Confirmation and Clearing: The essentials
If you’re new to advising, or need a refresh on the essentials, this page contains the essential information about Confirmation and Clearing.
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Confirmation and Clearing: The essentials
If you’re new to advising, or need a refresh on the essentials, this page contains the essential information about Confirmation and Clearing.
Costs and budgeting in the UK
Understanding your budget as a student will not only help you save money – it’ll help you have the best experience during your time in the UK. Follow this guide to discover the different types of costs you’ll experience as an international student, as well as top tips for making your money go further.
Counselling, psychotherapy, and occupational therapy 2026 personal statement guide
Show you’ve got the listening skills, resilience, and knowledge of the job in a personal statement that’s relevant and reflective.
Data solutions
Explore how UCAS’ data-driven insights can help solve the higher education challenges your organisation is facing.
Decisions and replies
Find out what the different decisions from training providers in your application mean, and how to reply to them.
Decisions on your UCAS Conservatoires application
Find out more about the different decisions conservatoires can make and what they mean.
Declining your firm place
If you no longer want to go to your firm choice, you can use the ‘Decline your place’ button in your application.
Dentistry 2026 personal statement guide
Whether you’re good with people or you’re looking for high job satisfaction, find out how to stand out in a competitive field. You’ll need to demonstrate your ‘motivation and commitment to a career in dentistry’, and make sure you tailor your statement to the dental school you’re applying to.
Developing your skills as an adviser
Whether you are a careers adviser, or a teacher supporting students, you'll need to continually reflect on your careers practice to keep improving the value of what you do. We can help with some of this...
Disabled students
Every year, over 100,000 disabled students (also known as students with special educational needs and disabilities, or SEND for short) apply through UCAS to study at a university or college in the UK – including mental health conditions, learning differences, and long-term health conditions. Students can access a range of support to help them succeed with their studies, day-to-day activities, travel, and lifestyle.
Drive applications through Clearing
Thousands of ambitious intelligent individuals secure their places through Clearing each year. We’re often their first port-of-call for information and advice. Make the most of our relationships to engage the audiences you need to meet your recruitment goals.
Drive applications through Extra
Thousands of ambitious intelligent individuals find themselves in UCAS Extra each year. Make the most of our relationships to reach these unplaced students to meet your recruitment goals.
Early careers webinars
Discover how to sign up to upcoming webinars, and play back the ones you missed.
Economics 2026 personal statement guide
You'll need more than a subscription to The Economist to impress admissions tutors. Here’s how to stand out by being relevant, personal, and concise.
EXACT
Access the richest and most up-to-date admissions data so you can strengthen your strategic planning and better understand your market - and your competition.
Exhibiting as a university or college
We run the go-to events for young people researching their post-school/college options. This is your chance to showcase your university or college and everything it offers to the audience you need to reach.
Exhibiting at Create Your Future
Connect with the next generation of creatives by showcasing your offerings and brands in a specialist environment designed to inspire, imagine and influence.
Explore your options in Scotland and Wales
Find out about Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programmes, entry requirements, and funding.