3 Key Tips for Choosing a Biology Clearing Course

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1. Facilities
If you have to battle for lab time and rush your work because the uni facilities aren’t up to scratch, you’re not going to enjoy your degree. We’re not suggesting you need to go to inspect all of the labs, in fact by the time you’ve done that you can kiss any chance of a Clearing place goodbye. What you can do is read student reviews of the universities you’re considering. If any of them rate the courses or facilities low, or you notice a generally bad response from current students, you need to think very hard indeed about applying.
Tip: ask about the facilities when you make the Clearing hotline phone call – the admissions tutor should be able to explain things without a problem.

2. Location
Don’t just choose somewhere because the facilities sound good and they’re willing to take you. If the location is a rural one and you’re used to living in a busy city, are you prepared for terminal boredom? True, it’ll be easier to concentrate on your work, but if you lose your marbles in the meantime you’re unlikely to care about your degree any more, whatever your final grade.

3. Student Satisfaction
Take the time to check the overall university ratings on Whatuni for your shortlist of Clearing places, too. If the ratings are averaging 7 and above, you know that the majority of students are kept happy by the uni, and you can be relatively sure that you’ll be joining that happy majority, too.

If you need more help, check our Complete Guide to Clearing 2020, and make sure you know what you’re doing. Being underprepared for finding a Biology Clearing course is no excuse – if you know your stuff beforehand, you’re much more likely to end up happy, and with a great degree.