Year 13 -2025/26 - Support, discussion and looking after each other (new thread from y12)

Yay, first offer here - from Exeter for Economics and Politics! DS is super happy 😀

@MiniMidiMaxiMechanical and Aero, was really interested in Nuclear, such a shame that they have to stick to write in length about only one interest and the course. Bristol and Southampton, now Bath. Now she knows too many ppl applying the same colleges, doing the same exams and applying for same course. Obviously they all met/hangout beacause of the same interests and stuff, so I don’t know what she was expecting!!
@bluefinelinerDDs friend who applied for medicine is now doing TMUA for her 5th option, just because she likes maths as well. Kids are putting themselves under so much pressure. Hope you will get some offers soon, or is it different to medicine?
DDs entrance exam was last week and she did okay. I kept telling her, that was not going to be an easy exam, so all we can do is practice and sit the test 😀. UCAS not submitted yet.

Hi,
Just catching up with you all. @Newlease I think various posters have joined other threads but I'm sure the core of us is still here monitoring how we're all doing. I know I am, I can't contribute to anything maths/engineering related though so am learning about the exams some of your YP are sitting now, they sound horrendous 😂.

After DD sitting UCAT in the summer I think we were all traumatised at the thought of her ever having to do it again if things don't work out this year! Now her UCAS is submitted and acknowledgements received it is a long waiting game for us to see if any interviews are offered. Probably be late Nov before we hear anything.

So now we are beginning interview prep, which is a bit mind blowing to start with. I am convinced there are enough resources online, it is just organising it into a manageable plan for DD to tackle without feeling overwhelmed. Although medical ethics is an interesting subject I wouldn't want to face an interview with questions on them.

When do YP sitting the entrance exams find out results?

@Newlease - DS is looking at engineering too - either mechanical or joint mechanical/electrical. Southampton on our list as well, and probably Bristol. What specialisms is your DD debating?

Sorry about all the typos, mumsnet is very slow/chrome is not coping with it on my phone

@MiniMidiMaxi sorry to hear about the family news.
DD went bath yesterday and loved it too. I think that would take the place of Southampton. We didn't go Warwick, which sub is he applying @MiniMidiMaxi, DD is mow wobbling about her specific Engg branch. Bath yesterday said they can switch within first two years, I think that helped this added to list now.
@Waspie when is your DS's exam? good luck to all kids sitting exams coming week, TMUA and other ones. @AuntyBulgaria good to have something exciting to work towards, hopefully he can focus now. @temperedolive well done for getting that offer from Bristol. good to know they respond quickly to early applications. we haven't submitted UCAS yet. probably on Monday.
Is this thread dying down or everyone moved to somewhere else? I feel like its all scattered now

Not been on here for a little while - have sadly had a family bereavement, so all things uni etc have taken a back seat in my head.

DS pulled out of this ESAT sitting after deciding against an early uni application - he’ll sit the second if he decides to apply to Imperial. Bath is his favourite so far, he liked the look of Warwick yesterday too. He has made no progress on his personal statement - the school are focused on the early applications at the moment (they have a lot!). He’s been applying for lots of part time jobs since he turned 18, he has an interview this afternoon, so fingers crossed.

He’s also been busy with his ‘positions of responsibility’ stuff, and there seem to be at least fortnightly 18th birthday parties - often involving a lift home at an ungodly hour! Ah well, my dad did it for me back in the day!

Fantastic news @temperedolive- congrats to your daughter!

It sounds like our young people have had some very positive open day experiences this weekend.

Great news @temperedolive!

@temperedolive wow congratulations to your DD how exciting for you all. Lovely to have that back up reassurance whilst waiting for further news.

Woohoo @temperedolive, congratulations! So exciting to start seeing offers come in!

She's in at Bristol!!!

She's delighted. I am very happy for her, though I'm concerned about the housing options in Y2 and beyond. But I suppose students make it work every year, and she will, too, if it's where she ends up.

