Get the feeling your lad will do whats in your avatar, just minus the Santa outfit. 
No, Mark, he's a gentle soul. I guess it's his Aspergers I'm worried about, but it's probably his aspergers that's made his capable of doing a masters degree in maths, they seem to have brains like calculators.
He will be living at home ( 
Mark) and, if he gets an offer from Sheffield, it will be even less travelling. But you will understand, Grasshopper, when yours are at this age.
My Nephew is Aspergers, and has just started a course at Liverpool (so he can live at home) in some sort of biological science. His sister has not been diagnosed, but got a first in Social Work and I think she is very good at Child protection, because she has no emotional soul. Children are removed from parents, in a clearly defined process, and when you take out the emotion, it's pretty clear who is and who isn't at risk.
The youngest is Autistic and has other issues, but break me, for an 8 year old, he's bright. Provided you get his attention for more than 3 seconds.
If you look at my father in law, who is now 80, you can see where the gene comes from, (in the past he'd be described as shear bloody minded) and my own kids, whilst not aspergers, have got the science gene. Son got an MCHEM 1st from York and Daughter is in the 3rd year of an MPharm at Cardiff.
Mind you I've visited Leeds University on Open Days and Interview days with them both, and taken my dad and my nan to reminisce about their time at the place (Nan - RIP, met my Grandad in 1928 whilst both studying Maths, and My Dad did Physics there in the early 60's)
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