来源：伦敦大学城市学院

不论准备得有多充分，大学申请都会给人带来很大压力，更别说申请国外大学。

申请过程中，你必须回答各种各样的问题。 你打算住在哪里？如何支付所有学费？ 你能保证及时获得签证吗？ 他们还接受今年的申请吗？

最后一个问题的答案是肯定的。 今年，英国许多大学都通过Clearing（类似服从调剂）提供一些名额，包括伦敦大学城市学院。 为此，我们与该学院进行了沟通，了解了更多Clearing相关信息、运作方式、需要怎么做，并请一位学生谈了自己对Clearing的经验、看法。

什么是Clearing，对我而言有何意义？

Clearing是大学申请流程一部分，即学校为下一学年补录完所有剩余的课程名额。 即使你以前从未申请过该大学，或没有收到任何录取通知书或考试成绩不满足录取条件，也可以通过Clearing流程申请。

艾伊斯•恩弗（Ayse Enver）通过Clearing补录获得了在城市大学攻读计算机科学（荣誉）理学学士学位的机会，她认为这是一种很好的方式，让人们在申请大学时获得“第二次机会”“ Clearing可能是你从未考虑过的大学，或你的首选大学和保底大学之外的学校。”

弄清自己想学什么，在哪里学习

退后一步，想一想接下来的三/四年的人生你想要做什么？你的热情所在？ 你的兴趣是什么？

思考一下自己有哪些学术优势。 有分析头脑？ 还是你喜欢发挥想象力、拥有创造性思维？ 了解这些可以帮助你决定哪些本科课程最适合你。

了解自己想学哪门课程很重要，所以应该花些时间弄清楚你对哪些学科感兴趣。 然后，你需要进行一些调查研究，确定并缩小可选课程范围，以及哪些、哪里的大学提供这些课程。

我们一想到去一个完全陌生的国家可能会忐忑不安，但其实大可不必。 你是喜欢享受乡村的宁静，还是喜欢城市的喧嚣？

这些都是你在申请之前应该问自己的问题。

我该从哪开始？

一个普遍错误的认知说英国A-Level考试结果发布后，Clearing补录才开始。但实际上Clearing开始时间是7月初。

为了使申请过程简单并尽可能申请成功，你需要了解各项目课程和学校相关信息。 一旦确定了要学习的项目和地点，就可以去查找大学联系方式，并在学校网站上找到尽可能多的信息，网站是信息的最佳来源。

你可能认为自己正在与时间赛跑，但请仔细考虑你的选择，不要匆忙做出决定。

城市大学招生负责人多米尼克·戴维斯（Dominic Davis）在下面这部短片中讲述了Clearing流程。

学费

可以理解，对于想出国留学的国际学生而言，费用是他们最关心的问题之一。 尽管学费高昂，但如果你知道去哪里查看资助，就有可能获得某种形式的经济资助，包括奖学金。

TopUniversities.com 之类的网站上有很多文章专门介绍国际学生在英国学习的费用情况。

签证

收到录取通知书后，你需要获得签证（具体取决于你来自哪个国家或地区）。 申请签证过程可能比较漫长，所以必须准备好所有必要文件，以便尽快开始申请。

幸运的是，城市大学在以及许多大学都有专门的签证咨询团队，在签证申请过程中可以为你提供帮助和指导。

住宿

即使在最后一刻才开始考虑住宿问题，你也会对各种可选的住宿安排感到惊讶。从学生宿舍到私人出租房屋或公寓，再到成为房客（与房东住在一起），选择很多。城市大学之类的学校都有自己的住宿支持团队，他们可以随时帮助你解决任何住宿问题。

最后一点，切莫慌乱！

在慌乱中做出任何决定，都会使整个情况变得更复杂，压力更大，可能最终会做出轻率的决定，之后会为之后悔。

城市大学国际招聘联合负责人，罗尔夫•耶斯佩森(Rolf Jespersen)表示：“事前尽可能多做调查了解。清楚入学申请、签证申请及住宿等事项的截止日期。这样就可以确保自己满足要求。你还应准备好签证申请和课程申请所需的必要文件”。

By Chelsea Davies

The prospect of trying the make the most of London’s incredible nightlife on a student budget might seem a difficult task – but with our handy list of the cheapest spots for students, you’ll be out before you know it with plenty of money to spare for chips on the way home. From late night clubs, to wacky pubs and the odd cocktail bar thrown in, you’ll be spoilt for choice in the UK’s capital city!

