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3 days before results and DD thinks she's made the wrong course & uni choices

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amumthatcares · 12/08/2013 20:28

We had a lot of 'discussions' when DD was choosing her firm and insurance (she wanted poor performing uni in a party city v good uni in a quieter city - in the end she firmed the good uni) She had known for some considerable time what degree she wanted to do...having chosen GCSE's and A levels that were relevant to it.

Initially, last week, she hit us with 'I wished I'd firmed the other uni' and she said that even if she got into her firm she would decline and apply the next year to the poorer uni. We were obviously disappointed but said lets wait and see what happens on the 15th.

There is another good performing uni in the party city but it doesn't do the degree she initially chose, so she has now come up with 'I don't think I've chosen the right degree' and has suggested doing a degree that this uni does do. It would mean her taking a gap year and applying to this uni next year. It seems to me she is just hell bent on getting to the party city, regardless of uni and degree and that she thinks she needs to placate us by suggesting the good uni, which makes me think she isn't making any of her decisions for the right reasons.

What is the feasibility of her starting her initial degree choice if she gets into her firm but if she hates it, (and I'm clinging on to the hope she wouldn't once she was there) she could pull out and apply next year to the other (good) uni and do an alternative degree. Would she get funding if she did this? Any comments/advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm absolutely at the end of my tether with her over this tbh!

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UptheChimney · 14/08/2013 22:47

She really doesn't sound ready for university. I hope you can persuade her to take a gap year.

I know that some potential students will factor in the type of social life in their university choices, but the way you characterise your daughter's choices is an extreme case! And a potential nightmare for her, her tutors, and any other fellow students involved in working with her. I am currently interrupting a family holiday to mark work from exam resits last week viditied upon various students who neglected to hand in assessments during thet year because they were just too immature to give a toss, frankly.

A gap year, for everyone's sakes, pleeeeeeeese!

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