I think she still has her heart set on Oxford, but she's giddily googing pictures of the Bristol campus now and reading descriptions of modules, so it's great she can get excited about somewhere else.

I think Oxford is a long shot (not because she's not brilliant, but her school doesn't send many people to Oxbridge and I know nothing about that world) but I deeply respect her for making the effort.

I mentioned on the uni thread that DS and his dad went to Warwick today. He came back very enthused which is good because he is going to have to work very hard to get the grades as they are stretching to say the least!

We had an excellent visit to Manchester today. DD very enthused by the various options open to her (variations on Arabic Studies or Arabic + “something” joint honours). I fear the list of courses she fancies at Manchester got longer rather than shorter today! But they were very amenable - apply for more than one course if you want, send us a separate email if you can’t say everything you want to say in your PS, here are the direct emails for the various course admissions leads, so just be in touch with any questions, etc. The sun even shone for us, unlike for those who coincided with Storm Amy last weekend! We thought it was a well-organised open day and gave a really good impression. Hope others still doing the visits have also had a worthwhile day.

That’s great @scandinavianyellow , I think it’s a relief to get predictions finalised. Dd off with DH to Liverpool open day today, hope she likes it, on paper it’s her first choice, she liked Manchester too, but thinks it may not be realistic, certainly for the BSc, which she seems to prefer as an option to the BA.

They’re staying up there overnight with family in Lancaster, I’m really not liking her being so far away! I’m so proud of her and I know her going away will do her the world of good, but there’s a bit of me that’s just not ready for her to be all grown up.

DH’s uncle was at Bailliol back in the 1970’s but wasn’t allowed to graduate because he didn’t clear his bar bill! This says a lot about DH’s family 😂 He did graduate eventually when his dad cleared the bill for him. DS did not chose to apply to Bailliol. I doubt anyone is still there from the 1970’s but DS didn’t want to take the chance!

Good luck to your son today @scandinavianyellow

Great PG’s @gingercat02- well done to your son! Hope he enjoys Berlin and you enjoy your break with your friends!

Congratulations on your daughter’s offer @GirlsInGreen- fantastic boost to know you have one in the bag!

Great news @gingercat02. It’s so much easier to make decisions with that information. Hope DS has a great time in Berlin.

That’s great news @gingercat02!

We finally have predicted grades! ABB which is as good as I would have hoped so push on now for the real thing.
DS is off to Berlin on Thursday for 4 days, I'm quite jealous of the trip, sounds great.
However DH and have the perfect excuse for a few days in a cottage with some old uni mates.
Well done to those with offers and a short wait for the others.

No bad choices there @Muchtoomuchtodo- but I do have a soft spot for Trinity, which I included on my list of 3 choices back when that was a thing. Not too huge in terms of people, gorgeous gardens, always prioritised good food and taking care of each other. One of my nieces has graduated from Trinity in recent years having had some real personal difficulties (health) crop up in her time there. The way the college rallied round for her was wonderful, and she came out with a well-deserved First and a fierce love for her college. She would also want me to mention that Balliol famously murdered Trinity’s fish!

Very best of luck to @scandinavianyellow’s DS today.

@scandinavianyellow ☘️☘️☘️ Best of Irish luck for you boy today😃

It still seems to be quite changeable but for the last few days it’s been Balliol, Trinity and Exeter! This is after having looked at the unofficial prospectus for a few more colleges!

I’m trying to remind him that if he is successful in getting an offer, there’s a good chance that it won’t be from the college that he applies to anyway.

Are we allowed to know which colleges are in the running @Muchtoomuchtodo?

Blimey. It’s a busy time isn’t it? Not just the ucas application and admission tests but school expect a lot of the prefects too - helping at open evenings, being on various school councils, supporting year 7 pupils and choir suddenly seems to have a lot on too.

DS should finish his application today and school plan to submit on Monday. The final college choice is going to come down to the toss of a coin I think 🤷🏻‍♀️

Good luck to those taking their ESAT, ds kicks off with his TMUA next week.