Oh my goodness, come back and so many message and even a new thread :) Really pleased to have read all the great news!
Somerset, MovingMountains, Stevie, 2B1Gmum, congratulations on the interviews for Liverpool, this is great news. Do they run on the same week, or across a longer time period?
Mommy, well done on the Cardiff interview and crossing my fingers for the 22nd.
Lornicera, I was so please to read your news and interview at Leicester. If I recall correctly, isn't it your daughter whose teacher said she was too immature to get a place in Medicine? What a fool and I so hope she will be proving them wrong. I hope she feels very pleased with herself and you too.
Back from Manchester, no expectation going there as it was DD 4th choice (which she changed after she'd even submitted her UCAS application trading it with Exeter!), and with her still feeling poorly, felt more like a 'ticking box exercise' but as it often goes, we both had a complete turn around! We both loved everything about it. The city is beautiful, people so nice and welcoming, and we had a fantastic mum-daughter time. DD was still battling with the virus and couldn't stop yawning on our way to the interview, but she loved the Uni, and adrenalin must have kicked in as she came out of the interview full of beans and very excited. She said they were all really friendly and she enjoyed the interview.
So I think a dilemma might be forming in her head although when asked which she preferred, her answer was rightly that there was no point discussing until she got further offers or rejections. I certainly didn't expect such a positive vibe from it though! 2B1Gmum, we stayed at the Premier Inn at St Peter's Square and it was perfect location, a bus away from the campus (or about 20 mns walking), but also a tram away from the Exchange. Hotel very comfy, the building in front of it stunning and only £30 the night (although might be more during half term).
As for update with Bristol, MovingMountains and Mommy, DD finally got the 'we've reviewed your application, on hold' response. My understanding of the process is that there are three tranches, with three lots of interviews offered. I think last year they had managed to go through all three by the end of the year, but this year (more application/less staff???), it's taken them longer, so still going through the last applications sending the email as they go through and will then send interviews when all those left have been through, but that's my assumption, no inside knowledge :)
Oh no Wartfordmummy, just read your post, are there still no chance for Cardiff? Do they send all interviews at once of is it phased? It's not a rejection yet though, so keeping fingers crossed.
Mock at DD's school was last week and she missed them all. The school (a comprehensive too, although independently run and only three years into 6th form) has been supportive as quite a few pupils have come down with nasty viruses so will let them do at later stage. This needs to be DD's main focus now as with interviews and illnesses, she's done very little revision and I expect has a lot of catching up to do. This worries me a bit, so will be keeping a close eye on her from Monday!
Hope the thread continues to be asactive with more great news and support when things don't go to plan.