- An offer? Is it an offer?
In fact it is from her head teacher congratulating her on a
talk she gave on open evening. I thought
she’d be happy, but she says,
- I thought it might be an offer.
The following day, there is indeed an offer from
Birmingham. It’s their standard offer
for history, but she’s as pleased as if they’d asked her for two E’s. She is free to imagine a future now. She can begin to see herself walking up to
the great domed hall – although hopefully the Biblical flood we encountered on
open day will have drained away.
For the next two days, Perran’s normally excellent posture
is slightly slumped. Then, two mornings
later, he bounds into the kitchen grinning - there has been an equaliser – he
has an interview at Manchester. Most universities
seem to interview for maths and philosophy rather than straightaway making an
offer. Strange that some of the more
introspective candidates get interviewed while gregarious humanities hopefuls receive
their offers in silence.
Just as with Birmingham for his sister, Manchester slips
into being a favourite, at least for the time being.
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