Is there an applying for 2023 thread which isn’t early entry

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I can see there’s the Oxbridge one but dd isn’t an early entry applicant.

anyway she’s finally submitted her UCAS I know school have added the reference so imagine it’ll be off in a day or so 🤞🏻

Shes applying for sociology and has applied to:
Durham
York
Lancaster
Sheffield
Birmingham

her predicted grades comfortably exceed all the standard offers so I hope she gets some offers (and please please please let Durham offer!!).

anyone else waiting?

Still waiting for an Edinburgh, St Andrews (RUK candidate) and Durham for History. DD going to Exeter open day tomorrow (3 x A offer). Hoping something comes through soon to help motivate through build up to A levels. Great predicted grades but mock results not supporting them and motivation is flagging…

@Travelban that sounds like a lot of offer holders to attend. Is your DC quite unsure? DD attended York offer holder as she missed the open day. She’ll attend the Bath one too as the open day itself was a ‘mini’ one. She would have gone to Loughborough’s but her NEA is due the day after so that’s taking priority. But she went to their open day so m not sure it’s vital in her decision making.
For those waiting have the opportunity universities messaged saying anything. I think DD was a little reassured by the messages from Bath.

@NotDonna we didn't do any of the open days as DD1 took a long time to decide which course she wanted to do and we didn't get a list of unis together until just before applying.... !! Still, only two to go now !!

Pleased to hear your dd has got an offer from Bath. Ds off there tomorrow. Will let you know how he gets on!

Yay Durham offer today. All back, now the decision process

@NotDonna yay that's amazing, great news, your DD must be so happy! So nice for her not to have to wait until the end of April!

@Travelban that's a great list of offers for your DD. Our oldest is a linguist and went abroad, but would've gone to Newcastle if staying in the UK, she was very impressed with the uni and loved the city too.

Patience to all those waiting, I can't fathom how awful it must be to be waiting up until the last day 😣

DS is off to Staffs offer holders tomorrow - by himself. Its probably the first choice so he's looking forward to going again to refresh his memory.

Congratulations to your dc!!! Which subject? (My dd has an offer for Sociology).

@hotmilkytea thank you for that tip!.where did your DD go.abroad, if you don't mind me asking? Bern looking for DD but a bit lost for options

Thanks, and to yours. It was for PPE.

We were waiting for Durham, UCL and LSE. Got Durham PPE today thankfully!

Congratulations to the dc getting Durham offers today. Dd has firmed Durham and insured York. We’re off to the offer holders day on 22nd to try and decide how she wants to rank the colleges.

Seems like lots of Durham offers went out yesterday. DSs friends both got them too. We are in Exeter for offer holders day. Went out last night in the city and DS loved the full on studenty vibe. It felt so safe and compared to our home city is just immaculate - so clean!!

We have a Liverpool geography offer here

Still not heard from Leeds!! (MEng). Have offer holder invites for Manchester and Newcastle which happen to be DS's preferred.

One is on a school day but think/hope we'll get permission to go.

A lot of travelling again in the next few weeks from Cambridge to the North East and the North West!

Great to see all these offers rolling in after a bit of a lull. Huge congrats to all the DC and good luck for those waiting!

Still waiting on Exeter psychology. I've seen some have had their offers so wondering if there is a problem or if they send them out over a period of a few weeks?

Still waiting for Manchester, UCL and Bristol. Have offer holder day for Southampton later this month so DS quite cheery but I think he’d really like a Manchester offer as well. But pleased he’s feeling positive about the one he’s got.

Exeter offers in tiers. So they offer first to 3 x A star applicants, then to those with 2x A stars and an A, then to those with 1 x A star and 2 x As etc

Ah ok that is helpful. DD is AAA (she also has an A in her EPQ but I don't think Exeter care about that).

They do. DS has a reduced offer for EPQ from Exeter

Yes @Titsywoo my friend’s DD had a reduced offer for psychology from Exeter with her EPQ and reduced further if firmed.

@concealer141 and @LionsandLambs
Fab news for your DCs re PPE at Durham.

Have DCs all had mocks now?
DD had hers week before last so the results are slowly trickling through. She’s done ok but needs to do a bit better. Hopefully they’ve marked on the tight side rather than too generously.
My eldest had Xmas mocks and they said then that a grade higher would be likely in the real thing but these mocks have been significantly later so not sure the same uplift can be expected. Plus they’ve still a fair bit to cover for each subject.

Dd1 had mocks beg of January and came out one grade lower than needed in every subject. We are just hoping that with a big push she will be able to make the cut. Difficult to know what to expect, especially first time round.....

DS sitting first (and 2nd) mock today. Think his are really late but should mean he's covered almost all the course. An offer from Leeds and UCL this week would be just the boost he needs to keep him motivated