Would you be concerned or is this ok ? 12 undergrads placed with 200 post grads in halls ?

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Can anyone make sense of this ?will it be ok ?

DD has been put into halls 15 mins from her campus but it's with 200 postngrads and I wonder what others think of this ?

The halls themslves have not got good reviews and I wonder if is it a safeguarding risk and or will she have a normal undergraduate first year experinece ?

Would you leave it or try and change it ?

The usual undergrad experience may be slightly diluted although undergrads are a lot more reserved than the were in my day. As for safeguarding risk, your DD is an adult now placed with other adults so no safeguarding risk at all. Unless she has any particular vulnerability in which case being in any sort of shared accomodation could potentially be a risk.

Do you think students turn into predatory deviants post graduation? Fail to see the issue here…

I don’t think it’s a safeguarding issue, but totally understand if your DD is disappointed and worried that she won’t get the typical freshers’ experience.

Safeguarding risk how? 🤔

It what way is it a safeguarding risk? It will as someone send initially dilute the halls first year experience, my daughter had a similar experience but ended up finding friends and they found a place together for year two.

Yeah I think the difference between being with 200 naive youngsters just leaving home all roughly 18/ 19 leaning together how to be indepenant v 200 older by about 3 Years or more older more savvy students ?

What kind of safeguarding risks are you envisioning?

She will be sharing with other adults who will be a few years older than her. Some undergraduates might be the same age as postgraduates. There aren’t any rules on ages at university.

Sounds like a huge misuse of the word safeguarding.

Yes, it might change the experience.

Maybe it isn't a risk I was just asking for ideas because as anyone might imagine I'm a little shocked it's her first choice uni and this is what she's ended up with ??

Also won't the post grads already have set friend groups etc ?

My DS didn’t start uni until he was 21. Are you suggesting that would make him a safeguarding risk?

Do forgive me I'm just a worried mum thinking about how 200 23 year olds may change her uni experience ?

No.

Shall I just get this thread deleted

Thats up to you. However, claiming that students over 21 are a risk to the younger ones is quite outrageous.

I understand why your mind went to safeguarding. Your 18 year old just leaving home seems so young to be suddenly living with a load of mid 20s students rather than similarly young peers. But she no less safe. It may be a lot harder to fit it though, so that may be very disappointing for her. I'd recommend she throws herself into student events and meets people that way. Maybe she can go on a wait list as once term begins as there are always drop outs from homesick students etc.

Get her to get on to her accommodation team and ask to be put on the reserve list for undergraduate halls. People will drop out in the first few weeks and there’s likely a good chance of a space. Makes sure she phones first and then follow it up with an email to reinforce that she’s keen. Tell her to stress that she’s uncomfortable being placed in halls with students mostly much older than her and she’d be much happier in first year halls where she’s more likely to make friends who’ll be there for the whole three years rather than the majority of students who’ll leave after one.

Plims my post is looking for reasurrance can you see that or are you taking it personally that I think one 21 year old is starting uni late ?

My expectation would be for my daughter being around her "peers " 18 years old ?

It never crosses my mind she would be with 200 older post grads?

I'm looking for kindness and reassurance.
Which is what mumsnet is supposed to be about ?

I can understand why you might think they may change her over all first year experience, but no, to bring safeguarding into it is batshit.

At last thank you 🙏thats also a very good point about three year friendships x

Undergrads can be any age. I understand she might be disappointed as it's not what she was expecting but a lot of students don't get halls at all. She will still have plenty of opportunities for socialising and might actually be thankful if it is a bit quieter.

To assume that all undergrads are 18 is also bizarre. If you think 18 year olds sharing halls with 21 year olds is risky you’re gonna have a real struggle… It’s up to her if she wants to move. Though I’d suggest that she’ll be a lot safer with slightly older students than 18 year olds who have never lived independently before.

@Littletreefrog being quieter is also a very good plus thank you..

@titchy a mix no. 12 v 200 a bit differently weighted.

I don’t think there is any safeguarding risk. A 25-30 year old neighbour is certainly going to pose less of a risk than an 18 year old living on their own for the first time. I work primarily with postgraduate students and I’d much rather have my 18 year old living with them than with other freshers! They will almost certainly be mostly overseas students who do a lot of studying and don’t leave their rooms much. But living 15 minutes from all her friends and in halls with much more serious postgrads might be quite boring.

There isn't a safeguarding risk simply because they are being placed with post grads. If i was a postgrad I would be unhappy to be placed with undergraduates. I would expect them to have more time for socialising therefore make noise more frequently

I think I was in a minority when I went to university aged 18 and straight from school. Lots of people had ‘taken a year out’ to travel, or to work/save money/resit some papers to improve grades and the like.
The university experience was still much the same for us all.