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.

Needmoesleep: No, there is a difference. EU students (non U.K.) are unable to apply for a maintenance loan or grant from SFE.

OK...sorry. As you were.

Ok, well my DS was rejected from Edinburgh today. But he received an email from the Uni saying that he narrowly missed out on an offer and that they were offerering a small number of candidates the opportunity of calling on results day to see if they could get a place.
Never had this before. Any one else had experience of this and how likely is it that he will be able to get a place if his grades are good enough?

All good tips, thanks everyone. I don't think he will want to go to NL, he's now saying he wants to go to London. He is already holding an offer from UCL but for the wrong course! The decision I think is whether to turn down all the offers and go for clearing. Obviously he has to get his grades though so he needs to get his head down and start working.

I have never heard of that Jobforlife. Does it explain the practicalities, such as whether your DS is still meant to pick a firm and insurance, and then what happens if he meets his firm or insurance offer but Edinburgh then decide to offer him a place?

Leeds2: they have asked him to email them to confirm his continued interest but he would need to firm one of his other choices.
I think the biggest issue is that if he is offered a place in August it will mean it will be difficult to get Uni accommodation etc.
However, I am so proud of my lad for getting a 'maybe' from Edinburgh as an EU student.

My still have still not firmed their choices. No rush they say. I hope they know when the deadline is. I think one has his Bristol visit next week with school friends. He was saying he wished he'd not put Edinburgh down actually (though both twins have Edinburgh offers) - they were quite keen to have it on their list of 5 at the start (I wasn't because I'd be paying for a fourth year and because of extra transport costs up there). I think they avoided London because we live there.

Anyway I'm sure everyone's children will end up somewhere fine

On late cacommodation my older son got his place via clearing about 10 years ago and he was put in temporary accommodation with another boy on the top floor of a family's house until the next term when space in halls was available.

I was wondering about fourth year tuition fees at Edinburgh.

When I was at a university fair last week, for my youngest DD, reps from Dundee and Glasgow said they waived the fourth year fee, and other Scottish universities said the same. I couldn't find any mention on the Edinburgh website though.

Scottish universities seem fairly desperate to recruit English students at the moment.

My DS applied to year 2 entry for Scottish Universities which means a 3 year BSc (although he has actually applied for the MMath so it will be 4 years). I think this is relatively common for students taking A levels....

I didn't know that. That's interesting. I am getting the feeling my two will choose Bristol over Durham. One will probably have Nottingham as his back up and I've forgotten the other's. Mocks were okay, parents' evening is coming up - my last ever. My oldest is 32 years old and she started having those evenings aged 3 at her Montessori nursery school so I am about to end 29 continuous years of attending parents' evenings. A new era. (Unless we have to do resits I suppose).

Edinburgh is the only Scottish University that will charge English students for the 4th year. The others all waive the 4th year fees, I believe, although you still have to pay for accommodation and living costs. I think Edinburgh is just more confident of filling their places.

Ah, that's why I thought they charged because Ed. was the only Scottish one my boys applied to and have offers from. I jsut didn't know about the others. Anyway I don't think they'll pick it. If they really wanted to go (to any of their 5 offers) I am perfectly happy with that though. It's important teenagers pick where they want to go.

My DD also has her last parent's evening coming up next week Tiger. You made me think about all those years when you mentioned the first ones at nursery school. DD went to a lovely little nursery in someone's home. Golden days of early childhood - it was so nice picking her up from there after a chat with other parents 😊 She also went to a nice school based one too in the afternoons. I still have DS in Y10 though, so not quite there like you soon will be!
I do hope I can see her settled in somewhere nice for Uni. As I mentioned she really likes the look of the course and also surrounding area at Swansea and they also have a nice looking student village, so that would be lovely, even if it is a bit of a trek from here.

My DD's last parents' evening would have been last week, but apparently her form teacher said we really didn't need to go - I was a bit regretful, but tbh her predicted grades are fine, she knows how to revise, better to let the teachers spend time with those who need it. End of an era.

I think I am supposec to be there but the twins try to do both at once in their shared subjects and the earliest appointments and I don't talk for long so it should not be so painful this time. One boy apparently has not turned up at school this term (!!) I learned today so i suspect some have bigger problems than us. I hope he still turns up to do the exams - it would be such a waste not to.

dd1 received her scholarship details from Victoria last night, so she is chuffed. That said, it has thrown her into a quandary because she has to accept by 17th April if she wants to accept the scholarship. And the offer holders weekend for her other front runner is two weeks later.(and of course she is still waiting for two..). Aaaaargh. Decisions, decisions. The scholarship place allows her priority course module selection etc as well, which would be useful... I can actually see her enjoying either option, so I don't think I'm going to be much help!

Sadly DD just got rejected from Durham. Devastated!

I'm sorry, Trying. Things usually work out for the best. I am sure she will be fine wherever she goes. My second daughter was rejected by Bristol and Durham in the past and did well at Nottingham and now is a pretty successful lawyer in London and it hasn't mattered at all that she didn't get to Durham.

Sorry to hear that Trying, my ds has been too, with grades. He is still upset about it three weeks later. It was his first choice too and it's been quite a blow. Hope she has some other offers that she likes the sound of.

Yes really sorry to hear about your DD Trying - very bad luck.

Rejection is tough, but when one door closes another opens. That's why the application system is set up to choose up to 5 courses/Unis and why it's important that they pick viable alternatives they are happy with.
At least when all offers are received then the decision can be made to firm a first choice and then concentrate on getting their heads down to get the grades!

I'm so sorry, Trying . Durham's loss and Warwick's gain, for sure.

Thank you so much. She is so upset. I didn't realise quite how important it was for her. She will put Warwick as her first choice and Exeter as second. Her cousin is also starting engineering at Warwick and so hopefully it will all work out for the best. She isn't sporty or musical and so maybe Durham wouldn't have suited her that much. I'm sorry about other rejections for DCs. It's so tough on them!

Sorry to hear that Trying. Really tough.

At least when all offers are received then the decision can be made to firm a first choice and then concentrate on getting their heads down to get the grades!

That's not my dd's approach [wink}. She has received all her offers now and says she won't do anything until just before the deadline in May. In her mind there is no advantage to doing it earlier. She is working hard, though, so at least there is no disadvantage in that way.

Sorry to hear the news Trying. My DS chose St A over Durham in his final 5 because he thought he was more likely to get an offer from St A than Durham and was then rejected. He's still upset three weeks on but it's getting easier. Your DDs other offers sound marvellous. Here's hoping they are all happy wherever they finally decide on.