Year 13 -2025/26 - Support, discussion and looking after each other (new thread from y12)

DS has his offer for UCL - yay! That was the last one and one of his favourites. Standard offer (as expected) of AAA.

He’s going to watch out for the offer holder day now.

That’s great to know about psych @bluefineliner, thanks. And well done to your DD - 92% is an amazing mock score! My DD is adamant that she doesn’t want to do maths A level, despite (or perhaps because of) doing further maths GCSE. Yes UCAT doesn’t sound like fun but it’s also good to know that dropping the EPQ didn’t make a difference as it sounds like quite a heavy load (on top of A levels, work experience, UCAT).

@MiniMidiMaxi, @TeenLifeMum, congrats on the offers and good luck with the remaining ones. @gingercat02, good luck with Sheffield - is it your son’s favourite?

Dd is just waiting for Bristol now. We’ve been surprised the grade offers are lower than expected. She’s heard from Exeter today and was expecting AAB but it’s BBB offer. Reading is BBD (D for history, which they clearly don’t care about for biological sciences but want Bs in biology and chemistry).

she’s got OHD at Exeter and Cardiff, which she’s planning to do. We need to revisit Reading as that’s the course she likes the best.

Many congrats all on the recent offers, feels like it’s coming together for them all!

Interesting about A level choices and psychology, my ds2 is in y11 and wondering about it as an option (not an aspiring medic, mind!). Good to hear your DD has enjoyed it @bluefineliner.

DS1 now has offers from Sheffield and Southampton too, just Warwick to hear from. He’s also applying for a couple of engineering degree apprenticeships atm but treating them as long shots!

@ComingInByAnsible DD is doing chem bio and psych. She started an epq but gave that up at the end of y12 as she wanted to concentrate on her A levels to get the grades. DD did start with bio chem and maths but swapped to psych within a week when she realised how hard it would be to get an A in maths as well as the other two. DD had never done psych before and loves it! She finds it the easiest of her subjects and just got 92% in her mock so is on track for an A*. Swapping was the best decision she made. It doesn't seem to have made any difference to her med application as she got 4 interviews. I honestly think UCAT is the key and that is a whole other nightmare in y12 summer to get through 😂. Good luck to your DD.

We're not planning on any offer holders days, we visited Sheffield and Leeds on the Open days.
DH and I know both cities quite well, having lived in Rotherham and some of our oldest friends live outside Leeds. We live on the coast near Newcastle.

DS got a no from Newcastle, which we were sort of expecting, he's sitting on BCC from Leeds Beckett, Northumbria and Hallam.

Patiently waiting for a yay or nay from Sheffield and than he'll make a decision.

Well done on all the offers, some clever kids in your lives.

What brilliant news @bluefineliner, @JessyCarr and @Newlease, congratulations to your DDs! 💐

@bluefineliner, it looks like your DD is doing similar A levels to what my DD is thinking of taking (bio, chem, psych, plus MFL AS and EPQ). She is in year 11 and an aspiring medic too. Is your DD happy with her choices? Does she like psych (it would be a new subject to my DD)?

@JustHereWithMyPopcorn, DS’s 5th (well actually 1st) choice was Oxford PPE, but sadly it was not to be. On Bath accommodation, we looked around during the open day and it was quite mixed tbh. The nice ones were more expensive!

@englishmummyinwales, DS had an OHD invite from Exeter a few weeks back. This was for Econ and Politics and he’s booked to go. He applied in September though and had an offer ages ago, so hopefully your DS will hear soon.

Mocks all done and went ok as far as DD will tell me . No results for a few weeks though. The Art coursework is on track to be finished by next week but then the Art exam work will start pretty much immediately. The EPQ work is still ongoing. We are definitely not going to any offer holder days unless Edinburgh makes an offer - still waiting on that. Some post exam celebrations booked in the form of Harry Styles.

Good to hear about offers coming in and great mock results. These YP have got this.

Congrats to all those with offers!

Congratulations to your DD @bluefinelinerwhat great news.

@bluefineliner Fabulous news about Leeds! I heard their interviews were especially tough. Congratulations to your DD - that's a great one to have in the bag 🎊

Lovely to hear all the offers coming in! @bluefineliner fantastic for your daughter - still a few medic friends of DD waiting to hear & a few who may have to reapply.
Huge congratulations @JessyCarr @Newlease !
DD best friend got a no from Cambridge & is very upset - its so hard when they've set their heart on a particular place/course.
They're so young & everything feels so monumental at 17/18.

Fantastic news @bluefineliner Leeds is an excellent school. I’m sure the others will flood through now too!

It’s always scary when they head out on their own @JessyCarr I’m sure your daughter will do well, and be well supported, wherever she chooses.

Great news @bluefineliner . Getting the first one is a huge relief for them.

Congratulations to your DD @bluefineliner first one in the bag is a huge relief!

DD got her first med offer today for Leeds! Huge relief all round and a very happy DD.

Thanks everyone. @bluefineliner - yes, it is her favourite. It is also unconditional, so I have made her promise not to slack off on A Levels. She says she is committed to doing her very best.

We do have concerns about whether the course, and particularly the very intense French teaching and assessment style, is really right for her. She has dyslexia and (medicated) ADHD, and has needed considerable support from us in staying organised, meeting deadlines and coping with exam pressure. Whether 6-day teaching weeks and constant exams will be the right recipe remains to be seen. But she is an adult and must shape her own future. And own her choices!

Congratulations @JessyCarrand @Newlease

@Newlease congratulations on the Cambridge offer for your DD! How exciting.

@JessyCarr congratulations to your DD on the Sciences Po offer. Do you think this will be her preference?

History

Congrats to your DDs @JessyCarr and @Newlease fab news!!

That is fantastic @JessyCarr. Well done to your daughter!

Congratualtions to your dd @Newlease

Both girls should be very proud of themselves 💐

@Newlease A Cambridge offer - congratulations to your DD! I hope the college change doesn’t spoil her news. People tend to be happy where they end up, and it’s wise not to get too attached to any particular college in advance.

Click post way soon, we still
not had done any mocks, it’s at the end of FEB, week after half term. Not sure if that’s good thing in terms of too close to Exams, but the with Cambridge tests and interviews, this would give them enough time to catch up.
@gingercat02good results from mocks. @Ventresshope you are doing well and DS hopefully will share with you soon!

Congratulations to your DD’s @Newlease and @JessyCarr 👏🏻👏🏻