For many school and college is over, revision notes are burning and the wider world beckons. It's all very exciting if you've got the passes you need to follow your dream - but what if your exam results are not what you hoped for - or you don't have a final plan? Don't worry - there are loads of options to consider including the world of work, modern apprenticeships, taking a gap year, volunteering or higher education.  | | Cheltenham-based UCAS is ready for the clearing rush |
If you have been looking forward to a particular university or college place for months, then finding out that you can't be accepted after all can be a terrible shock and disappointment. You might feel quite distraught at first. But don't despair. Whatever exam grades you've got, you still have a wide choice of things to do, and there is no reason why you too can't go on to your dream career - even if it is by a different route to what you had planned. Click on the links below to find out more: 
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