clearing if:
If you apply for a place at university for September entry after 30 June, your application is automatically included in Clearing.
If you are made an offer in Clearing, you will need a UCAS account to accept it. It can take up to 48 hours for your UCAS account to become active, so we recommend setting one up in advance.
An offer made in Clearing will have a deadline to accept it by (typically 24 hours) so having a UCAS account set up in advance will help.
We are in the process of finalising our postgraduate taught courses for 2025/26 entry. In the meantime, you can view our 2024/25 courses.