How to apply through Clearing?

How do I make a Clearing application?

You can make a Clearing application to us once you have received all of your qualifications. We have two options to make an Clearing application with us, online via our webform or calling us on our telephone hotline.

Our online application form is open 24/7.

Our hotline is currently open:

• Thursday 14 - Friday 15 August: 8:00-20:00 (GMT+1)

• Saturday 16 August: 10:00-16:00 (GMT+1)

• Sunday 17 August: 10:00-14:00 (GMT+1)

• From Monday 18 August:
  • Monday - Thursday: 9:00-17:00 (GMT+1)
  • Friday: 9:00-16:45 (GMT+1)

Whichever way you apply, you'll submit personal information, such as contact details, alongside qualification details. You'll also get the chance to tell us about any extracurricular activities or work experience you think we might want to know about. If you have any certificates or transcripts of your qualifications, please make use of the document uploader on the online Clearing webform to send these to us with your Clearing application, especially if these are not standard UK qualifications. Your application then gets sent to our Admissions team and you'll receive further information via email. 

If you are applying to East 15 Acting School, once we’ve processed your application, we’ll invite you to attend an online audition (for acting and performance courses) or an online interview (for technical and production courses) – usually within 2 working days. If you have any questions you can reach out to us at e15adms@essex.ac.uk

How will I find out if I've been offered a place?

We will aim to give you a decision on your clearing application as soon as possible – normally within a few hours.

• If you apply via our Clearing hotline or hold A-levels and apply via our webform, it’s likely we’ll be able to give you an instant decision.
• If we’re not able to give you a decision within a few minutes, because we need some more information or to check whether we’re able to make you an offer for your original course choice or an alternative, we’ll take your details and be back in touch within a few hours (and no later than the following working day).
• If you’ve provided additional information following a request from us, it can take longer than a few hours for us to fully review everything so sit tight and we’ll be back in touch with either a decision or to let you know if we need anything else as soon as possible.

Sometimes we may need additional information to determine whether we can offer you a place on your original course choice or an alternative. If that’s the case, we’ll take your details and get back to you as quickly as possible. 

What can I expect when I call the hotline?

How do I accept an offer?

Once you've been offered a place, we'll email you all the next steps you need to follow.  If you have applied through UCAS you’ll need to log in to your UCAS Hub and add Essex as your Clearing choice. This is how:

1. Log into UCAS Hub.
2. Find the ‘add Clearing choice’ button.
3. Enter Essex’s institution code – E70
4. Enter the four character course code shown in your confirmation email from us.

You can only add one Clearing choice at a time though, so don’t add us until we’ve emailed you confirming that we can make you a Clearing offer.

And if you’re not already in UCAS, no problem! We’ll let you know in your confirmation email what to do next and how to accept your offer.