Hi, my son has firmed a place at Northumbria for 2020 entry. However he is really keen to now take a gap year and start in 2021. I know this is a hot topic and some may say what's the point because he can't do much in a gap year at the moment. However he has the chance to go to Australia and NZ as soon as travel restrictions are lifted. He's a young Year 13 as not 18 til later in the summer. I appreciate and understand his desire to live life a bit before starting Uni. He wishes he'd applied for a place in 2021 in the first place, but he didn't. We don't really do regrets and try and look forward positively. So before he tries and defers his place (and we know that this might not be successful, he may have to reapply next year) has anyone's child had a successful outcome in requesting to defer, since the start of Lockdown ie deferring from a 2020 to a 2021 start. Any advice appreciated.