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DS struggling at Cambridge
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Medical but not doctor. Degree routes. Looking for ideas.
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University of York starters 2025
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Fledglings 2026 - support, discussion and looking after each other
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Study in Scotland?
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Uni first year flatmate issues
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Personal statement: what to do if applying for two quite different courses?
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Daughter struggling at Oxford
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Oxbridge applicants 2026 - thread 2
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DD anxious about starting university and already wants to come home
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Arrrrgh! How to support DC in uni choice
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Oxbridge applications 2027 entry
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Any other Freshers finding it hard to get into studying?
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Art and Design at university; for past, present, and future students and parents
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Help with struggling 18 year old
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DS is 3 weeks in and hardly leaves his room
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Too early for a Medicine 2027 thread?
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Drama School Applications 2027
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How much does University Choice Matter for Legal Career?
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Should ds do an epq he's struggling
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Black Mark on UCAS File Before Clearing?
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BSc Economics
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Functional Skills English Tutor
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Arabic +\- Middle Eastern Studies
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How true is this for university academics?
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Prosthetics & Orthotics
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Copy of UCAS application
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Current Oxbridge students - new year, new thread
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Economics at Surrey, Lancaster, York or Newcastle
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Son refusing to return to university after heartbreak and a lonely start
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Fresher flu or damp bedrooms
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Is a masters really becoming the norm?
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Third year and still no summer internship
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Vet Med 2027
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Dyslexia assessment and diagnosis- is it worth it?
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Shouldn't parents be teaching freshers life skills before university?
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Autistic DD struggling with Halle of residence kitchen filth
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Oh no my adult dc at 2nd year uni, forgot to apply for student finance
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Lowest accepted grades History at York
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Drama school auditions 2026 entry- acting/mt- continued
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UCL accommodation
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First year Dd feeling a bit lost socially
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Conservatoire applicants 2027
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How much are parents giving first-year students for weekly food?
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MMI medicine interviews
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Can you take a week off?!
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Edinburgh University Strikes Action
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Should universities bring back in-person exams to tackle AI?
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Leaf courses
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Working with animals
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