Starting Y13 (y12 support thread contd) - number 3

[Littleham]

Thread continued folks...

Oh, Swansea's nice muffin Seaside, Mumbles ...

Atia, you beat me to it! Was just about to come on and defend the tea and coffee shops of Mumbles and Joe's Ice-cream of course

Swansea University has the most awesome Egyptology Museum (on the campus). It is open to the general public.

DD now has offers from cardiff and Bath so just 1 interview to go next week. This will be the most challenging interview ( 7 station format) but luckily is not her favourite (at the moment). Have a good weekend everyone. DD needs to spend a lot of time studying on work she has missed due to interviews and 3 day field trip, and also preparing for next weeks interview!

Great news Hellbells, well done to your DD! :)

DS1's friend is at Swansea and loves it, esp BBQs on the beach! Sounds fab!

DS was telling me to watch the freshers on tv. I don't think I want to know what they get upto!!!

My mum has told me NOT to watch Freshers!

Hellsbells- good idea don't watch it!! I watched one episode of the last fresher's show they did it was on students going to leicester uni and it was a proper shock. Students being promiscuous and getting a STI disease as I remember then it being laughed at and students getting to find out who it was on social network site. I Couldn't get myself to watch anymore??? I guess I've been living under a rock as some of parents I've spoke to aren't at all suprised with what goes on. I hope my dd is sensible

Oops sorry horsemad I inadvertantly told you the sordid details of what goes on my apologise :(

DS has been sent all the details of a visit day from Exeter, they seem to have forgotten that they haven't actually made him an offer yet.

No sign of a Cambridge interview, it says on the college applicants website that notifications will be next week now. I think I may expire with the stress so have succumbed to

Webwiz - same with Soton, all the details but no offer I suppose they make a decision after the 'informal' interview...

Polka, you didn't spoil it for me, I can just imagine the shennanigans they get upto!

I think Exeter have got themselves in a bit a tizzy Horsemad - they have made ridiculous high offers that they have now gone back on. Fortunately DS is more laid back than I am about it all.

Having now seen the details of DS's 'interview' day at York, it looks v similar to the 'post-offer' day that my DD1 went to when she was applying several years ago.

I wonder if the 'interviews' are just a way of identifying those who are serious enough about their applications to be bothered to travel to the universities they have chosen.

DD2 had an "interview" at Southampton for Maths a few years ago. They said if you missed your offer then they had at least met you and could make a more informed decision whether to offer you a place. She didn't list it as a choice in the end so we didn't get to test it out.

Wow - lots of good news and interview activity, good luck everyone.

Muffinmonster agree with others that Swansea sounds the best tea shop or weekend break location of your DDs choices lol

A bit of good news here - following audition, DD has a standard EE offer from her first choice CUKAS institution. Think that's helped to alleviate the post auditions stress, but she's exhausted and school work been suffering.
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Hoping UCAS goes in in the next week or two. Believe only one choice interviews/auditiins. Can breathe for a while now, as a few quiet weeks apart from parents evening and school Xmas performances next month.

webwiz - I think Exeter sound a bit barmy with their ridiculously high offers!
DS hasn't applied there, must ask if any of his 6th form have.

Brilliant news Circular! Well done to your DD.Does she know yet if she'd prefer a conservatoire or Uni?

Great news about your dd's conservatoire offer circular, hope that lightens her load.