Oxford and Cambridge current students

[sandybayley]

Nearly filled up the old one...

And Clare Court accommodation.

DS (C) has elected not to return until April 25th. He has one more project to finish (part of his first year marks) before he packs and travels (it's a longish journey). There is also less competition for the best study space in the house with DD back in O.
DD reports that she is so much more productive now that she can access her favourite library spaces. Just as well with finals in six weeks!

Really good news today for DS2 - who is now being allowed back to college. We're all hugely relieved! Wish he hadn't had to go through the application and waiting process just to be allowed access to his college - but anyway, he's very happy. I can now also look forward to having some DC-free time after 5 months all together again.

That's brilliant mutterphore :)

Great news @mutterphore.

Very happy to read update from @mutterphore! Here’s hoping for a proper student summer for all our DC.

Corpus Christi (c) have been v supportive.

Great news mutter

@mutterphore - excellent news. When can he go back?

DS1 says there are road works in Oxford again....

Great news @mutterphore! Was he interviewed on zoom or did they just agree that he could go back?

DS is waiting to hear and it's making me very nervous!

DD4 is going back on Wednesday, by train (she travelled home for Easter very light, and her room is all set up because she was in college last term. Although the pipes burst a couple of days before she left so hopefully that hasn't happened again or things could be very soggy. Hopefully the water deluge has deterred the rats who live very nearby - that would be a plus).

Glad to hear DS2 has been given the green light mutterphore.

Good luck to your dd Goodbye. Here's hoping for a dry room!

Great news mutterphore. You can have a lovely birthday celebration now!

Hopefully there will be a domino effect and even the strictest colleges will let everyone back now.

What a relief Mutterphore. I had the house to myself for a few hours today. It was lovely (although I was at work).

I'm now wondering if we were right to change our travel arrangements from next week to May 15th. (Overnight hotel) if D1 would be able to go back as originally planned, as it looks like things are moving back that way. She hasn't requested to return, although she'd have grounds to, as her college have been fairly hardline.

@JulesJules - it does seem it is going that way. Could she put in another request?

DS1's college was being a bit tricksy about returns but does seem to have gone the other way now. We just need a spell of good weather now so they can enjoy socialising outside.

I'll see what she thinks, who knows if I'd be able to change the hotel again.

@FingernailNibbler, you are right that travel along Silver Street in Cambridge used to be allowed only for some vehicles at certain times of day.

It’s now restricted all the time. I think only local buses, taxis and bikes can go that way now: bikes definitely can and cars can’t.

Does anyone have a list of colleges that are taking students back, or which are lenient with accepting the sef-penned mental health request letters?

DD's Oxford college has today agreed to have her and her friends back - streamlined process as referred to in Sandy's article although her college isn't mentioned in that. Basically tick box - which one of these 'exemptions' applies to you?

So pleased - she is doing collections here though and not going back until next weekend. It has been really stressful and complete nonsense but finally colleges and Oxford uni appear prepared to stand up to the DfE.

Ah - nuisance about the burst pipe goodbye. I’m not sure rats are too fussy about damp though.
DS travelled home “light” - almost five months ago. (He has practically worn out the few clothes he brought home with him.) At least he won’t have to unpack when he gets back .

Nothing from DS college but he has decided it's not worth thinking about anymore and he will go back at some point in May. It's a big college, he hadn't really met that may people and if no-one he knows is going back he feels he is better off at home as at least he has some semblance of a social life here now. Sad but pragmatic.

DD travelled back light and is travelling back heavy. Coming home in the summer will be interesting. I might put the roof box on just in case.

Hua is he not on the college and course social media pages and WhatsApp / Snap Chat groups? That is how DD knows most of the people she knows are already back or returning next week.

goodbye I hope she does not have a soggy return. That would just be miserable.

Unescorted yes he is but it doesn't seem that many are returning. He is on a subject group chat but he says they only talk about the subject!

hahaha! DD's subject is anything other than the subject.

In other news has anyone's kid had to write their parent letters yet? DD is v. excited her and her 2 spouse have 4 children between them. Because of the social distancing and not being in Oxf since early December they have no pictures together so DD has been photoshopping selfies / pictures take by others into all sorts of scenarios. Apologies if your child is an offer holder and gets superheroes with low moral standards.