Convincing Mum to let me go to a far away Uni

Holloway isnt bad but I understand your frustration. Tell her its the cycle of life. In order to get the best opportunities, we have to sacrifice the things we care about. Easy decisions won't get you far, tell her its the hard ones that count in the end.

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Need good excuses to reason my Mum since she's pretty paranoid about me leaving the 'bird's nest' and leaving her with my Dad and other siblings who don't listen to her as much as I do...

She wants me to go Brunel or Royal Holloway and other (imo sh*tty) universities nearby/in London that don't provide the same opportunities as the university I got in mind (Kent). She even wants me to consider apprenticeships instead of university, so yh she's desperate.

Just so we're clear I'm quite serious about living out and away from family so any help is appreciated.

TL;DR - Excuses for going to a far away Uni compared to staying and going to the local ones.

What's the issue with your dad and other siblings? I can totally empathize with you, and if I'm honest I feel like sometimes you have to do what's best for you rather than think about others. But I don't know your entire situation so take that with a pinch of salt.

If you're close to Brunel and RH then Kent isn't exactly "a far away uni".

Is it because it may be a struggle for your parents to contribute financially if you study away from home?

Just sit and have an honest talk with her. Tell her you think the uni of your choice is the best option and it's what you want to do, and that she can't make you do anything, you're and adult now. And that you'll still see her all the time. You can come visit her whenever and you can ring/text/facetime/whatever whenever you both want. It's not like going there means you'll never see each other again.

Threaten to go to Edinburgh or Glasgow, then Kent will seem like a compromise.

In all seriousness, though, I think the best thing to do is to hold your ground. I would create a list of reasons why you want to go to Kent, and a list of reasons why closer universities can't provide the same experience in terms of course content, contact hours, student prospects, and student satisfaction. If you have all the facts to back up your decision, it would be very hard for her to stay firm based on her (very subjective) reasoning.

imo Royal Holloway is better than Kent but to each his own

I’m guessing your in year 13. You can fill in the student finance form yourself. I know because I am filling it out myself. Including the parent/carer section because my mum is blind and won’t be able to fill it out. You do have to get some relevant info but a lot of it won’t be too difficult to do. National insurance and passport number alongside some info on your parents finance. You should call HM revenues and costume and ask for you parents tax credit/ tax bracket letter. Just give the relevant info eg name, date of birth of parents. And they should send it to you. Then either ask them to send it to a friends house. Don’t tell them that just say the address and make up an excuse. Or get up earlier than your parents and pick up the letters. HM revenues and costums letters are in a brown paper envelope which is of a normal size.

who the hell would consider Kent far away from London. jesus.

Wouldn't it be a better decision to pick the best uni for your subject? Then decide based on location after (i.e if two are similar reputation then pick the one further from London). That's a valid reason to give to your mother too.

So you just insinuate that Royal Holloway is a ‘*****y’ university (which isn’t btw), but then you want to go to Kent. 11/10 my friend.
Also, how is Kent far away from London? What happens if you got to go on a holiday to the US or such, would you prepare yourself for an extra planetary mission?