Support thread for anyone applying through UCAS this year

[Lorelai]

Following on from a thread in chat I thought I would start this so that we can hold each others' hands through the UCAS process with all its challenges.

Who's with me?

Wow! Well done

Congrats to your DS gelatinous

congratulations to your DS gelatinous. I'm told some of the mathematicians were doing maths at lunch, presumably a past interview question or something . Obviously a seriously high standard.

Congratulations to your DS gelatinous well done: very impressive. Those who get those sorts of grades are seriously clever.

Just seen your post gelatinous: very, very, very well done to your DS, I hope he has a fab Oxford life. Anyhow, worth the train supplement I think! .

Thanks everyone, it is a great relief as he had (predictably) rather fallen in love with the place which is incredibly beautiful. Yellowstone I hope your ds gets similar news next week.

Oh wow! Well done him.

Congratulations to your DS Gelatinous. Great news.

Great news gelatinous!

Brilliant news!

Offer from Oxford came through here too gelatinous !! . Very, very happy !! .

Congrats to your DS too Yellowstone

Well done to your ds Yellow.Is there a record for the most siblings at Oxford if so your family must be on course.

Waiting to hear about ds friend who was at interview last week .

Only just seen this. Great news Yellowstone. Is Oxford, where he wants to go? I expect it is

Well done to all the dc with offers.

Wonderful news, yellowstone. I'm really pleased for you and him.

fantastic news yellowstone, I'm so pleased for him (and you too)

Fantastic news yellowstone a great place to do medicine! Congratulations to your DS
I have to say though I am slightly in awe- does this mean it will be four children at Oxford? OK OK what's the secret? I want to know exactly how they do it - how do they get the grades, do the PS, nail the interview etc???????How does your family organise its daily evening and weekends or do they all board?????

Congratulations to you too wishing all continued success to the other DC left!

Feeling very happy for you btw

DD's friend got an offer for Oxford too.

Oh, I'm so pleased yellowstone, well done him

Well done to gelatinous and yellowstone's DCs, fabulous Christmas news, but really what is in the water in your house Yellowstone - what an amazing family!

On a more mundane level DC has offers from all three 'insurances' getting a bit anxious about the other two. Don't suppose there is any chance of hearing anything before Christmas now?

Very glad to hear about your DD's friend adamschic and yes, it's exactly where he wants to go, though he'd clearly like Imperial enormously too.

Without wishing to do an Oscar speech I should say a special thanks to funny and unitarian: your joint advice was passed on and made a real difference to DS, up to and including at interview. Thank you both so much.

As for the rest, I frankly haven't a clue. There's been no game plan ever though they are lucky to live a few miles from a very good grammar. It's also clear from my DC5's first Sixth Form report that we have now almost certainly peaked .

The evenings funny? Facebook, TV, other people - just absolutely normal teenage stuff I'm glad to say. Boarding? No chance: we're not that sort of money.

I hadn't realised you had a quartet going to Oxford, yellowstone. That is good going and you must be putting something in their food!

May I ask what his offer is?