Proud Mummy Warning!

[NotAnOtter]

DS got an offer from Cambridge today thanks in part to all the great advice we got from mumsnetters

we are all very happy and proud of our pfb!

woohoo, well done NAO's ds !

Well done little otter!

Congrats to him . Do tell us, did he cut his hair for the interview or not?

Well done to your ds

Well done your ds.

Will he be having an 'our parents are addicted to MN and we survived it' meet-up with Riven's dd?

That's fab! Congratulations to him.

Snorkie no he didn't so that disproves that one!!

just wanted to say a quick thankyou to everyone who gave me amazing advice on here that undoubtedly helped him - Senua,Bagsforlife and scienceteacher . I hounded you all for a good 18 months to get help on all sorts of issues and could not have done it without you!!

Oh good - pleased to hear it. I loved the look of his hair long.

Did he get his first choice college & is he now motivated to getting the grades he needs (presumably quite high)?

well done, I thin Riven's Daughter did too

fantastic! really good news

what college?

smashing news,well done that lad

Thanks so much everyone

Snorkie he has his first choice which is lovely and lucky - it is Peterhouse the oldest and smallest college!

oh i was about to post the same thank you! I hope you don't mind me butting in. My ds got his offer from cambridge this morning too, and I think i have the same people to thank.

you were all endlessly helpful - his school was very lame about the whole thing - I am so grateful

he didn't cut his hair either!

faustina fantastic and i could not agree more!

which college? what is he hoping to read?

Fantastic news!!!!!

King's, philosophy (nice useful subject eh?)

congratulations to your ds too notanotter. Mine didn't apply ANYWHERE else! It's been a terrifying few weeks

wow faustina he must have been very confident!

no! He wasn't at all. We had months of angst, and he almost didn't apply. Once he'd finished the angst though,, there were perhaps three days before the UCAS deadline, and he had made up his mind by then that the only thing he wanted to do was philosophy, and Cambridge was the only place he wanted to do it at.

Apparently, this year more people tried for oxford because they aren't asking for an a*. No-one from his school got an offer from them - so he got a lucky break there..

He thought he'd be turned down, and his plan was to reapply again next year. It was only in the last few weeks that he admitted I might have been right when I suggested he apply to other places too.

He came back from the interview saying he thought he had fluffed it, so it has truly been a nightmare since then.

faustina wow very single minded nd focused young man. ds college said this year was the first year they had rejected without interviews so i am not sure numbers are down although ds school very poor showing from oxford also..

ds is state though and local independant fared well at oxford - yet to hear cambs

up late last night swooning over architecture (me not him!)

Well done to your Ds notanotter.

Wow! Many congratulations to DS1! (And you and DP too of course)

yes he is very stubborn singleminded indeed.

I have also been looking at the lovely photographs, and laughing at the very comprehensive set of rules - it's a bit harry potter isn't it?

I think only one other got an offer at cambridge - DS is at a state school too. The saddest part is there are twins who applied, and I think only one got an offer. They're very competitive too. What a nightmare that must be : (

faustina that would be hard!

captain nancy thanks - i have given myself a virtual pat on the back dont you worry. Think dp might have patted his balls as genetically he is definitely his dad's son !