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Corona Cohort: Statements Scripted, Grades Predicted

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Monkey2001 · 20/09/2021 23:04

This is a thread for supporting all young people post GCSEs 2020, regardless of their educational setting. It is respectfully requested that all are supportive and helpful to each other. If you want to start a debate, e.g state vs private, please don't within this thread. Please also be sensitive when responding to threads about grades.

Some of us have been here since first thread back in yr10, some will be new. Everyone has been friendly and helpful in the past. Everyone is welcome. It is hoped this will continue.

From OrangeCinnamonCocktail:

Our DS/DD may go down various paths (such as employment, apprenticeships, higher ed) We have decided for anyone interested they will most likely find us within the Further Ed board.

Previous thread - www.mumsnet.com/Talk/further_education/4339233-Thread-19-Corona-Cohort-Enrolling-on-Year-13-hopefully-NOT-unlucky-for-some?pg=1

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estherfrewen · 29/09/2021 22:25

@OrangeCinnamonCocktail - so sorry to hear about your mum. Thinking of you

Delphigirl · 29/09/2021 21:50

Oh orange, I’m so sorry.

mummabear74 · 29/09/2021 21:40

@OrangeCinnamonCocktail thinking about you and hope your mum is comfortable. How worrying for you all x

Seeline · 29/09/2021 21:35

Thinking of you and your family @OrangeCinnamonCocktail 💐

OrangeCinnamonCocktail · 29/09/2021 21:19

Bless you all and thanks. Mum has dementia and is in a nursing home. She was admitted with a gastric infection which turned into pneumonia. Further tests have revealed she had a 'silent' heart attack in the last two/three days. She was getting more responsive when I left but v worried.. She is not lucid at the best of times by talks a lot so to sit there with here all monitored up and barely responding was hard. We are all taking it in turns to be with her and see how she progresses. Unfortunately even if the pneumonia is successfully treated we still have to deal with the heart attack business, the doctor this morning said it might be days or weeks. Poor thing.

Shimy · 29/09/2021 21:01

We haven’t been to any open days but I’d be so annoyed in Oblomov’s shoes. Why on earth did they overbook and why did they take so long to you know? That’s is so unprofessional of them

icanbewhatiwant · 29/09/2021 20:03

@OrangeCinnamonCocktail I hope your DM is ok 💐

icanbewhatiwant · 29/09/2021 20:00

@EerilyDisembodied I thought Sussex was 2nd or 23rd?

Isthisjustnormal · 29/09/2021 19:53

Oh @OrangeCinnamonCocktail, sorry to hear about your mum. We’ll all be thinking of you over the weekend - I’m sure I speak for everyone in saying feel free to use this thread. In any way that would support you - whether that’s talking or not talking about it.

@Oblomov21: how frustrating. I’ve found lots of talks are booked when trying to get open days organised. It to overbook and then cancel people in pretty unforgivable - surely you organise an additional talk in that situation??

We are nearish RH so ds went for a look round when no other unis were doing open days. He liked it (he likes quiet!!) but it did sound sedate!

EwwSprouts · 29/09/2021 19:51

@OrangeCinnamonCocktail I hope your mum sees some improvement and you have more time together Flowers

EerilyDisembodied · 29/09/2021 19:14

There's a thread about RHU being quiet at weekends, we were talking about that last week

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/higher_education/4362007-Royal-Holloway-is-the-area-isolated-a-bit-dull

EerilyDisembodied · 29/09/2021 19:10

Sorry to hear about your mum @OrangeCinnamonCocktail Flowers

@icanbewhatiwant we are going to Sussex for history too, on the 16th. I haven't looked at the details yet, my head is in a bit of a spin with it all, maybe later. DS is using an email address which I also have access to which is a godsend at the moment. We haven't had any details through yet though.

Shimy · 29/09/2021 18:57

@OrangeCinnamonCocktail Prayers for DM Flowers

crazycrofter · 29/09/2021 18:55

@OrangeCinnamonCocktail I'm really sorry to hear about your mum, I hope things are better than you're expecting.

cariadambyth · 29/09/2021 18:34

@OrangeCinnamonCocktail thinking of you, your mum and your family 💐

Alsoplayspiccolo · 29/09/2021 18:00

Thinking of you and your mum, Orange. Flowers

Thanks to you and Delph for the Southampton info. I think if nothing else, it will be good for DD to see a uni properly and get a feel for the place; she’s hoping to study English with film, so no need to see lecture rooms etc, but a chat with student support would be useful, as well as info about a year abroad.

stoneysongs · 29/09/2021 17:46

Sorry to hear that about your mum Orange. Hope she feels better soon.

Oblomov that is infuriating when you booked so long ago - they can't just kick you off!

ealingwestmum · 29/09/2021 17:14

Hoping it’s not what you are anticipating Orange Flowers

Oblomov21 · 29/09/2021 17:12

4 times I've phoned. Can't get through to anyone who knows anything.

Delphigirl · 29/09/2021 16:22

Oh I’m sorry about your DM @OrangeCinnamonCocktail. That’s worrying. I hope she makes a speedy recovery.

@Oblomov21 that is a bit rubbish. Is it worth a phone call to say it is her 1st choice? They should be limiting parental access, not that of potential students.

Piggywaspushed · 29/09/2021 16:05

orange , hope your DM is OK .

Piggywaspushed · 29/09/2021 16:03

That's really vexing.

BlueMarigold · 29/09/2021 16:02

@Oblomov21 that’s awful! Once it got full they should have stopped people making new bookings. Do they let you rebook?

crazycrofter · 29/09/2021 15:54

Oh dear @Oblomov21 that’s disappointing. Can you still go to the open day itself?

Oblomov21 · 29/09/2021 15:35

Queen Mary have emailed to say I longer have a place on their talks at their Open Day this Saturday. oversubscribed. I booked 3 talks, 6 weeks ago, so I'm more than gutted.
This is the Uni that Pwc had it's new flying start course for accountancy, which is ds's first choice by a country mile, so I'm severely disappointed. SadAngry

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