Starting year 13 2016

[HSMMaCM]

Continuing from the year 12 - 13 thread.

Good luck with continuing studies, uni open days, driving tests, etc.

Teta - medicine and even moreso vet brings a whole extra level of stress - sorry it spoilt her evening but good thing she came home. Hope she got some sleep and can deal with it today.

Yes Errol, recurring problem since he had sepsis last September, happens every 3-6 weeks but this time he's been lucky and not had it since August. I'm wondering if it is a reaction to antimalarials or something he picked up in Africa...clutches at straws.

Meanwhile he lay in bed drafting his personal statement but so at least he got something done.

Thanks, I'll let you know how she gets on.

Ono I was just wondering reading earlier posts if he had travelled anywhere and you've now answered it. I don't know where you are in the country but would it maybe be possible to have some input from the London School of Tropical medicine to rule out anything caught whilst in Africa?

DD has an offer from Bristol!

For what hardcore?

English.

It's A*AA, which is their typical offer. Obviously that's a tall order, but doable for her, if she put in the work (which she has been doing).

I'm so pleased for her!

Great!

Meanwhile, my DD was quite pissed off with Manchester yesterday - her first invitation for an interview, but its on the same day as the Cambridge exam. Given that at this stage presumably quite a high proportion of applicants will also be doing that, it seems like a bit of an odd choice.

Errol what is your DD applying for at Manchester and do they have an alternative interview date?

Well done to your DD Hardcore. Is Bristol her first choice?

Electrical&Electronic engineering. They're bound to have alternative interview dates since candidate don't even have to have applied by then, do they? (what is the actual UCAS final application date?)

Plus it's in the half term hols here, there will probably be kids away on hols.

Think final application date is 15 Jan.

She's just called to say they've come back with two alternative dates.
So, now we'll have to get to grips with what the heck to wear. She wont contemplate a dress or skirt for an eng. interview, and the only type of trousers she wears are black skinnies. Argh.

Meanwhile, my DD was quite pissed off with Manchester yesterday - her first invitation for an interview, but its on the same day as the Cambridge exam.

Why would Manchester know that Cambridge have their exams on that date? There are also separate exams for Oxford - would you expect them to look up and avoid these dates too?

University timetables are so busy that very few dates for interview are possible. Asking for the interviews not to clash at all with Cambridge/Oxford exams/interviews when only a minority of applicants will actually be taking the Oxbridge exams/interviews seems a bit too much.

The thought processes of 17yos during UCAS applications may just possibly be a wee bit inclined to overthinking and being blinkered.

Yes, I know - and also pointed out to her that they probably chose a Wednesday because that's when undergrads have the afternoon off to allow for sporting fixtures (do they still do that?) - and indeed, the two other dates are also Wednesdays.

Dd is thinking of applying to a uni near where her boyfriend is applying . I have of course given her the talk about choose for yourself, not someone else etc etc etc. However ... one of the units she is looking at has challenging grades and if it makes her work hard, I'm all for it .

(I have also checked it is an appropriate course for her)

*unis

Goodness, a whole other level of complexity! So what happens if she gets her place and he doesn't...

I'll be thrilled with her exam results

I'm trying not to get too involved, while giving boring parental advice.

I'm guessing she will go back to her previous idea of doing open university.

Wed pm is still Sports and for unis, smart casual is ok. The interviews are not too formal

HSMM my ds's girlfriend is only applying to unis that he is applying to and has even now decided that she wants to do the same course as him

She really liked Bristol, ono, but she's also applied for Cambridge.

I think if she didn't get Cambridge, then she wouldn't be at all unhappy with Bristol.

Some of her friends had received good offers very quickly, so she was feeling quite nervous, and was really pleased to get an offer, particularly from there.

Fairenuff my dd definitely won't be doing engineering and her boyfriend would not give psychology or dance the time of day

They're just not old enough to have the confidence in themselves.

HSM and Faire - would you be surprised to learn that 30 years ago I chose my course because my boyfriend at the time was 2 years ahead of me on the same course? In the end I didn't get the grades and had to go to another uni - the rest (and the relationship) is history but my entire career has been down to that, lol!

Ono is that good news?

Next post from Ono. Aibu to hate my career ?

Is it always girls that try to follow boys? That'd be a bit sad...

Anyway, my footloose and fancy free DD has now got invitation to Southampton - the only one of her choices which we thought didn't interview but apparently the day includes an 'informal interview'.... I'm guessing its more of an 'applicant day'. She's a bit of a few of her friends who already have two or three offers without having to interview, including one unconditional.