DS is in Y13 and applied unsuccessfully to Cambridge. He got the rejection and his finalised mock results during the same week, all culminating in a pretty unpleasant parents' evening this week. To be honest, I think he has been let down by the school. He had mocks at the time the interviews were taking place- why?? He didn't need the marks for UCAS and has only just got the finalised grades back, weeks after he actually sat them. He could have done the bloody things after the interview surely? He didn't do brilliantly in his mocks but I think he had so much on at the time.
He also had very little support, but I appreciate the school doesn't send many students there so there isn't the expertise. That isn't their fault, but things like organising the timetable of key events absolutely is. Now they are saying he may well not meet his targets and is not fulfilling his potential - which was high so he is doing fine but not as well as he could be if they put a bit of thought into their organisation! Anyone else have experience of this? It's so frustrating.