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DS1 refusing to choose a Universities!

28 replies

LynetteScavo · 06/05/2017 17:57

DS is currently doing a Btec in Engineering and A level maths (Year 12)

He's stated he wants to go to uni, and doesn't want to do an apprenticeship. He's very clear about this. When he makes up his mind, he rarely changes it. But he's refusing to consider which uni he might like to go to, and says he'll visit five open days, but has no idea which ones. I've done a lot of research, and today I tried to shove under his nose some info I've printed off regarding a uni course which seems really perfect for him, not me, it's a six hour drive away

He refused to even glance at it. I got a little exasperated and asked "Are you even going to university?" and he said "Yes, I'm going to turn up." In DS language that means he is definitely intending to go to uni, but is happy for me to choose which one. Confused This is so far removed from what I was like at that age I'm really struggling to get my head round it.

He was exactly the same with high schools. He told me to choose a school and he'd go to it. That seemed fine when he was 10yo but this is getting silly.

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junglebookisthebest · 06/05/2017 18:04

I'd say this is the age at which he starts having to think for himself.
Make it very clear that he needs to select some unis, find out their open days, visit them and make some choices.
If he doesn't then he won't be going but will have to get a job to support himself. That might be the wake up call he needs and he ends up going a year later, which won't be that unusual as lots now take a gap year.

MommaGee · 06/05/2017 18:01

I'd back off. Tell him that you're happy to visit with him but he needs to decide which ones and find out the dates etc. If he can't even do that he will not cope at uni

witwootoodleoo · 06/05/2017 18:01

Just leave him to it. He's going to have to learn self motivation and organisation some day and it's far better that he does that before he gets to uni. If he fails to sort it out i time and can't go that will be a useful life lesson and he can just take a gap year and go the following year.