University Offers Coming In 23/4 - part 2!

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Following on from the old thread which was getting full….come and share the highs and lows of the journey that is A Levels and UCAS!

It's so stressful, isn't it? Even without additional needs, we worry - ds, with no issues, went in 2018, and that was hard enough! I'm hopeful and believe that universities have improved their pastoral care and offer much more support than in my day, though. Your dd sounds amazing - she clearly has the determination!

On another note - has anyone had Bristol offers yet? Dd and her schoolmates haven't heard. She already has her first choice but it would be good to know!

@Tortiemiaw DS has had an offer from Bristol (maths) but still heard nothing from Bath or Warwick...

@Tortiemiaw DD was v lucky to get her Bristol offer in October - def a special place in her heart for them for that!

Thanks!! Maybe it's because she applied later.

@Tortiemiaw It probably depends on the subject. DD also got an offer from Bristol in October, but I think that for some subjects they put everyone on hold until after the UCAS deadline.

DS hasn't heard from Bristol or Bath yet - other than a hold from Bristol ages ago (engineering)

I’ve heard of a few more people getting offers from some of the places that are slower to offer, such as Durham, LSE and Imperial. Hoping the flurry of applications which must come in close to the deadline are working their way through the system so universities can see the total amount of applicants for each course and get processing if they’ve been waiting for that complete picture.

DD has now received a Bath offer which is great news and hopefully means others will hear from Bath soon.

We haven’t heard from Leeds for politics. Have others? Are they known to be slow normally.

@tabmctat we haven’t heard from Leeds for Arabic which is hardly the worlds most popular course. It’s in clearing every single year. My dd has Astar Astar A predictions for an ABB course. I think it is just delaying to give the impression of being in demand…!

@TabMcTat

Had offer from Leeds but not Bath. Natural Science.

Ds is still waiting to hear from Bristol, Bath & UCL for Psychology. Anyone else waiting? He has offers from loughborough & Sheffield so far.

We are waiting for UCL and Durham for Natural Sciences. My ds has offers from Bath and Leeds. Leeds came the quickest.

DD waiting for Warwick and UCL.. more than 4 months since the application went in but I know they have a while yet before the deadline. I hope they come soon enough for an offer holder day because she really needs them. She hasn't even been to a subject talk for the UCL course due to last minute mind changing

DD is still waiting on Edinburgh, St Andrews and Strathclyde. I suspect we will be waiting until at least April which is tough.

DD is waiting for Edinburgh and Heriot Watt still. I’m also concerned about offer holders day because like PP my daughter had a last minute change of heart of course though we have been to the Edinburgh general open day. Are the Scottish ones taking longer? Maybe for Scottish students because of quotas? It’s a hard waiting game!

DD1 has just had unconditional offers for Sheffield and Plymouth (has grades in hand from last year) - absolutely delighted and so excited for her. Still hasn't heard from Newcastle or Edinburgh. You snooze, you lose, is basically what I think about those institutions!

I went to Sheffield and my DSIS went to Plymouth (a million years ago). Well done!

Someone asked me on DM ages ago when my older dc heard from Edinburgh (where she now is and v happy). I said April but someone else asked me at the weekend so I double checked and it was March 20. Which is obviously still ages away and the wait was interminable but keep the faith, the offers will come! Scottish unis mainly do take longer, as (often) do Durham, UCL, Imperial - it's frustrating but worth the wait.

@Cantonet We're also waiting for UCL for Psychology. We've had offers from everywhere else she applied.

MerchSwyddEfrog, funny, dd got bath nat science offer before Xmas but Durham only last week

Waiting for Warwick, Edinburgh, and St A. Have a Durham and Bristol offer.
Like sitting in a waiting room and waiting for your name to be called…

@Wronginformation my ds got Bath in early Jan so hoping we hear from Durham soon. Leeds was in October!

Final offer from St.A has just came in for one of my DSs. Just waiting for Imperial now for other DS. They both have offers from Warwick, Durham and Edinburgh.

Did you apply to Bath & Bristol ?
To be fair he did apply in January, so things might be a little later.