The Knights Templar, Chancery Lane

JD Wetherspoons pubs are always a firm favorite among students in the UK due to the chain’s incredibly cheap and cheerful prices, making it the perfect place for pre-drinks. However, this one is perhaps one of the fanciest Wetherspoon’s in the country, with a golden bar and huge chandeliers – they even filmed some of The Da Vinci Code in here! Most importantly though, the prices still can’t be beaten, so you can pretend to live the high life while smugly sipping your bargain beverage.

The Roxy, Fitzrovia

The Roxy is an unpretentious and fun basement bar and the perfect place to meet fellow students from many London universities. All flock here for the cheap entry prices (make sure you bring your student ID!) and amazing drinks offers! Head there on a Monday for London’s biggest student RnB night, or check out their hip-hop, house and indie nights on during the rest of the week.

CLF Art Café, Peckham

Found in a 120-year-old, multi-storey warehouse, the interior of this club/art gallery/café ceaselessly changes from one day to the next and always promises a fun, unique night out. The South London Soul Train on every Saturday makes for an incredible night, with live music, soul, funk and disco tunes going on into the early hours. Keep your eye out for big name DJs, secret festival gigs and cutting-edge art installations all happening throughout the year.  

The Four Quarters, Peckham and Hackney Wick

If quirky pubs with bags of character and activities to accompany your drinking is more to your taste, then The Four Quarters promises an excellent night out. They offer craft beers, original cocktails and most importantly, video games. Their Peckham venue was London’s first ever arcade bar! Both bars are packed with classic arcade games and retro consoles, all operated using US quarters you can get at the bar.  

Piccadilly Institute, Piccadilly

There is something for everyone at Piccadilly Institute, a labyrinth of rooms with mind-bending décor and music of every genre blasting. They have an impressive Happy Hour, with 50 percent off everything, every day, from 5pm until 9pm. Order a quirky cocktail at any one of the whopping six bars in the place!

Little Nan’s Bar, Deptford

British nostalgia, home comforts and award-winning cocktails are all on offer in this quirky bar tucked away in South London. The décor is a mix of 80’s furniture and pop-culture pieces and the food is a take on classic British favorites. Order a cocktail in a teapot and throw yourself into their karaoke night or take part in the pub quiz. And watch this space, as they’re continually opening up new venues across South London.

Corsica Studios, Elephant and Castle

An independent art organization tucked away under two railway arches in Elephant and Castle, Corsica Studious delivers experimental house and electro music from its renowned sound system well into the early hours. Come here to find Europe’s up-and-coming DJs that you are unlikely to hear anywhere else. Book your tickets early and you can get in for as little as a fiver!

The Doodle Bar, Bermondsey

Open from Wednesday to Saturday, you can spend a fun evening here sipping on their in-house pale ale, playing ping-pong and doodling all over the walls. At the weekends street food vans can be found just outside, enjoy anything from delicious burgers to Argentinian steak sandwiches, before carrying on with a game of table football back in the bar!

Ladies and Gentlemen, Kentish Town

For a partly classy, partly strange evening, head to what used to be the public toilets in Kentish Town for a wonderful cocktail experience. Don’t be fooled by the unassuming sign above ground, head downstairs and you will be rewarded with incredible cocktails. Whilst not as cheap as some of the other options, this makes the list for its sheer uniqueness and quality.

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