The previous day we'd all been to Canterbury because Ally had a University interview. This was the course she really wanted to get on and it is heavily oversubscribed. Last year there were 9 applicants for every place. A lot of people faced disappointments.
Things had gone well and now, the day after, Ally and I sat looking at her computer monitor, open on the web-page for UCAS, the university admissions service. "Your UCAS form has been updated" was the message. This was it. Had Canterbury turned her down or offered her a place? Ally didn't want to look.
So we talked about disappointment. About the fact that 90% of applicants were going to be disappointed, and she could be amongst them. We talked about the fact that she already has an offer from another college. We talked about how we would feel, and how we would deal with the sadness of not getting in.
What a waste of time! They've offered her a place for September.
Disappointment is never very pleasant and we would have dealt with it and moved on, but as I sit here writing this blog, I have to say that I am so very thankful to God that he has opened this particular door for my daughter. Having been dragged around the country as we've sought to follow God's leading in our lives, she has had to face losing friends and finding new ones. Moving school, and a few other things along the way. All part of the package that goes with being the child of the manse.
So it's another proud Dad moment to have been there when she found out that she'd got a place at her first choice university, now all she has to do is get those A-level grades. That and think about ordering herself a shiny new Macbook to take with her.
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