Going to university (2019/20 academic year) - and the fledgling freshers are off!

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So - the tonsillitis has escalted! Rang NHS111 today cos DS was getting no better (in fact, getting worse), they advised another GP appt. Just been to the GP and they are referring him to the ENT dept at the local hospital cos they think he has an abscess too which will need draining.
I have always thought that DS doesn't moan much when he is poorly, but he has outdone himself this time!
At university I fear for how bad he would have to get before thinking of going to the medical centre!

@blametheparents gosh...that's not good is it? I hope it gets sorted out soon and ds starts to feel better. Yes...I have wondered whether my ds would call for help if he was very poorly. I can imagine him going to bed and hoping it would go away.

Oh no Blame hope he gets it sorted and starts to feel better soon

Alicatz66 DD is going to Nottingham Trent but not the city campus. We don't get slots as such but can only park outside the accommodation block for 20 mins (so just for unloading) and then we have to move to the visitors car park.
It was DD's flatmates that told her, they've got a group thread going somewhere (FB? Whatsapp?who knows) handy for bits of info that she's not seen.

@Alicatz66 - DS is off to Nottingham. He seems to have it all organised!

Thanks all for your well wishes. Just charging the kindle in anticipation of a long wait at hospital!

Oh crikey blame! Hope that he's now getting the right treatment.

Gosh, bad new about the tonsillitis! Hope he feels better soon.
Ds booked his arrival slot a few weeks ago and we have just paid the deposit today. Whether or not you get allocated an arrival slot depends on the way the access to the accommodation is configured, so not all unis have this.

Such bad timing with the tonsillitis,hope that gets sorted quick,from experience a bad bout can knock you for six.

I think it's appalling that students might be expected to share,I'm not surprised people don't want to. I remember last year reading about kids ending up in Premier Inns as the accommodation wasn't finished in time for beginning of term! Can't remember which uni it was.

We don't need to put a deposit down it seems,or ds doesn't think we need to!

You dear @blametheparents what timing! Still, better to have it now than just after you’ve dropped him I suppose. I hope he makes a speedy recovery so he can still participate in freshers week.

“Oh dear”

Accommodation allocation on the portal for York students @DrMadelineMaxwell @FrameyMcFrame if you haven't seen it yet.

Sorry, can't remember who all the other York DC are.

DD is devastated to have been allocated a shared room. I can’t believe they still offer them and now have the possibility of all of this planning coming to nothing as she won’t go at all!

Benjispruce oh no, FFS!! What are they allocating shared rooms,what's happened? I didn't blame her tbh,I think it's really important to have space of their own and just be by themselves, especially as you don't know who you're sharing with!

@Benjispruce, oh no i agree - camt believe they still have them. Now worrying about DS. Did they get sent out today?

@benjispruce oh what a shame! Do you think it might be worth her going down there to see the room, if possible contact her roommate first to get a feel for it all ? She might just decide to manage it anyhow. Bath is such a fantastic university, it’d be a shame to decline it.

Oh no Benjispruce is there a swap option? - seems that others sometimes want to swap to shared because of the cheaper rent.

There are over 400 students and I think 16 shared rooms and she’s one of the unlucky ones. She ticked unwilling to share on her accommodation questionnaire . It’s not even cheaper! I don’t know what will happen now. She has emailed to voice her distress.

It’s not Bath it’s Durham

Yes Tilly at 12 but I’ve just got home from work to a sobbing DD.

@benjispruce your poor DD
I have text DS but he's working...

Oh no, Benjispruce, how upsetting for her. I think the rooms may be arranged so you do have a fair bit of privacy - has she seen the floorplans? I can't believe it's the same price, though. Hope they find something else for her, or will you have to look for private rental? It would be such a shame if she decided not to go.

In my case, going straight to uni from boarding school, I don't think I would have batted an eyelid at sharing a room, but it's different nowadays.

The shared rooms are larger and have an en-suite. She didn’t even request en-suite as she thought that was a long shot. I think that’s why they aren’t cheaper . She’s had her own room all her life and is quite self conscious and private about changing etc. She’s also really messy - I wouldn’t want to share with her. We have heard back that they will try to help if they can but can’t guarantee. Got to wait a couple of days.

So much news and stuff on here today . Sorry to hear about the tonsillitis and benji, that sucks. I hope it can be sorted.

Just go into the en-suite to change I would suggest. The eldest two at uni. swapped around in the first couple of months, that happens all the time they said as you settle down. A few left by xmas and never came back.

Tonsillitis with an abscess sounds truly awful. Poor lad. Hope he is on the mend soon.

@Benjispruce gutted - I’m dreading the same reaction from DS. He could be practical and change in the en-suite but he’ll just freak out if he (IMO likely) gets allocated sharing

In my case, going straight to uni from boarding school, I don't think I would have batted an eyelid at sharing a room, but it's different nowadays.

Yes DD shared a room at boarding school. She's now at a US college where doubles are very common, but oddly she ended up with a single. A lot of US students prefer doubles, for some reason.