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DS not really embracing uni
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Is a masters really becoming the norm?
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Oxbridge applications 2027 entry
184
Too early for a Medicine 2027 thread?
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Working with animals
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RSL music production level 3
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Newcastle Uni starters 26
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Oxbridge applicants 2026 - thread 2
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Vet Med 2027
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Son struggling in first med
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Advice on Real Estate and rural surveying degree options
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Parents of Durham freshers 2026
154
Fledglings 2026 - support, discussion and looking after each other
658
Concerned about strike action at UoN
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Rent - Has anyone used student guarantor insurance? Experiences?
17
Student guarantor insurance - anyone claimed?
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Will strike action affect your child's uni choices?
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Shouldn't parents be teaching freshers life skills before university?
295
Are university open days usually on weekdays or weekends?
34
To think this is utter madness
29
Fresher flu or damp bedrooms
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Gap years and deferred entry
16
Current Oxbridge students - new year, new thread
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How does this work for University rankings?
19
How depressing student house is
96
Parents of Warwick freshers 2026
133
DC struggling to make friends at university
31
Newcastle University accommodation
31
Are we entering an era of students mainly picking a local uni and commuting?
244
How much are parents giving first-year students for weekly food?
16
Finding a year 3 work placement
6
Can a low-energy student thrive at Oxford or Cambridge?
27
Do Oxbridge grads get a negative reputation in the workplace?
79
Geography Degree? What is your DC doing now?
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Parents of year abroad MFL students
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Medicine 2026 part 4
95
BSc Economics - is it worth applying without exceeding entry requirements
44
Open application to Oxford?
37
Is 24 too old to start a masters?
39
Conservatoire applicants 2027
1
University of York starters 2025
433
Empty nest: when does it get better?
24
They settle in and we miss them. Uni Starters 2023 - Thread 2
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European Solidarity Corps
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DD anxious about starting university and already wants to come home
170
How does this work for universities’ teaching?
17
Loughborough university moving in day-parking?
24
What % of nottingham uni freshers struggle in first weeks/months?
24
Is Ecology/Conservation a difficult career to enter?
52
Cambridge Law Degree
56