Mumsnet Talk

Just got a call saying we're in. Whoever it was that declined their place - I could kiss them Off to tell the little fruit the good news after having to let him down gently last night. DelightedTouchlineDad signing off.

Think it was us as we got through to them shortly before your post and declined the place - very fortunate to have had another place elsewhere. My DH (first time I've ever used the title either) says he is looking forward to the kiss...! Glad everything worked out so well.

TLD - welcome to CC - fab school, have two DC, one now @ StP from CC and one at CC, and your DS is set for a wonderful experience!

Congrats touchlinedad. It was meant to be the bonus if getting do close to not making it is you appreciate being there even more...if that's possible. You're ds will love it there it really is the most amazing place

TCSW - presume you're delighted where your DS has got in. My little soldier is absolutely thrilled as despite taking the setback news well last night he was more than a bit gutted having set his heart on being a CC boy. Admirably, and in probably the same response as many at schools that generally go through to the 13+, he is now concerned that he is going to miss his old friends.

With regards to doing my bit around my original Mumsnet post the lesson as so well reiterated by LondonStressedMummy is that at CC :
the waiting list is real;
they don't stick everyone down on it after the interviews;
they have an order of preference and stick to it rigorously;
not everyone gets in from it (we were obviously incredibly lucky so no smugness here).

The thing to take away is that there are multiple posters who get in to CC/ WUS/ KCJS every year from the waiting lists. Don't slit your wrists (metaphorically) until the final closing phone call - refuse to mention fat ladies singing..

As before well done to everyone that got in to their chosen school and now that my DS2 is in, here's hoping for a strong CC rugby team

Thanks again all for kind words and advice. DS too speaking about missing friends. He doesn't realise he's at the age of the diaspora - all his mates heading in different directions anyway.

That last week was difficult. Wasn't sure how to tell DS that he'd (reportedly) done v well in exam and (also reportedly) well in the interview and still that wasn't enough. Not sure how a child can process that.

WesterleyDad - you're so right about the difficulty of explaining having done really well but still having just missed out to a little kid, especially when all those that apply to those sorts of schools* are bright little sparks and they're not used to academic knocks.

Thankfully a few others are leaving his prep either to ease the school run by going to their sster's co-ed school or to go to another "through" school so the sadness of leaving his little mates will be shared by others.

*fully expecting to get barracked for a phrase like that