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My son is aiming to go down this route. He's looking to do some sort of job in IT and has no intention of going to uni. He was horrified once he discovered that you had to pay to go to uni

I know I was at uni a long time ago but there were three private school kids in our block: two of them dropped out in the first year. Good to see things haven't changed

Yeah, fair point. My parents didn't have to subsidise mine, as I got a grant. Thankfully, neither of my kids has any interest in going to uni, that's a big saving on my bank balance 😀

That's another thing: why are parents now involved in selecting unis?My parents didn't set foot in Bradford until they went to my graduation ceremony. I've just been discussing this with ex-classmates and none of their parents did either. I went to my one uni interview by myself, as I did for...

How? It wasn't that I chose not to go to any, I was never invited to any or informed about them I wasn't just me, I don't recall any of my friends going to any either. You had an interview with your top choice on your UCCA form and that was that

The only thing I'd suggest (apart from the obvious question of accommodation) is how near the city centre everything is. I chose my uni partly because it was based near the centre so shopping, nightlife, station etc was very convenient. But some people (my sister, for example) actually liked...