After DD was sitting the north London consortium group 2 exam, we received an email from Channing inviting her to the interview, happily assuming she qualified.
But the email started with an odd introduction, telling that the school always offers an interview to applicants who have connections with the school (sisters that are there or parents as previous pupils etc.)
It's strange because we have nothing to do with this school whatsoever (but we want to next year;). She attended the interview of course and felt good.
I'm getting very tensed now thinking it was all an administrative mistake and she wasn't invited because she really passed their threshold.)
I'm anyway histerical from all this 11+ roller coaster, because we're totally out of the British system and coming from another country (as you could already feel reading my English), moving only in few months.
We started this crazy race only in November (only then we knew we're relocating to London), downloaded all exams samples, knowing so little about how it really works (everyday i'm just learning more and more, unfortunately the procedure now finished, just when I feel I'm much more wise:))
DD was practicing only with us during the Xmas vacation in a pastoral island in Thailand, really nothing to compare or compete with the majority of attendants, I guess, and their preparation.
We tried only few schools, our selection was quite humble and not pretentious being aware of her chances (a foreigner with 2 different mother tongues other than English, but very good English from an only English speaking school, only okaish in math, but DH managed to close some gaps there etc.)
My bottom line, could it be really a very sad mistake inviting her for an interview not from the right reason? The other 3 schools she attended their interviews, were anyway pre-arranged and not connected to the exam results (FHS sw1 for example.)
I really need here some relaxing thoughts, though of course I will accept the harsh reality...
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Channing school interview invitation last week?
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Shugi123 · 29/01/2016 20:11
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