A level results day 2021 support thread

Hypothetically, a course could ask for 3 x A* for offers, and then put the course in clearing at 3 x B. It is seen as lowering the course status.

I was on the uni site

Maybe it was an old site or something

Sorry new to this but what is the problem with a course going into clearing?

I think maybe take clearing space on WhatUni with a pinch of salt. Having just re-looked, DD's course is listed as clearing, but her university site states that it isn't! Also I was wrong about the her course needing lower grades, that was a different campus, durrrhhhh.

On TSR the uni team are also saying no courses in clearing for UK students until released tomorrow.

Whats adjustment?

Right I’m off to google…this is obviously why I’m too calm, my ignorance is protecting me!

Didnt have this with ds1 as he only needed Es! Or dd as its drama schools shes looking at (for the last few years)

Ive just seen ds2 course is in clearing

But the grades required are higher than his offer….how does that work? He should exceed the grade required in his politics A level

He does have another uni in mind which he should absolutely get in but its further away

My DD's firm and insurance choice are both in clearing. I'm really surprised as we were lead to believe they were oversubscribed. They haven't dropped their offers, so just got to hope she has got the grades.

So dd is now annoyed that her course is in clearing and wants to go into adjustment if she's done as well as she hopes. Presumably adjustment is for 2021 entry only though and she has a gap year job lined up so I guess she just reapplies next year if she really wants to

Thought I would join. Our only child is off to university also in September, just waiting like everyone else for his grades tomorrow. He spent the weekend with a mate, on Saturday night they watched the rugby down a pub and were mean't to stay to have laugh with the karaoke but he said he suddenly had a panic and was feeling very down so they left. He has been fairly placid about it all up to now bless him. Today he's out with his Dad getting his Men B vaccine, the first one, his second will be just before he goes to uni. Wanted to get him the HPV vaccine as well as he would have missed out on having that at school as they only started to give it to boys in 2019, year he left and went into sixth form. Will see if we can get it done next year now.

He'll be home shortly, just had a phone-call so I imagine he's going to just hang around here. As for me, well I have been like many on here, nervous, worried, sad for him to be leaving, all the emotions. Can't wait for tomorrow morning to be over so we can focus and do what needs to be done. He's going in to collect his results and although we have his ucas log in, we have told him we will leave it all to him unless he specifically asks us.

All the best to all your lovely DSs and DDs x

Thank you to whomever mentioned WhatUni - really helpful and reassuring that there are options :)

Feel sick to my stomach though still.

Had a terrible nights sleep, full of dreams about DD's uni being a terrible experience. Woke up at 4am in a muck sweat. I blame you lot 😂😂

DD's course is in clearing and with a quite low tariff,which DD is actually quite pissed off about. Just goes to show you can't please everyone 🙄

Woke up feeling sick again, but luckily have a 2 year old tornado about to arrive for the day (my niece) so that will be a good distraction!

One of my favourite sayings for you all "everything will be alright in the end, and if it's not alright it's not the end!" Stay strong everyone - this time tomorrow it'll all be over (the waiting at least!"

Hope you're ok @ablutiions and DS has a great time.

After not a great nights sleep, am hoping for a busy day at work today to keep me occupied. Hoping I'll be so tired tonight after last night that I'll just pass out ;-)

Will just be relieved when the waiting is finally over. It's been such a rollercoaster.

hope everyone manages to keep busy today.

Found this thread on The Student Room which explains what happens on Track tomorrow, hope it's helpful!

www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7057030

Must be so hard to let him go @ablutiions but I'm sure he'll have a great time.

DD got up, got a drink and annouced she was going back to bed. I think today is going to be the longest day and I'm going to leave her to go whatever she needs to do to get through it.

At least by this time tomorrow we will know, she plans to check Track before she goes into school.

Hope the day passes quickly for you all!

I don’t feel very nervous which is worrying, i will undoubtedly feel sick tomorrow morning

Ds2 is working in a very busy pub (it is by the sea and he is delighted when it rains cos it will be quieter) quite a bit so I don’t think he has had time to feel nervous but i think he’ll be the same as me tomorrow

Apparently he wants to get there for 8.30am so it’ll be over quickly one way or the other! We are taking him out for breakfast straight after, can’t be lunch as he is working

Good luck to everyone for tomorrow morning….hopefully the government will pull its fucking finger out and not let this happen again, they should have sorted the criteria for this years exams back in September, if not before

Woke early. Ugh.

Ds is going to see a friend today.

Hope ds has a great trip @ablutions!

Well....1 more sleep! 😬

Managed to sleep ok but woke up feeling nervous, got lots of work to keep me busy all day today thankfully

Aww @ablutiions I hope he has a great time! Nail-biting for you, but V exciting for him to be going away!! . I’m so glad our young people are having some fun.. they deserve it

I agree @Boulshired- they have definitely been affected . I feel so sorry for them. They missed out on so much. Dd seems like she’s trying to cram a lot of fun stuff into this summer. She’s also working a lot which is really helping her independence and maturity ( nothing like serving the British public for helping with that!). But yes - In many ways I feel like she’s trying to pick up from where she was in the summer after gcses .

@ljmutti .. not long now .. I’m trying to keep busy too! I find that crap tv boxsets and craft helps with the distraction

It's 3.30 am and we are up as DS is off on his trip overseas and has an early flight. It seems like 5 minutes ago that he was little and we were off on family camping holidays.

Now here he is, 6 feet tall, off on his own to spend time with a GF I've never met (she lives overseas as well)., all whilst waiting for what are probably the most important results of his life so far. Gulp.

I miss him already and he's only just left the house. So excited for him, but could honestly cry with the emotion of it all.

Big day. Deep breath.

How is everyone else feeling on results-eve?

I agree It’s they have missed shared memories with college friends, the memories that when you meet up you always have something to remember and laugh about. Dd made new friends but doubtful if they are long term friends as she still knows very little about them. She is still reliant on her school friends. Whereas DS1 has shared a uni house with 9 friends and have bonded, not leaving their house share till the last minute and constantly in touch and laughing about their time together. 17 to 19 was the biggest change in personality for me but DD is still slightly frozen in time and even though there is only a year’s difference in age DS1 is an adult, DD at 18 is still in someways a adolescent year 11.

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Try and keep busy tomorrow, that’s how I cope

You’re not being a wimp, we all want the best for our DC and the last 18 months have been horrible for them - not the 6th form experience they should have had[/quote]
Movies back to back
Hugs

Big hug

I had a blast at 17...very happy memories.

I was working pt in a bar/restaurant. I was learning to drive, enjoying my studies and went on holiday with 3 friends to Cornwall for 2 weeks (No ibiza back then...)

My ds hasn't had any of that. His driving lessons have been all over the place. He hated remote learning. No work, no trips...just rubbish for them all.

I've just lathered myself in Neom lavender body butter so hopefully I'll sleep! ☺