With UCAS warning of a lack of clearing spaces following today's A-level results, how about studying in the Far East?
Many of the top universities in the country have already put up the "house full" sign today, but one is offering students places at its campuses in Malaysia and China.
Some 180,000 students are chasing a dwindling numbers of vacancies, the university admissions service – Ucas – said.
By 2pm, London School of Economics, University College London and Edinburgh were full, as were Sheffield and Durham universities. Bristol, Kent, Reading, Birmingham, Warwick, Imperial, Aberystwyth and St Mary's University College in Twickenham also had no more spaces. Oxford and Cambridge never have extra spaces. In Scotland, Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh, Robert Gordon, St Andrews and Strathclyde were full.
But Nottingham University was offering students places at its campuses in China and Malaysia. The university said it had spaces in business, accounting, engineering and English, among other subjects.
Those preferring to stay in the UK could still call Manchester University, which has 120 places, and York, which has just under 50 in history of art and physics.
King's College London has spaces on foundation courses in education, international studies, modern foreign languages with public service interpreting and in nursing and midwifery.
Southampton has up to 70 places, mostly in chemistry and physics. Glasgow has just seven places left – in technological education and environmental stewardship. The University of East Anglia said it had "very few" places.
Many courses are now only available to overseas students, some of whom pay £20,000 for undergraduate degrees.
Nicola Dandridge, chief executive of Universities UK, the umbrella group for vice-chancellors, said clearing would be "more competitive than ever" this year. "If applicants can be flexible, there is still a chance to gain a university place this year," she said.