Finishing year 13 in 2017 part 2

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New thread as the old one is at 990 messages!

DS is supposed to be guaranteed university accommodation if he accepted his clearing offer within a window (which he did) and if he applies in an 'accommodation portal window' (9am today till Friday).

The portal opened 3.5 hours late and it is, erm, awful. And no-one answers their phones. He's emailed - I guess that's all he can do right now?

At one point the portal was saying all the accommodation had gone.

God that sounds stressful, can't understand why they aren't answering the phones though.

Fingers crossed Liney.

I think DD hears about hers tomorrow. She is also having a belated joint 18th with her BFF tomorrow night. And still debating whether to go to Bestival the weekend before starting uni.

It's not ideal. We'll just have to panic keep calm and carry on.

Ok the website is updating, crashing, changing, wobbling ... basically what's left is the most expensive premium en-suite, and the oldest (and least expensive) without sinks. Opposite ends of the spectrum; that's what there is left. Massive price difference.

I'm now watching Jamie Oliver wrapping ham round olives.

This is like Worstival, Tilly

That sounds rather stressful Liney, fingers crossed and for all the others.

DD home safe and sound and we are going through a bit of an adjustment period after a promising 1st night. Am off to the garage to clear myself space in a minute. I think the Foundation Art might be too Art heavy, especially in the first term which she'll find hard going and frustrating that she can't do the photography and I think this could go a bit wrong.

Saying that, DH is trying to help.her set up her student bank account...

Space to sit Mirabelle? Im hiding in tje garden as the dress DD ordered isnt right and she has to go out to meet someone shes hopefully doing some babysitting for. Meanwhile DS is grumpy/anxious about GCSES and not prepping for Reading...

And don't forget vaccinations ...

'DS, remember you'll need to get booster and meningitis jabs.'

'What?'

He's studying biological and biomedical sciences ffs.

I wish I were more insouciant

If you are booking your adult gap year, don't do interrailing, it has been very stressful for all concerned! In our day you rolled out of bed at the hostel, made for the station and got on a train. Not now, you have to pre-book most trains and the reservations cost lots (it is cheaper for him to fly home from Milan than to reserve the trains).

Anyway, he headed off on Sunday morning (after DH checked and told him there were no trains to London due to engineering works) and I haven't heard from him since which is good (I hope). However he doesn't get back until 13th and then leaves again on 17th so his timing sucks. Guess who has been delegated the task of uni shopping? But before that guess who needs to do the clearout of his room? The house is a tip as I prepare to gut out DS1's room and move DS 2 in there....aargh, I loathe clutter and mess!

I have spent the afternoon mucking out DS's room. He still had Yr11 paperwork/school stuff in there, FGS!

Anyway, we have sorted out stuff to be binned, stuff for charity shop, stuff to take to uni and stuff that's staying at home.

I'm knackered.

I am looking forward to finally sorting DS's room out. I am quite sure there is GCSE stuff and geological strata of kebab wrappers under his bed.

Just booked his meningitis jab.

Funny how they can travel the world and the seven seas

I braved the pit yesterday and can report that lord Lucan and shergar are fine!!

I on the other hand haven't stopped sneezing since!

Good time to have a muck-out - DD had a bit of one before she left for her camp, and found £39 round pounds, plus a lot of small change.

Yes! Loads of cash in his room too - got more money then me!

DS isn't guaranteed accommodation as it was his insurance (even though he applied in June). They'll offer to all the firm students first and then, if there's spare, the insurance students at the end of this week/next week. You have 3 days only to accept an offer. We're going to be incommunicado on a cruise ship from Friday......

DS rang to explain the situation and to say he will accept any campus accommodation that's offered to him, but apparently you can't accept in advance like that.

Might need to order myself a very large drink when we board the ship.

@LineysRun how did you get on with the accommodation?

Same timeline as AmITwirly, ie we'll be told when we're told after Friday. Then we'll no doubt have a nanosecond to accept an offer via a crashed website.

Twirly, can someone stand in for you while you're away?

Assuming DS's application actually pinged through in the end ...

Aww, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

I have a horrible feeling what's left is £7k a year self-catering. And it's not even a year. It's 40 weeks

Nightmare

I'm consoling myself that he's doing a science degree with professional placement - It's an investment, right?