Cambridge Parents Association

Hello All
My daughter has an offer for Vet Med at Clare - it's all very exciting. She is still making her final choices for UCAS but it is 90% Cambridge 10% Liverpool atm. She will go to the offer holders day in a couple of weeks which may answer any remaining questions.

There's no rush. Many don't order it until they arrive, and many colleges sell off 2nd hand gowns too. (And buying one before achieving the offer might be a tad previous... )

Ryder and Amies is a lovely shop, and close to the best Chelsea buns in the world...

Hello All
My daughter has an offer for Vet Med at Clare - it's all very exciting. She is still making her final choices for UCAS but it is 90% Cambridge 10% Liverpool atm. She will go to the offer holders day in a couple of weeks which may answer any remaining questions.

Looks like you've started a nice little community here Congratulations to your daughter.

That's what I was thinking (about being previous). The best thing after getting your grades at A2 is to go into Oxford/Cambridge to buy the gown. The Great Gown Buying Ceremony is a fabulous experience.

We live in West Wales which is 5-6 hours from Cambridge so need to take the opportunity when in the city hence my daughter planning to get hers on the offer holders day in Feb. As she has an unconditional offer there is no risk of being previous 🙂

We live in West Wales which is 5-6 hours from Cambridge so need to take the opportunity when in the city hence my daughter planning to get hers on the offer holders day in Feb. As she has an unconditional offer there is no risk of being previous 🙂

I have seen that there has been an Oxford Parents Group running for the best part of a year now and the content seems really useful for parents of existing and prospective students.

I have searched but cannot find a comparative thread for Cambridge.

@Doones Do you know if a group already exists? If not could we use this to start such a group for Cambridge Parents?

There is already a non-Oxford parents thread

But that is not a lot of good for parents who wish to discuss the special problems and have specific questions about Cambridge would it!

It's up to them what they post

Why do parents feel they need these threads? There' so much information out there already ... people coped very well before the internet!

It's up to them what they post

Why do parents feel they need these threads? There' so much information out there already ... people coped very well before the internet!

Surely the same logic could be applied to the vast majority of threads on TSR. Very little is unique in which case the question becomes why have forums at all? You seem an active participant in them perhaps you could respond?

Why do parents feel they need these threads? There' so much information out there already ... people coped very well before the internet!

Lord alone knows why I feel the need to post in a filthy Tab thread ( ) but if there's a demand for the thread (which there clearly is, even if it's just a few people) and it's not hurting anyone, then what's the problem?

I can't count how many PMs I've had over the past almost-12 years from worried (prospective) Oxbridge parents. I think anything that connects people with similar worries together in an open forum can only be a good thing, so that they can get answers from knowledgeable people! In any case, not everything about Oxbridge can be accurately/adequately gauged from the Internet

There is already a non-Oxford parents thread

There's no need for information for parents there's abundant sources!

I'm on here to help students with Mathematics - you can't get a hint on how to solve a question from other websites. I also support uni blogs and point to good resources.

Lord alone knows why I feel the need to post in a filthy Tab thread ( ) but if there's a demand for the thread (which there clearly is, even if it's just a few people) and it's not hurting anyone, then what's the problem?

I can't count how many PMs I've had over the past 12 years from worried (prospective) Oxbridge parents. I think anything that connects people with similar worries together in an open forum can only be a good thing, so that they can get answers from knowledgeable people! In any case, not everything about Oxbridge can be accurately/adequately gauged from the Internet

Also she will need less wet weather gear in Cambridge than West Wales but more cold weather gear... the winter wind seems to blow in directly off The Russian Steppes!

There is an entire forum for all parents: The Parent Room.
There's abundant resources on Maths elsewhere, or about the UCAS process or Student Finance, or on university life, or for online games even, or caring for hamsters, or whatever. Doesn't mean that TSR can't host all those and more too - including a couple of threads for Oxbridge parents.

If you don't have anything constructive to contribute in this thread please find one where you can.