Support thread for parents of teenagers
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Mar 2020
2:10pm, 26 Mar 2020
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Groundhog
Good idea Swittle
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Mar 2020
2:26pm, 26 Mar 2020
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DocM
one of my teens has had an email to say UCAS deadline has been shifted to two weeks later ...other has not had email yet
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Mar 2020
2:32pm, 26 Mar 2020
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KatieB
Deadline for deciding on first choice?
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Mar 2020
2:37pm, 26 Mar 2020
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DocM
yes....i believe to give more time for universities more time to adjust their offers
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Mar 2020
2:40pm, 26 Mar 2020
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KatieB
Ok. Are your teens ok with it all? Mine seems pretty chilled so far...he hasn't done firm/back up yet.
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Mar 2020
2:59pm, 26 Mar 2020
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DocM
on the surface they are ok, but i think its really tough with so many unknowns. I think for now they are burying themselves in the work that the school is setting them but when the Easter holidays start they will feel an enormous void and have more time to worry
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Mar 2020
2:59pm, 26 Mar 2020
33,206 posts
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DocM
mine havent done their firm /back ups either
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Mar 2020
3:02pm, 26 Mar 2020
7,987 posts
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KatieB
I am expecting a rollercoaster over the next couple of months with the UCAS stuff, but tbh it feels easier to deal with than having under 10s at home needing occupying and trying to work so...grateful for that.
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Mar 2020
3:02pm, 26 Mar 2020
34,566 posts
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LindsD
That was on Twitter this morning (from UCAS). Please reassure your teens. They have a lot of power in this situation, though it might not feel like it. Universities will be desperate for students come Sept, and they/we are unlikely to have any overseas students to swell our coffers. It really is a buyers' market. |
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Mar 2020
3:02pm, 26 Mar 2020
34,567 posts
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LindsD
(sorry, the second para is me - I meant the moving of the deadline was on Twitter)
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