DD is academically able but has been through the wringer in terms of her mental health over the last few years. No one would ever know from meeting her for the first time, but she’s needed a lot of support in college around anxiety, hr autism, sensory challenges etc. She is thriving there, has made great friends and loves it. Feels ‘at home’ and included for the first time (after struggling to fit in at a selective independent school.)
She has offers for economics from Warwick, Exeter, Durham, Bristol and UEA. She’s ambitious and is hoping to go onto health economics or maybe insurance and will probably do a post grad degree. She knows that the first four are great options in terms of prestige but having visited all of them (twice!) she feels that UEA might be a better fit in terms of supporting her wellbeing. She loved how ‘normal’ and inclusive it felt, the campus and its proximity to home for easy weekend visits. We also have close family in Norwich. I loved it too, and think she is probably right (with a tiny niggling, what if…?). She’s has bit of pushback from her college tutors and comments from a couple of friends (not unkind) that’s making her second guess herself.
It would be helpful to hear from anyone whose DC has made that choice (or who has made it themselves) and how it worked out for them. Any thoughts welcome.