If you're considering applying to Essex through Clearing but you'd like to get to know us better, why not come to our Open Day on Saturday 15 June? There will be talks, tasters, campus and accommodation tours plus society demonstrations, mocktails and live music. What's not to love!

"Applying to university through Clearing was a last-minute decision for me. I was coming to the end of my gap year, in which I developed a passion for marketing and learning French, despite having previously studied Radiotherapy at another university. It was not until after a trip to the South of France that I decided to take a leap of faith and apply to university again. It made me realise how much I loved learning French, and how better than to combine that with another thing I loved, marketing. I did some research and Essex was one of the few universities that offered the course I wanted, Business Management with French, and so I applied just two weeks before the start date! Since applying I have immensely grown, I’ve become a Social Media Ambassador for the uni, completed a Summer Marketing Internship in Paris and am even featured in the 2025 prospectus! Although it was quite daunting for me at first, it shows that starting over again is not a bad thing and many opportunities can come from it." Eniola, BA Business Management with a Modern Language, Second Year