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Thread 25 - Covid Cohort - Christmas Trees, No Omicron Please!

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OrangeCinnamonCocktail · 12/12/2021 17:15

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 posts 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 goodwill continues.

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.

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Monkey2001 · 23/12/2021 08:23

@Volterra I hope your DD has people with her, what is she doing on Christmas Day?

Zebracat · 23/12/2021 08:22

@whoamitojudge. Good news. She must be so proud and so excited.
@sofakingcool That was so quick, lovey to have som3 offers in plac3 before Christmas.

Hattifatteners · 23/12/2021 08:17

That is such a wonderful achievement for your DD @whoamitojudge! Congratulations! Enjoy your Christmas 😊

20newnames · 23/12/2021 08:16

So sorry to hear about your DD not making it home for Christmas @Volterra. I hope she is not feeling too unwell?

Brilliant news @whoamitojudge !

Nice to have offers in quickly @sofakingcool

crazycrofter · 23/12/2021 08:15

Brilliant news @whoamitojudge, she sounds like a very focused and single minded young lady!

Great to get some offers in before Christmas @sofakingcool.

Monkey2001 · 23/12/2021 01:20

That is great news @whoamitojudge, very grown up, not sure how mine will get to be responsible adults any time soon!

@sofakingcool that is a very speedy set of responses! Nice to have dinner before Christmas, well done DS

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OrangeCinnamonCocktail · 22/12/2021 23:00

@whoamitojudge

I just wanted to share with you all that today DD passed her last exam and is now a fully fledged cabin crew for Lauda Europe ( part of the RyanAir group) To say that DH and I are proud is an understatement. It’s been her dream since she was young and she’s gone out and got it. Shes coming home for Christmas tomorrow and for the first time in forever I’ve got Christmas Eve off ( retail worker) and DH will be working a half day from home! So happy right now. Well done to everyone getting offers and I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas
More lovely news...excellent! Congrats to your Dd!
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Fiddlersgreen · 22/12/2021 22:58

Huge congrats to your DD @whoamitojudge it must be so amazing to see them achieving their dreams

sofakingcool · 22/12/2021 22:45

It's been a while since I last posted on this thread, but thought I'd update with some offers!

Business economics

Applied to -

Cardiff -
Southampton-
Bournemouth - offer
Reading - offer, inc offering to lower grade if he chooses for firm choice
Portsmouth - offer

Only sent off to UCAS on Friday! Really impressed with the speed of the offers, and such a relief as his predicted grades weren't as good as he was hoping for

Wheresthebeach · 22/12/2021 22:32

Fab new Paddington.
Ah you must be so proud Who. Lovely when dreams come true

Volterra · 22/12/2021 22:29

That’s so lovely WhoamItojudge, how wonderful for her.

Oblomov21 · 22/12/2021 22:27

Hoorah for you cabin crew. I think we have all enjoyed her journey whoami.

singingstones · 22/12/2021 22:24

Amazing achievement whoami, no wonder you are proud. Good luck to her in her new career.

ealingwestmum · 22/12/2021 22:17

Oh Volterra I’m sorry to hear that.

Enjoy celebrating whoamitojudge, great achievement for your DD to fulfil her dream.

Volterra · 22/12/2021 22:12

Really good news PaddingtonPaddington. Great city, DD’s going to find it hard to leave if she needs to. She won’t be here for Christmas as has just tested positive for Covid.

whoamitojudge · 22/12/2021 22:11

I just wanted to share with you all that today DD passed her last exam and is now a fully fledged cabin crew for Lauda Europe ( part of the RyanAir group)
To say that DH and I are proud is an understatement. It’s been her dream since she was young and she’s gone out and got it. Shes coming home for Christmas tomorrow and for the first time in forever I’ve got Christmas Eve off ( retail worker) and DH will be working a half day from home! So happy right now.
Well done to everyone getting offers and I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas

singingstones · 22/12/2021 21:16

Great news Paddington, I'm sure she will have a great time at RWCMD.

EwwSprouts · 22/12/2021 21:00

Excellent news @PaddingtonPaddington. Certainly puts an end to the would x or y be better? Pleased to see offers are still coming in.

Congratulations to those acing the dance exams.

Monkey2001 · 22/12/2021 20:55

Congratulations Paddington! More than a little jealous - as a medicine applicant DS won't get his decisions before March - lovely that it is just EE too, no pressure at all!

20newnames · 22/12/2021 20:48

Wow @PaddingtonPaddington that is great news! How nice to be moving on and not waiting on unis.

crazycrofter · 22/12/2021 20:26

Brilliant news @PaddingtonPaddington and do I remember rightly that it’s a low offer because of auditions?

Isthisjustnormal · 22/12/2021 20:14

Wow @PaddingtonPaddington: that's so exciting: does it feel weird to be on the 'next step' of the process?! DS still only has one offer, but all of his others are known late-offer-ers.
@Zebracat: that sounds like a really fab combination: and as you say, very employable! How annoying not to have it as standard...

ealingwestmum · 22/12/2021 18:55

That’s fantastic Paddington, it sounds perfect for her, and a great city too.

Zebracat · 22/12/2021 17:55

Didn’t look at Leicester, too close to home. Typical!

crazycrofter · 22/12/2021 17:52

@Zebracat 25 years ago I did a history degree at Leicester Uni and we did a module every year called ‘Computing for historians’ which covered coding, database analysis etc. I can’t believe it’s not more common than it is. I really enjoyed it although I didn’t really go on to use those skills