Oxford Cambridge 2021 Thread 6

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Oh no @Jan069 . Wishing you strength to get through this horrid period

@BigWoollyJumpers I'm so sorry x

@Jan069 I'm so sorry x

So sorry to hear of posters losing parents during what is already an emotional time for your families, it must test one's strength to the max.

Take care of yourselves.

So sorry to hear news of loved ones.
It must be doubly hard right now.
My sister died in October after a very long illness so I have some idea just how unbelievably hard it is with all the restrictions etc.
Take care x

@BigWoollyJumpers and @Jan069 so sorry to hear this. What a rough month this has been for some of you. Sending safe virtual unmumsnetty hugs xx

Oh my goodness people have had a horrendous time on this thread. Puts my tiny 'problems' in perspective. Massive condolences to you all, let's hope the end of winter brings some sunshine and smiles to everyone.

Ds is not talking about Monday, he has been pretty busy with school work this week but a quiet weekend is NOT what either of us need. Good luck to everyone for Monday, fingers and toes crossed!

DD had an online interview earlier this week which she felt went well and she said she felt at ease with the interviewers in a way that she just couldn't in the Cambridge interview.

She was left wishing so very much that it could have been the Cambridge one which went well and this weeks that had been a nightmare instead. Too late now. Just hoping that she gets a medicine offer from somewhere at least, although there is always her non medicine backup offer which came in recently. She decided to put in that application in an attempt to feel wanted somewhere. Although it proved successful, she's not sure she'd take the place in the long run.

Here's hoping that we can all weather Mondays' outcome, whatever it may be, without too much or and and s to damage our dry January/New Year diet/Healthy eating plans.

@BigWoollyJumpers I am so sorry to hear of your loss, just heartbreaking

@Jano69 sorry to hear, I hope your mum recovers soon.

@BigWoollyJumpers I'm so very sorry for your loss of your Mum. I can't imagine how difficult these past two weeks have been for you, doubtless made far harder to bear without friends and family near. Big virtual hugs, and and as needed.

@Jano69 I'm so sorry to hear of your loss of your Dad . The amount of emotional burden that some people have had to carry does seem so desperately unfair. Virtual hugs to you!

Oh dear @Jan069 wishing your mum a speedy recovery and thinking of you at this challenging time.

On a lighter note, I have been out pruning the roses, the snowdrops have popped their heads out of the ground, and the cat was pleased to have some company in the garden. Spring is coming (although apparently we have snow on the way on Sunday!).

Yes, lots to look forward to. Roll on Monday, roll on Spring!

So sorry to hear of your losses @BigWoollyJumpers and @Jano69.

My cousin died of covid this week (abroad) and we attended the funeral via zoom which was heartbreaking and surreal. So inhumane to be so isolated whilst grieving, but of course also so necessary.

Well done on your DD's interview @SATSmadness. Also I'd like to ask permission to screw any healthy eating on the day. Cake it is! Either way.

Oh no, I'm so sorry to hear of your loss of your cousin as well, Tenpastseven

So sorry to hear that @Tenpastseven .

I definitely agree with you that cake is needed on Monday, whatever the outcome may be!

I’m sorry to hear of your loss Tenpastseven

Thanks for the kind messages. To clarify, as I feel a bit fraudulent, I was speaking of the grief of those few people at the funeral having to stand apart and socially distance rather than being able console each other, and the way in which even very close family members weren’t able to attend due to the limits on numbers.

Everything about this is kind of surreal. I was running a covid vaccine clinic two weeks ago and one of our team was watching her brother's funeral on zoom whilst helping administrate the session. (We did offer her space to go somewhere else but she said it felt better that she was helping at the same time).

Well tonight DS has just said before going to bed "I'm not worried because I already know I'm not going to get an offer".

He'd done the maths (pre-Covid) and as a mathematician knows the odd are even worse now.

He just seems resigned to it tbh and if I'm honest think he is somewhat gutted that he feels he didn't get the chance to prove himself in the same way applicants would have done in normal times.

I'm sure he will be fine. He's very happy with his second choice and is in the enviable position of already having that offer in hand.

I'm probably like many other parents hoping that whatever happens on the 25th he won't feel sad thinking "what if I'd been born 2 years earlier/later"

So sorry for your loss *@Tenpastseven

I hope all the C dc are ok. The waiting is awful. I hope Monday brings good news.

@DeRigueurMortis when my DC school first had their universities talk, the advisor was saying how lucky they were to be born in a low birth rate year! How the world changed since then!