University offers for 2017 start (Part 2)

[EnormousTiger]

Continuation of the original thread which is now on to 40 page maximum.
Original thread (part 1) here: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/higher_education/2759621-Uni-offers-for-2017-start?

Most offers now received. My twins have had offers from their 4 and are currently deciding which will be firm and which insurance. One twin
( possibly two of them) is going to an offer holders' day coming up at Bristol next month with his friends from school.

My DD has still not heard from Durham for General Engineering. I know they have made offers for engineering already so it doesn't look good. But then the website implies that she may still be under consideration. Does anyone have any thoughts or ideas??! Presumably just wait...but we are not positive. She got rejected from Oxford and is feeling a bit down about that.

It seems to be very unpredictable. My twins' Durham offers were quite late - I cannot remember when now,. Edinburgh was their last offer.

Does she have offers from elsewhere, trying?

Trying-my friend's daughter got her Durham offer for maths at the very last minute last year. They had almost given up on it but it did arrive. She firmed it and loves it there so hold on. Your DD could try phoning them if she feels up to it. Good luck

Trying so far six of my DC have applied to Durham and five of those applied for either History or Law with remarkably similar academic profiles but even so their offers came through at very different times. One friend of DD2's got his History offer at the very end on March and got allocated Castle too, as a bonus - so goodness knows what gives. It's honestly not over yet. Not sure about the advantage or otherwise of phoning - I wouldn't but others would. Hope she gets an offer very soon.

She has offers from Warwick Exeter and Sheffield. Warwick is her first choice. She only wanted to do General Engineering so couldn't apply to Bristol Bath Imperial etc. I don't know a lot about Warwick but everyone says it's great!

Oh, well in that case maybe whether Durham offer or not is a bit irrelevant.

I'd hang fire on the phone call. Dc rang on the Monday to ask where application process was up to. Hadn't been considered at that point but rejected by Thursday lunchtime. Don't suppose it had anything to do with it but I guess every time someone rings that's possibly a little less time to look at applications. Those other uni's are fabulous though.

Thank you so much for all your comments. Agree-she shouldn't phone. Just hang in there and see what happens!

My twins by the way will probably turn their Durham offers down next month (and go for Bristol) (which is exactly what their older sister did a few years ago - not that there is anything wrong with Durham at all -it's a wonderful place near where I am from and one of the best universities - it's been a hard call for all 3 of them to choose; Bristol is just closer to London and probably will suit them a bit better) so perhaps Durham waits to make late offers once it knows how many people have rejected it

Thanks EnormousTiger. That's what I am thinking. Maybe she's on a sort of waiting list pending how many rejections/offers they get! Hope the engineering department get a few rejections soon!!!

You could phone up anonymously. I did this three years ago in mid March, when my son was still waiting for three responses. I explained that the five month wait was starting to take its toll and as a mother, I wanted to know when he might hear.

They were fine about it, and told me when they planned to make final decisions. It helped to know the waiting would not go on for ever.

Thank you Needmoresleep. I might do that! That must have been hard waiting for 3 responses. Did it work out OK?

He got one, and thankfully the one he wanted most. You only need one. The course suits him, and in retrospect he is glad he was rejected by Cambridge.

We then went through it all again last year, when DD was applying for medicine and had three interviews in March and no offers till April.

Twice is enough!

Very stressful! My next DD is only in year 7 and so can have a good break before we start again!

Trying if you have seven through the UCAS system in nine years by the time you're at DC7 there's almost no stress - all reserves used up. Not a solution for everyone though I know :)

Wow that's amazing!!

DD went for an interview at Lancaster last week and just got an email from them upgrading the offer to an unconditional, she is beyond happy as it's been her favourite ever since our first visit there on an open day in september!

She will be studying English Literature and Creative Writing starting in 2018.

One question: she has now been invited to go back for an applicant day; as we've already been to the open day and the interview (with a talk from the head of department and a little tour), is it really worth it?

Congrats FrogPrincess dd!

If she has already visited twice and has decided to firm them, I'm not sure what she would gain by going a third time. Except possibly another day out. Does she want to go?

Thanks! Not sure whether she wants to go, I'm thinking as she will have a gap year first maybe she should go to an applicants day in 2018, probably more useful then?

FrogPrincess that's great news. I would just go to the applicant day if you want to. She obviously performed well at her interview.

That's excellent. Lancaster is a nice town too. Probably best she emails admissions and asks if she can go to the applicants day next year (if she wants to do it at all).

Thanks and Errol that is a good idea!

Just very happy she got her first choice and won't have this anxiety of having to get the grades (I know she will carry on working hard because of who she is as a person but it's going to make a difference!). She had a horrible few years from year 9 to year 11 at a school where she was unhappy, but sixth form has been amazing and she is so happy now, it's a massive relief and another reason I'm so proud of her :) Excuse the self-indulgent moment!

Best of luck to anyone still waiting or trying to make a choice :)

This is the one place where self-indulgent moments are absolutely allowed! and it sounds like yours is well-deserved.

Frog DS went to an applicant day when he'd already visited twice, he found it useful because he got to meet the academic staff. That wasn't Lancaster and it wasn't Eng. Lit. either though so YMMV.