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Any parents of Y12 DCs up for a support thread?

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cardibach · 26/04/2013 21:23

to get us through AS and university Open Days etc.?

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notfluffy · 27/04/2013 17:05

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prettydaisies · 27/04/2013 13:30

DD is wishing she'd done chemistry instead of English lit I think. Perhaps I need to tell her it's very difficult. She's talking about doing it as an AS in Y13, but I'm not sure how practical that is. Also she won't have done any chemistry for a year.

glaurung · 27/04/2013 13:18

dd struggled with timing in her Jan papers and didn't finish several. I expect it will be a problem this time around too. Looking at mark schemes very carefully is usually the best way to learn how to get the marks (chemistry is notorious for being picky about using exactly the right terminology)

glaurung · 27/04/2013 13:15

..and she does chemistry too cardibach - it's a tough subject, some people say the toughest.

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cardibach · 27/04/2013 13:13

Oops, sorry notfluffy just seen the bit in your post about Chemistry - that's exactly DD's problem. Any suggestions for solving it gratefully received!

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glaurung · 27/04/2013 13:12

I have a yr 12 dd too. She doesn't want to go to university and is seriously thinking about dropping out of school next year. Motivation for AS exam study is therefore a bit of a problem right now.

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cardibach · 27/04/2013 13:11

Fortunately for us, DDs Universities all have at least one Saturday Open Day. We live in the back of beyond, so they all mean a weekend away - nice, but expensive.
Anyone else's DC having extreme difficulty with Chemistry? it causes regular tears here. :(

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Cerisier · 27/04/2013 12:50

Good idea cardibach, I found the GCSE thread last year very supportive. I have a DD in Y12 working hard for AS's. We are in Asia so getting to universities to look round isn't easy, we can only get over to the UK in July when most open days are over.

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prettydaisies · 27/04/2013 12:14

I have a DD in Y12 doing AS levels and also going to look round universities. The universities that DD wants to go and see all seem to have their open days in the week and there's no way I'd get time off work so she's either going on her own or else OH might take her - his job is a bit more flexible.
I think she has 2 more weeks of school, then study leave for 2 weeks and then back to school after half term even though she still has some more exams then. We're in England.

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cardibach · 27/04/2013 11:30

Just me and you then, choco! I'm in Wales, so things a bit different from England but not in your league.
We have booked a load of Open Days (thereby netting me some lovely weekends away) and DD is looking forward to those. Seeing the grades required has inspired more revision, too. SHe was struggling, but she's seen she is more than capable of getting on the courses she wants (Occupational Therapy) if she gets on with it. SHe is studying English, Biology and Chemistry at AS, as well as the Welsh Bac. She wants to defer entry and have a gap year, though, to travel.
What is your DD planning on doing?

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chocoluvva · 27/04/2013 09:00

Doh. Highers are equivalent to AS levels.

chocoluvva · 27/04/2013 09:00

Great idea - though I'm in Scotland.

DD is about to sit her highers - equivalent to A2s.

Have you looked at TheStudentRoom site? Lots of tips for school/college/uni.

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