Telegraph – Maureen Rice
“Now I have two children of university age; my daughter is in her final year and my son is going through the application process this year. Everything has changed beyond recognition, and it’s hell. These days, it’s parents who are the driving force behind their child’s applications, a labyrinthine system in which knowledge is power, and in which every wrinkle, angle or loophole is ruthlessly exploited in the hope of some small advantage.”(more)