Clearing 2026 – SOAS University of London

Clearing is your opportunity to explore options one final time before September, whether you’re applying to university for the first time or have already applied elsewhere. 

You can use Clearing if you: 

• have offers but you’ve changed your mind about what or where you want to study
• didn’t get the results you were expecting on A-Level results day and haven't met the conditions of your offers
• didn’t receive any offers (or any you wanted to accept)
• are applying to university after 30 June 2026

At SOAS, Clearing gives you the chance to apply directly for a place on one of our undergraduate courses in central London, even if you didn't originally apply here.

For those applying through clearing, accommodation is guaranteed if you accept your offer and apply for accommodation by Thursday 20 August. You can still apply after this date, with rooms allocated on a first come, first served basis. 

If you sat exams in Summer 2026

If you sat your exams in Summer 2026 and your results have been verified by UCAS but you hold a UCAS offer elsewhere, we can accept a Statement of Results to make a Clearing offer.       

However, if we are later unable to verify your results on your UCAS application, your application status will be changed back to Request for Qualifications and you will need to contact your school and ask that they email confirmation of your results on school letter headed paper to clearing@soas.ac.uk from an official school email address. They will need to include your full name and UCAS ID.

If you sat exams in Summer 2025 or earlier

If you sat your exams in Summer 2025 or earlier, please note we are unable to accept a Statement of Results from you. Please ensure you have emailed colour scans of your A level certificates to clearing@soas.ac.uk. If you do not have your original certificates, you will need to contact your school and ask that they email confirmation of your results on school letter headed paper to clearing@soas.ac.uk from an official school email address. They will need to include your full name and UCAS ID.

We will not accept applications that are referred to us through UCAS without a clearing application being made by phone. If successfully offered a place, Clearing applicants must submit a formal application through UCAS.

We can only consider one clearing application from each applicant. In the event multiple applications are submitted by the same applicant, these will be marked as duplicate applications and no action on these will be taken.

Conditional offers

We cannot make conditional Clearing offers. Applicants must meet both the school’s English language requirements and academic entry requirements in order for an offer to be extended.

Contextual offers

We cannot make contextual offers when an applicant is applying through Clearing.

Deferral requests

Clearing offers are not eligible for deferral. Deferral requests from clearing applicants will not be approved.

We may contact you via email, phone or messaging services such as WhatsApp with important updates about your offer, including reminders about deadlines and next steps.

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