Ucas form sent off!

[Peaceandl0ve]

Seems that my DD has done all she can for now, except for work exp diaries, questionnaires, bmat and the rest. Is is Christmas yet?

[antimatter]

Business and Management
she also has offer from Warwick and I would prefer if she went there. But can't force her.
I hope she is going to listen to me.
It's closer and I think course has better job prospects too.

[Dunlurking]

Thanks squirrels we'll have to think about what he does with his stuff in the holidays when he applies for accomodation. He might end up at Warwick, a lot more conveniant!

When I went to the parents talk at Durham the vice chancellor told us he had pretty blatantly discouraged his daughter from applying to Exeter because of the journey they would have had taking her there!

[Applesnotcakes]

Thanks Gloria and Decor. We re in London too so Exeter could easily feel small. The contrast initially had some appeal and it was the first one we visited but she loved Leeds more. Great to hear your son or daughter is having fun there. On phone so can't look back to see which it was. What's the course?

[antimatter]

for Exeter that was

[antimatter]

Applesnotcakes - my dd got AAA offer for a course where a typical offer is AAA-AAB; IB: 36-34
HTH

[SecretSantaSquirrels]

Another rural one here. Even the quietest, leafiest campus would be a huge change to DS.
a solid 8 hours Wow Dunlurking , I wouldn't have discouraged him if he'd shown an interest but I can't deny I was relieved DS didn't want to look at Exeter or Bristol, simply because of the distance.
Some uni accommodation has to be vacated in the Christmas and Easter holidays. Worth thinking about this if your DC is going to be a very long way from home.
It's a 3/4 hour trip to pick up DS1. That makes up to 8 hours of driving on a return trip. He can use the train for weekend visits but at the beginning and end of each term, even without vacating his room, there is a lot of stuff to transport. He could take a car but there is nowhere for students to park.

[Dunlurking]

Coming from a little village makes Exeter a metropolis to ds! Perfect size for him. My driving time to get him there is a solid 8 hours. We are hoping the plane from Newcastle will work for him most terms (if he accepts and gets the grades).

[Decorhate]

I will also admit that the travel time to Exeter made me glad she didn't want to go there!

[Decorhate]

Yes there were a lot of posts last year about Exeter making very high offers (higher than Oxbridge in some cases iirc).

I would think the "experience" at Exeter is very different to Leeds & Nottingham in terms of size of city etc. My dd wanted a biggish vibrant place. I suspect she would have found Exeter limiting after living in London. She is at Leeds & loves it.

[Applesnotcakes]

Thanks Dunlurkin that's interesting. I suppose she could challenge it but it's not her favourite ( and going down the rankings rapidly) so she'll probably just leave it and focus on Leeds which has captured her heart. Waiting to see if Nottingham come in with a lower offer to give her somewhere for a second choice. We will see. Long road ahead.

[Dunlurking]

Oh dear, sorry to hear that Applesnotcakes Ds had an AAA offer but was expecting it to be AAA. They put the range as AAA to AAB I think for his course and his school is a (relatively low performing) grammar. He is predicted A*AA but got AAB at AS. Don't know whether that helps you work out what has happened. Last year some people were given higher offers than shown in the prospectus and some mumsnettters' dcs challenged them and got them lowered, I understand. This year they seem to have covered themselves with a clause on their website. I think the theory is to challenge the brighter kids to achieve their potential. Or something.

Happy Christmas to you and all, and good fortune to the dcs for 2016.

[Applesnotcakes]

Happy Christmas all. Hope our children all have a great 2016. Things will be very different for them this time next year

Just wanted to ask does anyone know how Exeter applications gave gone this year? DD has had a AAA offer from them for English and Spanish when the website says the normal offer is AAB. Makes her feel they don't really want her.

Is it possible they've just had a lot of applicants so can up their requirements?

[UhtredRagnorsson]

I know people who have done sax at Guildhall. It's a great place to go. Has your DN considered doing the Jazz course in the summer? DD1 did it two years ago (last year it clashed with NYRO) and it was amazing. Jason Rebello was one of the tutors!!! I know students and a tutor at Trinity and they are having a magnificent time - but DD1 didn't apply there in the end because the open day did nothing for her instrument and that gave her the message, rightly or wrongly, that her specialism is no longer very valued there. Good that your DN realizes about the open day issue - we were lucky enough to have it pointed out to us by a MNer a couple of years ago but DD1's school had no idea and she would have missed out on all the open days if she had waited until the traditional post AS window...

[eatyourveg]

Yes I knew about the early deadline which is why db has been taking him to the open days this round. Piano and Sax and going for sax as apparently the number of piano places is minuscule. Doing junior rncm at the moment and hell bent on heading south with Guildhall being number one at the moment. I think Trinity is on the list but iirc he's not going for rcm or ram.

[UhtredRagnorsson]

Sorry - DN.

[UhtredRagnorsson]

Early response if you have a first round offer. Reserve offers will have a later response deadline because as places free up, they will then get bumped up the queue. They also have an early application deadline - 1 October - so be aware of that. People seem to have no idea! Where will your DD be applying - and what does she play?

[eatyourveg]

Uhtred didn't realise they had an early response deadline - dn is going for conservatoires for 2017. Well done to your dd for getting her offers as I understand the competition for places is ridiculously huge.

[UhtredRagnorsson]

eatyourveg Conservatoire. There are no offer holders' days. But she has visited all the places for which she has offers several times. It's still not an easy decision though.

Dunlurking yes, each place has its pros and cons. Well actually, few cons. Just pros!

[Dunlurking]

Well done to your ds dreamingofsun Glad he's heard before Christmas. My ds got his Birmingham offer last week. It's his joint favourite with Exeter so he's going to the Offer Holder day to help him make his mind up.

Is your dd1 having trouble deciding between offers as well Uhtred?

[eatyourveg]

Why so early Uhtred? Will it mean having to decide before any applicant days or has she been to the early ones?

[UhtredRagnorsson]

DD1 has to make her decision by 31 January.

[dreamingofsun]

hurray an offer from birmingham, the last one we were waiting for and the current favourite for my son. a nice early christmas present