Heading towards year 3 exams (uni 2017)

[Xenia]

Continuation of www.mumsnet.com/Talk/higher_education/3538808-heading-towards-year-2-exams-uni-2017 as we have reached page 40.

Hard to believe they are all in year 3 now and many will finish university in June 2020.

eatyourveg what a huge shame for your DS. I hope he manages to get something sorted out or a masters or something. Must be so disheartening for him.
Eve well done to your DS.
Xenia glad to hear your twins are sorted.

@eatyourveg my DD is in the same position. Had a job lined up to start first week of August but they cancelled the contract last week. She is bitterly disappointed as it’s a field she really wanted to get into and will need to start again. She did a quick call to the University and has a Master's agreed. As she was very lucky to get a position with only an undergrad degree it’s not a disaster and will improve her prospects but she just can’t believe that after all the interviews etc etc she has had the job taken away by circumstances like these.

Oh it's a real shame for those who have had job offers rescinded. I can imagine how disappointed they are; this virus impacts on everybody one way or another. ☹️

DS has mentioned accommodation to DH, so I think he will definitely do a Masters. He is a bit too 'casual' about everything for my liking though and I will be happier once I know he's applied. 🤨

Small boast (excuse is no grandparents or other interested parties) - ds got a 1st !!! He was pretty sanguine about it (even though he was the only one to get one on his course) and is now quite down as no graduation, his summer job will now not take place and no further plans. Many of his compatriots are in the same boat: training contracts postponed and internships cancelled). Like other posters’ dcs, he sees no point in sitting in his bedroom to do a masters for the sake of it.

Waahey @IrmaFayLear, BIG congrats to your DS and you as proud Mum too! 😃
Brilliant achievement and you're not boasting, you are enjoying his success.

I am starting to feel a bit sad for our lovely students, missing graduations/end of uni etc. Hopefully they'll get their celebrations at some point.

We are going to get his stuff from college at the weekend - timed slot, in and out in 10 minutes. I think returning to his old haunt is going to be a sad occasion as he was really happy in that room

I am sorry about the job offers.

Well done to Irma's son for the first - that brilliant.

I hope my last minute son whose gap year disappeared due to the pandemic does realise his commitment. he had talked about doing law after the gap year so hopefully does - I fund the GDL on the basis he does the LPC and qualifies. I am not funding part but not the whole. Anyway I think even last minute he is happier it is all sorted out - both where he will live in Bristol and what he will be doing. His sister who is staying here is telling him about how hard she had to work on that course but I think he will be okay unless he is surrounded by people on other courses not working as hard.

One of mine said he didn't mind there was no graduation actually although I suppose it may happen later on and he could not understand why parents were always so keen to go. I tried to explain. I was looking forward to it - end of an era and twins and one on one day and one the next but never mind. At least I see rushed off my feet for work this week never mind all the extra house cleaning caused by all these adult children at home.

I think currently it will be some time on Saturday when all of them won't be here and probably Saturday night......looking forward to it, lovely though they all are.

Well done to your DS @IrmaFayLear!

DD has moved into her new flat with her mates

Ds is playing football (distanced) on the recreation ground with his old mates. I think he is now identifying as a 15-year-old instead of a young man about to make his way in the world

That's fantastic Irma! Hugely well done to him, especially in this messed up year. If only those two grumpy women could see him now :) Brilliant result!

Fantastic result for your DS IrmaFayLear

Well done IrmaFayLear, fabulous results, you must be so proud.

I feel for you with the no grandparents or others interested, My DM who passed away 3 years ago would be following my boys every achievement and praising every single thing, the in-laws don’t even remember their birthdays.

It’s hard having no one to share the achievements with so boast away!

Fab result imaFayLear , please boast here we love good news!

I am the oldest member of the family just about so no grandparents around at all. Hopefully I will be around a while to offer encouragement... apparently daughter 2 leaves on Friday night probably now and the other one here - son - is away for one night - Saturday but comes back with a friend who is going to stay for a few days so I lose the daughter and gain another house guest although ave the one night alone - lovely - in between......

At least the twins both know what they are doing now (assuming the latest one to apply gets his place at law school - I think it is with his tutor for a reference now...>)

What a shame about the withdrawn job offers. Hope the results bring better news.I think young people are in for a tough couple of years if they aren't already in employment.
Congratulations to Eve's DS for the job offer and IrmaFayLear's DS for the 1st. 🥂
I'm just a bit twitchy about the C19 news from Melbourne as DS2 is flying home via Melbourne. He doesn't intend to leave the airport while he waits for his connecting flight to Doha so hopefully there won't be too much disruption.
We'll be needing a new thread soon. Are you happy to keep us going, Xenia, or do you want to pass on the baton?

Congratulations to your ds IrmaFayLear

Ds3 has seen a job very similar to the one that was withdrawn and is drafting a personal statement and has sent off some other applications. A masters is definitely not being considered but he is doing an online distance learning course which he says is to broaden his knowledge base.

I will start the next thread as we are on page 40 and post the link here as I think we will probably want to carry on despite the children (I mean adults...) in many cases graduating this summer.

Daughter 2 got a second job offer today so is going to have to turn it down tomorrow (as she got another one yesterday). I was just saying to my son that once you have 10 years of experience as she does people do want you and even if it is hard for new graduates over time things can go well. One student son sent me his CV to check as revised so at least he is working on it. His twin says he will not be thinking about anything like that until he is back in Bristol in September. Instead he is planning various friends to come to stay here so just as well as i have my will in place in case they all kill me with covid 19.

Lol @Xenia. 😆
My DS is going to his friends house this weekend - not sure that's the best idea he's ever had to be honest... 🤨

*friend's - damn apostrophe!

I agree Horsemad. It is difficult. His twin deliberately went to his girl friends before the other one came home (as her father is shielding) as they are trying to reduce exposure and he is staying for a while rather than coming or going. In fact he has agreed to deliver the car he shares with his twin to where the twin is staying on Saturday as it's not fair to deprive the twin of car use.

I am not shielding but have various students come some of whom are more cavalier about it all than others is not great for me (and I don't like people up all night anyway as I have to get up to work etc so I am not that happy to have anyone ever although that never seems to put them off coming so probably it's okay here) I am certainly not nasty to anyone and they are my son's friends and he has a rotten year of strikes, no last term and no graduation and gap year travel in ruins so the least I can do I suppose is run a bit of a covid 19 risk but allowing the guests to come.

Anyway I have started the other thread as this is nearly full up www.mumsnet.com/Talk/higher_education/3956756-Heading-towards-4th-year-or-post-grad-jobs?watched=1. My first grandchild starts "big school" in September so that is a big step too.

Oh yes very good news today - after low water pressure in the whole area about 4 weeks ago we had no water and then after that very low hot water pressure - on their 3rd trip the men today solved it (as one was back from furlough this week ) so we will now for the first time in a month be able to have proper showers. This is also after last week's power cut on the same day as yet another water cut. (And this is outer London not outer hebrides)

Great news about the low water pressure issues being resolved!

Thanks for starting a new thread Xenia

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/higher_education/3956756-Heading-towards-4th-year-or-post-grad-jobs

Some lovely news of great grades and masters, and not so good news of disappearing jobs so far here. Looking forward to hearing all the the amazing things our young get up to as they go on into next stages.