Finishing Year 13 / Exam Results support thread (number 6!)

My daughter got her results last year. She ended up with her insurance, but was texted by another uni that she had rejected after interview ( UEA) who said if she wasn't happy with the insurance place they were interested in her. ( she felt it was a bit far from us which is why she had rejected it but loved the campus). So it does seem as if you can still negotiate sometimes after the event.

I feel for you all, it was the worst of days. Our school opened really early, before track so we made the mistake of going in at opening time. It would have been much better I think to try track first. We had an agonising wait knowing she made neither offer...

I know things are different year on year but places were dropping offers last year at lot.

We finally arrived and loving Norfolk already
Hellsbells, DS was very taken with the 'mood lighting' in the accommodation at Bath!! He's wondering if UEA might have the same?

Thanks Gypsy.
Good choice by your DD Mumslife! We loved it but unfortunately a long way from us.

hellsbells as far as I know your Dd can add her account info online on the student finance website.

Thanks everyone for the Santander info. I will get her to add her current account details. Can she do this online or will she need to fill the form in they sent us when she applied originally?
Horsemad - we visited UEA as DD1 did a summer course there last year. It is quite ugly in terms of buildings (reminded me of Bath uni) but a lovely campus. A lot of accommodation was on campus with another 'student village' just off the campus. We all loved it (and loved Norwich as well) but DD didn't end up applying because she decided it was just too far away.

hellsbells We need to do the same with Santander. We were told to make an appt with the confirmation letter from uni and they will change it to a student account. They said that you keep the same back account details , it's just an admin thing from their end and also to access the railcard. So your Dd could put her current account info on to student finance now if she wants.

I feel your pain Horsemad - I visit Norfolk several times a month for work and queue to get in regularly. It's worth it though as it is such a beautiful part of the country. Have fun!

hellsbells Yes - Santander told DD they will convert from Mini 123. But they have to go in with ID etc to make the changeover, and will need appointment. Not sure if you can convert early, but DD didn't want to as has existing railcard.

Currently queueing to get into Norfolk might have a little visit to UEA while we're here - it's about the only Uni in the UK we haven't visited in the past year

Welcome back mumslife! DD1 is happy now - saw her boyfriend last night & has gone into town to meet friends for lunch. I have told her to go into Santander to enquire about opening a student account.
Does anyone know if she can do this before results day? And also if she already has a teenage account with them, can they convert this and so keep the same account details? She hasn't filled in any bank details on student finance and I am worried it may delay her loan assuming she is going to university somewhere
DD2 is also out for lunch .....and they have left me with all the holiday washing! At least I am not back to work until Monday

mumslife Yep - where you been

Thanks Littleham . Durham are saying they will notify everyone by the following Weds if they are being considered as near misses but yes I can see that even hanging around that long might cause problems with the insurance. At the moment DD still isn't keen to take the insurance option so if she misses the A* and has no luck with the near miss, then she will probably take a gap year and reapply to Durham for languages only.

Thanks Bluestringpudding that's helpful. I wondered whether the insurance would be expecting her to accept their offer but I hadn't thought that an on hold type message would also put the insurance on hold.

It's all becoming very real now! We are off for a few days but returning on Wed, just in time for the nerves to kick in big time.

DD1 had a near miss at Bristol last year. When she went onto Track she was showing as On Hold or similar, so she rang them up (took several hours to get through), and was told that they had confirmed her place straight away, and they didn't know why it wasn't showing on Track. I think her Insurance offer showed as Unconditional or similar, but then when Bristol went to Unconditional it updated her Insurance place as being rejected. I can't remember exactly, but we didn't talk to the Insurance at all, as there was no need as they would have had to take her if Bristol had rejected her.

It is really difficult to get through to universities on results day - we had 2 of us on different lines on constant redial for 4 hours to get through to Bristol - so I really wouldn't waste your or their time if you don't need to.

DD1 had a remark and ended up with equivalent grades to her offer in the end, but it was still technically a miss.

Near miss question ... Littleham did you go through this with your Dd and Durham last year?

If DD ends up being considered by her firm as a near miss does she have to notify her insurance that she may not being taking their place if she gets in to her firm? Does that make sense?

Many years ago, when my SIL was waiting for her results, FIL was working in university administration, and knew people in similar posts around the country. On the Tuesday he asked someone at her firm (did we have firm and insurance back then? I don't remember) whether she'd got in or not - and they told him!

Eeeek! I thought it was Sunday they received them?

The universities will be receiving our DCs' results later today