Hand holding thread for parents of DC who are not expecting all A and A*s GCSE results.

mrsmaturin - we might all be mothers but I have also been the mother of a child who was predicted all A/A*'s. As worrying as the wait was I knew that even if she dropped a grade or two (actually achieved mostly Bs and Cs) she would still be able to do what she wanted at college. The difference with this thread is that our DCs are predicted lower grades to start with. In my DS's case drop a grade means Ds and he can't do the course at all. There's a big difference
So I am glad this thread exists.

Maybe I am grumpy because unlike others on this thread I can't have a drink as I am out in a minute to pick DD up

mrsmaturin

Just to say I am really hurt by this thread when there is already a lively hand holding thread running. My child has all A*/A predictions and I can assure you all that I am feeling just as anxious about tomorrow as I would if she was hoping to make a C in everything. Life as high achieving student is not a bowl of ice cream and sprinkles and it really, really pisses me off to have a distinction drawn in this way. We are all parents. We all share the same anxiety for our dc. There should be no need for this thread and I repeat, I am hurt by it.
Good luck to everybody's children tomorrow. I hope they all get what they want - whatever that is.

DS1 has gone from being quietly confident (despite us worrying that he wasn't revising as much as he should) to quietly panicking. Last minute nerves I think... DS2 did an early GCSE so I shall be dropping them both off tomorrow and we'll either be going out for a meal in celebration or commiseration. TBH, as long as he can can do his A'Level choices he'll be okay. If he doesn't do as well as he originally thought then it'll be a wake up call for his level of work for sixth form.

DS worked so hard for his exams. He's SEN and we have been told all along that he would get nothing. I just hope and pray that he gets c in Maths and English so he can do the course he wants at college. Other than that, the fact that he sat them at all is good enough for us.

The news is that grade boundaries are high, especially maths.

13 hours to go!

This time tomorrow!!! Nausea is getting worse!

Meant 2012 sorry - time flies by too quickly. See here and here

what happened with the English grade boundaries last year?

I'm finding it so different to DD 2 years ago. She'd done the modular pathway and knew pretty much what she'd get. With DS we have vague predictions .... it will be a big surprise!

Predictions range from A* to C the highest being English Lit the lowest being science. He worked his backside off so whatever he gets will be an achievement.

He seems to think he's failed 2 and if I'm honest I think he may well have failed one of them as they had to send a special consideration report off because he was totally thrown by the invigilators phone pinging texts through. Being on the autistic spectrum and super sensitive to sound didn't help the situation.

Am secretly rather worried that maths grade boundaries might go the same way as the english ones did last year but am keeping schtum.

Some As and Bs here but DD is worried about Maths and Science, although she will not need Science in the 6th form. It's a pride thing, as in her eyes a D equals a fail. She got so stressed when the exams were in progress and sets herself really high standards that I'm really concerned how she'll feel if she doesn't get the grades she wants and needs. Apparently a few of the exams went really badly so I have no idea what to expect.

I will be proud of whatever she gets and I've said that five years down the line, other than 5 GCSEs including Maths and English, no-one will really care what results she got. Don't want to think about the impact of any grade boundary changes though.

Mixture here but maths is the worry. Without a C she won't get into her sixth form and doesn't want to go anywhere else. Although she got good mocks, apparently most of the summer exams went badly so we are not very optimistic.

Maths is my main concern. I am praying that DS scrapes a C. He is borderline C/D for a few subjects and predicted one A for one subject he is good at. I really don't know what to expect tomorrow.

My nephew has had predictions from some teachers that he will get mostly Bs and some As. His mother has said that she will be proud of him whatever he achieves because he has worked so hard and done everything to the best of his ability. He is worried that he won't get enough As but we have told him that he will be able to specialize when he chooses his A Levels and so the subjects he got lower grades will no longer matter. He seems to be taking some encouragement from this but is still rather nervously awaiting his results. I think personally that he is going to be pleasantly surprised.

Very very nervous in our house. Just don't know what to expect on Thursday. DS1 got C/D 's in his mocks (despite A/B predictions) - but he did try really hard in the final 3 months or so. So if he passes them all with B/C I know we should be pleased but am going to have to try so hard not to show any hint of disappointment that overall he hasn't done better. I also really feel for him - school has been in special measures and very unsettling - he has had 6 different English teachers in yr 10/11 for example - getting a D in his mock in in Nov but brought it up to an A in a mock in April. So he is talking about wanting an A in English but I don't think his coursework will allow that.
Also have DS2 who has taken core science and worked so hard - not a strong scientist but desperately wants a C so he doesn't need to retake next year.
Just want the next few days to fly by now.

Hope it all works out for him ChickenFAN. You don't need any nasty surprises on an important day like that!!

No sixth form at the school so off to college to do BTEC - sport related.

He's going to carry on and do the next level Btech and hopefully an additional a level if he gets BB in the gcse. I too would be happy for Cs aslong as he gets his B for the A level choice.