13/08/2026
For any parent whose house is making Clearing calls this morning.
The hard part: the call has to come from your child, not from you. Admissions teams want to hear it from the applicant, and it's the applicant they're assessing. Your job is the desk, not the phone β grades written down, UCAS ID and Clearing Number to hand, course page open.
The call has three parts: why this course, why you, why this university. Then ask whether places are available, and let the silence sit until they answer.
Two things worth heading off before they dial: "I'll take anything", which sounds like no plan, and accepting the first offer out of relief. Asking for an hour to think is normal. Nothing has to be decided in the first minute.
If today means stepping away from Medicine, that deserves a proper conversation rather than a rushed one this morning.
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