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UCAS forms sent - just the waiting game now !

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snowyowl70 · 27/09/2013 23:07

My super organised DD1 has had email today to say her forms/reference have been received and should be at her chosen Unis in the next 48 hrs !!!!! So the waiting begins - to those seasoned parents who have done this before can you remember how long they had to wait for their first responses ? At least 2 out of her 5 may call her for interview (MFL) so am guessing these might be fairly on the ball ?

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Kez100 · 15/10/2013 15:46

Mumee and Molly

Thanks.

I have no idea if her year one can be cashed in or not, so I will get her to ask in college. She has very good results, so if she has the choice, will show them. She thinks they have lecture today on preparation for the interviews and on UCAS forms so I told her to ask because I don't know for sure. College want her to be ready to apply by the end of November.

snowyowl70 · 16/10/2013 23:18

Only one offer so far at DD1's school but not for my DD ! Was for Staffordshire think she said. Only been two weeks since sent it so think we will be waiting a while longer yet !!

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Shootingatpigeons · 17/10/2013 16:36

DD2s went off today. DD1 was applying four years ago and there really was no pattern to which unis replied early and late, unis that offered early to her offered late to others even for courses in the same faculties. Durham kept her and a fair few waiting but then offered early to others. There are so many variables you just have to sit on your bitten nails for the next 5 months (and then sit on them again for the results) It was very competitive then, pre fee hike, pre AAB fishing etc. and brutal for some of DD1's peers, so I am hoping it will be a slightly more flexible and humane process.

snowyowl70 · 17/10/2013 18:35

Yes !!!!! She has an offer from Bath and an interview at Southampton !!!!!! Those were her top two so she is thrilled to have an offer from one of them and interview at the other !!

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hattymattie · 17/10/2013 19:02

Wow great news Snowy what is your DD applying to study?

snowyowl70 · 17/10/2013 20:07

She has applied for Modern Languages (French and German) with European Studies (bit of history and politics to give a broad outlook!)

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mice · 17/10/2013 20:15

My son already has one offer and three interviews. He also has a test for Oxford coming up. All happened very quickly, first interview date was received within about 3 days of him submitting his application and the interview is next week. Not sure they can even have had time to read the Personal Statement he agonised over for hours!! Quite a few seem to have had offers already at his school.

Shootingatpigeons · 17/10/2013 20:48

mice That is what happened for DD1, first offer from Bath and interview with UCL within a day or so and UCL interview was more a charm offensive (which worked). If they get an early applicant they know is strong they can be fairly sure they are competing with Oxbridge. UCL has entirely lived up to it's promise as well.

snowyowl70 · 17/10/2013 21:52

Not sure the interview at Southampton will be a charm offensive mice as she is applying for a new 4 year MLang course which they are only offering to high flyers so think it will be fairly rigorous !! She is a bit frightened she will be seen as a token northerner !!

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snowyowl70 · 17/10/2013 21:53

Sorry, tagged wrong person in last post mice ! Was meant to be Shootingatpigeons

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Strumpetron · 17/10/2013 21:56

I'm still waiting :(

snowyowl70 · 17/10/2013 21:57

DD1 was bit miffed a few days ago as not heard then when she checked her email today she had had the offer from Bath two days ago !!

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Shootingatpigeons · 17/10/2013 22:20

snowy I was a token northerner at Soton quite a long time ago, quite a lot of us too, though not quite as many as the token women (as in never quite cured John Inverdale and John Craig of being Neanderthals) but honestly it will be about merit......

snowyowl70 · 17/10/2013 22:30

I hope so - she is convinced her Yorkshire accent (which really isn't too broad at all) will make her sound "thick" ! At the open day we didn't hear any northern accents at all!! Well, all she can do is try her best and she has a really achievable offer from Bath which she is equally keen on so things looking promising !

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BeckAndCall · 17/10/2013 22:56

It's great when the offers start coming in - the relief is huge!!

mindgone · 18/10/2013 00:01

Ooh! Well done all those with offers! DS sent his off on Monday, but no news yet. He has his grades and is now taking an unexpected gap year as he changed his mind at the last minute about what he wants to do. Does anyone know whether that is likely to make his offers quicker or slower? Or no difference?

Shootingatpigeons · 18/10/2013 07:43

mindgone Not sure about speed but it seems to make offers more likely. They seem to like applicants with them in the bag.

mindgone · 18/10/2013 09:38

Shootingatpigeons, thanks, that's a relief! :)

Theas18 · 18/10/2013 15:29

Nothing yet for DS apart from the " we have your form" letters. He's sure they won't even look till after the 15/10 deadline so just got to wait.

PurplePotato · 19/10/2013 09:29

Amazing to hear some have offers already - that's fantastic. DS1 has two interviews so far at Manchester and Lancaster. Not even an acknowledgement from two others (submitted UCAS two weeks ago).

mindgone · 19/10/2013 14:19

Interview for Manchester here too, yeay! :)

snowyowl70 · 20/10/2013 13:52

mindgone it's lovely for that to get that first bit of promising news isn't it ? My DD1 is so relieved to have heard from her top 2 so soon (one interview, one offer) ! Writing the personal statement was terrible trying to get it in the limit but it's great that it obviously was fine.

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snowyowl70 · 20/10/2013 13:53

Oops lovely "for them" it was meant to read !!

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mindgone · 21/10/2013 11:36

Snowy, thanks, yes, such a relief to know that someone has read their PS, and even liked what they read! :)

snowyowl70 · 22/10/2013 15:09

Yay ! An offer from Cardiff too for DD1!

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