My niece just got in to Oxford.

[AlCzervik]

she just called me, she's a sophmore at BC and she applied to do her junior year abroad and the visting student guy just handed her the acceptance letter. She is over the moon right now. I can't wait to visit her there.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

That's great!

:toast:

She must be a very smart kid! :D

[AlCzervik]

4. She is honestly one of the nicest, hardworking kids i know

Will Pitt was her teacher when she was at Newton Country day.

[Lavender Brown]

1. A big accomplishment

It will be fun for you to visit. Have you been there before?

[AlCzervik]

3. i went to England about 15 years ago, my daighter will be thrilled

because now she'll get to go.

[Mizmoon]

2. But the UK is full of foreigners, y'know

and they eat MAYO with the FRENCH FRIES!!!!!! :crazy:

[AlCzervik]

5. she loves foreign folks, she did model UN for 5 years

[northzax]

7. mmm, curry fries

you bastard, now I'm hungry.

[tjwmason]

6. Marvellous news

Oxford is a very fine university, but also a wonderful place to study.

Do you know which college she will be at?

[AlCzervik]

8. i didn't catch that, she was so excited i could barely understand her

except for......ohmygodohmygod i'm going to oxford...ohmygodohmygod....

[tjwmason]

11. She's bound to have a wonderful time

What ever she's like, there will be other people like here around.

[AlCzervik]

12. I just called her, she said Mansfield college.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

24. yikes she will be right near the Science buildings..tell her to stay away

from Dr James Watson...he said and teaches that anyone with an QI of less than 177 should not take up space on the planet and be prevented from breeding...he is an evil man

[AlCzervik]

25. writing down his name right now, thanks for the heads up.

[sniffa]

9. kick ass!

is this the same niece who had wiLL pitt as a teacher?

it's a smaLL worLd y'know.

[AlCzervik]

13. yes, the same one. Hows your head?

[sniffa]

21. getting better, thank you

:D

i took IB, drank a coke and ate a sandwich. i'm stiLL in a bit of pain, but not in the fuLL on stages of wanting stab my eyes out.

[AlCzervik]

22. i feel you on that, i get about 1 migraine a month

and unless you've had one people don't get how debilitating they are. Mine are the worst when the barometric pressure changes a lot, when i lived in Houston i got them all the time, not so much here thankfully.

[Stunster]

10. I was there

Did a graduate degree in social sciences in the mid 1980s.

Also spent a lot of time in the local pubs. ;-)

:beer:

[tjwmason]

14. The pubs are the main part of every British university

:beer:

[ElsewheresDaughter]

15. my nephew was also accepted into Oxford (full scholarship) he's at Sarah

Lawrence in Bronxville, NY right now and will transfer to Univ. of Oxford next fall...maybe they will meet :7

[AlCzervik]

16. hey maybe, she doesn't have a boyfriend

:hi:

[ElsewheresDaughter]

18. his name is ....

Daniel Jump :hi: mention him because not only is he smart 4.0 GPA he is so so handsome/hot ;)

[AlCzervik]

20. will do!

[MissMillie]

17. Sweet deal! good for her!

Hope you all can celebrate tonight.

[auburngrad82]

19. Maybe I'll come by and say "Hey"

Oxford's only about 30 miles from here. Oxford, North Carolina...

[Zuni]

23. what about the moist towlettes?