The Clearing process has changed. Previously, Clearing was a process that allowed students who had achieved lower grades than expected to find a different course more suited to their overall results. Adjustment was the opposite of this, allowing students with better results than expected to find different courses to apply for. Now, Clearing is the process of finding any course different from your first choice. Whether you received lower or higher grades than anticipated - if you are looking for a new course, you will now enter Clearing regardless. You have not failed by entering into Clearing. Remember that your firm and insurance choices are made long before you receive your results, so having a change of heart is perfectly natural (in fact, it’s the most common reason students enter Clearing anyway). Clearing does not mean failure. It means that you want to explore another path, and there will be plenty for you to learn along the way.