Our DC are nearly all officially students now (going to university 2019/20) - seizing the moment, spending, socialising, societies and studying!

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@Jano69 She can bake cakes but not a huge amount more.

Apparently one of the Bake Off contestants is a Durham undergraduate, so I don't think it'll be looked on as especially impressive.

Hopefully she can cook cakes and someone else will help her get more adventurous in her savouries.

Mines SC too - she has a frying pan , saucepan , small cake tin , oven dish x 2 , small pack of cutlery , 2 plates , 2 bowls , pack of 4 glasses , corkscrew , wooden spoon and a spatula .

Measuring spoons sieve and a cheese grater - all fits into an IKEA plastic box .

Waving at @KAT7545, came over here from the thread you started (which I too have now hidden as it all got a bit out of hand).

We took DD1 up on Thursday, was a huge fuss on arrival as her room wasn't ready so we sat outside with some boxes for nearly 3 hours with her sobbing and blaming me. She's very homesick, I had a massive panic this morning as she didn't text me ... daft really I will be a nervous wreck if I carry on like this!

DishingOutDone

Omg I would be the same, how on earth was her room not ready,they've had all summer ?!

Ds would blame me too, that's his natural MO,blame mum

Good luck with the drops offs today.

DD has been to state and private and has also said previously it's a thing you don't ask about, and she's convinced no one cares. I think if someone doesn't want to know you because of your ducation/background, they're not worth knowing and there will be thousands of other freshers out there in the same boat as them looking for friends.

When we dropped DD off, DH asked if there was a form DD could sign to authorise them to discuss any concerns with us. Uni told him they felt it would do more harm than good as students felt pressurised into signing up by parents

I’d have thought q like ‘ where are you from , what school did you go to , what a levels did you do , what course are you doing ‘ are
icebreakers - at least that was and is my interpretation .

Am I a stalker. Check FB messenger when I see that green spot so relieved. He was clubbing last night. Just seen the green light woo hoo.

If they have an Iceland nearby there are some meals in minutes that DS enjoyed we got veg. into him that way. They can cook it off then either share or refrigerate for later if there are any leftovers. At £1.25 per portion it is a winner

www.iceland.co.uk/search?q=meal%20in%20a%20bag

@MrsPellegrinoPetrichor thank you!! I think you are right, they just blame whoever is safest to blame! They had to get a special cleaner in, who was equally shocked and very lovely, but hence the 3 hour wait. The room hadn't been cleaned ever, its in a new building only a year old so the previous tenant had moved in, lived in it without cleaning (by the amount of hair in the fridge I'd say it was an hirsute young man), walked away without cleaning and that was that.

Anyway, once cleaned it was very nice but its in the town centre and we live in a fairly rural area so DD has been upset by noise already - god knows what the weekend will bring

@DishingOutDone how is it possible that the rooms haven't been checked before the new arrivals. I can think of nothing worse than arriving to find your new room in such a state. Yes, getting used to city noise, when you're used to quiet country living, takes some getting used to!

Bath will be absolutely beautiful today for those heading there!

Arrived at bath. managed to find a parking space outside the accommodation and walked to the Virgil building to pick up key card. lovely walk in this weather. DS did his typical thing of standing outside going ‘should we go in? What if we have to go to the library in campus first?’ just go and bloody ask I didn’t say. He’s going to need to be a tad less overthinking and worrying about being a nuisance - that’s what these guys are here for..

DS Needs to swap with permanent one from tomorrow but the person recommended avoiding the library today as it’ll be super busy

Now for some lunch and a walk back to unpack.

DishingOutDone So unfair that the room was not clean unbelievable, I hope all is sorted now and she is settling in.. you are suffering enough without all of that, my daughter was lucky although she paid out of her own money to go a week early before everyone else, but I think because the place was empty then and only another girl in her floor she was homesick, but now they all there and her course starts Monday she will be too busy to think .. thanks for your comments

MrKlaw My daughter was the same you ask aww no you ask, just blinking go in and ask lol, that adds to the stress of it all

Hi all,
Late to join but DD isn’t leaving for another 2 weeks and the panic is only just setting in! She’s my first born and another one who only turned 18 this summer. She’s going to Cambridge but is pretty much the least typical ‘academic’ student ever! She will knuckle down and do the work but seems desperate to be a party girl...all she can talk about is being excited to go clubbing and drinking in freshers week. I think she might be barking up the wrong tree at Cambridge, or am I totally wrong and do lots of students there like to party too?
That being said, she doesn’t know anyone going there and hasn’t really been active in any group chats, saying that they’re ‘not her style’. It does make me worry a bit because although she wants to go out drinking and dancing she is quite shy when it comes to actually talking to people

Expect there’ll be a group of work hard play hard at Cambs

The social scene at Cambridge is well hidden from 'external' gaze, as it's mainly within the university and its colleges. It's pretty unusual for the undergraduates to do much that is 'town' rather than 'gown' based.

Cambridge students I've known all had great social lives but worked hard (well into the night) too.

Message from DS

"How do you know if black pudding is cooked" A hangover brunch perhaps

QUESTION???

What is the best way to book train tickets please.

The Trainline app

In the 80s Cambs students definitely partied in the town, not that there was much to do. There were also a lot of house parties and parties by the river. Plus the legendary Trinity sweaty

Aargh,
she's got a letter from student finances and she needs to provide more info (different kind of bank statements, etc.).
I think I suggest that she goes there in person, they've got reasonable office hours.

@Trewser I was at Cambridge in late 80’s abs never went to “town” places and didn’t know anyone who lived in a house for parties! We all lived in College and survived on Bops and Squashes. The second summer of love passed us right by 🤣

You never went to Doing It To Death

Dd is off to Loughborough on Wednesday. We have a one-hour slot to unpack a household if goods. We will be the laughing stock of the campus. Dd is still working through her list

DD's not had a great start to the day, didn't sleep well due to the noise (flat isn't far from the student union) hasn't eaten properly (due to anxiety) and decided to walk into town this morning (to buy ear plugs). She got into town but felt ill (because of the above!) and decided to get the bus back. She hasn't had any experience of public transport (we are out in the sticks, so it's crap here anyway) and her bus pass hasn't been activated yet so she was worried about how much it was and whether she would have the right money etc. But it all worked out in the end and she made it back on the bus.

I know it all sounds really trivial, but I guess all these little things are what they find stressful to begin with.

It's very quiet here, with only the one child it was always going to be a big change for us.