Year 11 GCSE support thread 5 - finishing off the exams

Spud, that sounds amazing. Good for your DD. And you

Ds has just said if you do core you get 1 science gcse, if you do additional your get 2 GCSES, if you do additional your get biology, physics, and chemistry GCSES. Does that make sense

All the best to those who still have a week to go! EPIC!
Sugar, that sounds like a nasty incident. Hope it's all forgotten now.

We finish tomorrow. Printer finally gave up the will to live so DD only got some physics past papers when u got in from work at 7pm having naughtily printed them there. She's now beavering away on them

I'm incredibly proud of her. She's only done three days a week of school since year 7 and she's worked on and off throughout that time, earning herself a nice nest egg for the future. She's got herself a scholarship at an amazing college on a level 6 diploma which she can convert to a degree so she'll have no student loans once she starts her working life.

So maybe she'll only get Cs and the odd B......and she may fail a couple.....but I'm so proud I could pop.

Can I ask a really boring triple science question. I know that at the end they have separate gcses in each science. How do they award the grade. Is it done on all 3 parts, ie core, additional, further additional?

bebumba you and me till the bitter end next Friday

Biology, history paper 3, chemistry physics ( in that order)

dingit snap! Ds has got exactly the same next week, with a day off on Thursday. He is going to be crawling in next Friday at this rate but at least the end is in sight.

I reckon we can keep the thread going through prom and maybe rejuvenate it nearer results time if anyone wants to post results or just come and chew over next steps.

Sugarplum I think that's a very sensible suggestion. However, before we start stock piling we need to be sure that we are only filling the wine cellar with the very best so bottoms up

All a bit better this week. DD is feeling much happier. Turns out it was cycling to work that was causing most of her stress!!!

She hasn't cycled much since she has been at High School, she normally walks everywhere but work is just a bit too far. DH has relented and agreed to take her and pick her up for 2 more weeks.

Maths seems to have gone well today. Further maths is the last one next Friday.

She is going to a taster day at college next week so she's looking forward to that.

That bit about GCSE's and Finals just stopped me in my tracks a bit Torres, hadn't thought of that ! Sounds like we'd better follow Woolley's advice and start stockpiling wine then.

Better get some in for triple scientists and graphics people for tomorrow and next week

Torres that was me this year
DD1 finished her uni exams last Friday and DD2 is still mid GCSEs. Wine has helped.

We have a big family party weekend coming up after exams are finished. There will be much celebrating and more wine

Physics tomorrow and then triple science final papers and graphics here next week, a really tough week. Dingit what's your dd got?

I am not post GCSE until next Friday either. Further maths X2 , general studies and statistics still to go. Please don't leave and turn the lights out.

Sugar we'll be clueless and moaning about how our DCs have 50 exams when it was 'only' about 23 last time round. Or just sitting rocking in the corner as we'll have a child doing university finals and one doing GCSEs.

Biology, history paper 3, chemistry physics ( in that order). Oh help, I'm going to need , aren't i?.
No offence, but I can't wait to say see yah on 20th August to you lot

We still haven't had any communications about Prom

We're not post-GCSE till Tuesday after History 3, Woolly, so you can talk to me!

I think it will be an anti-climax. Can you post-GCSEers keep us posted on what to expect please?

Simbo, same here - physics is DD's worst subject too.

What exams does your DD have next week dingit?

Still got A Levels next week in my house (dreading it), so I'll be around if you need to off-load.

Aunt petunia, I'm with you, all the way until next Friday. Poor dd is nearly on her knees, and the worst week yet to come

We'll all be here discussing Prom stuff to distract you both from the exams. Feel a bit guilty not everyone is done yet

Last exam tomorrow for us (physics- worst subject). DD nsiststhat she can't find her unit 1 stuff and only has the revision guide to go on, I really think she has given up on it as it has been so hot today and she has had 2 days off. I told her one last push and then she won't have to do it again - bit like childbirth...
Good luck to all with the rest of the exams. Unfortunately I am away with work tomorrow so won't be arund to see her off or back.

Oh I want to be post GCSES! Another week here, please dont abandon me !

Oh Sugar that sounds very scary. I hope you are both OK

Will I be talking to myself then next week? DD has graphics next Wednesday - I'm sure I saw one other graphics student mentioned. Please talk to me

Oh good I won't be on my own in 2020 then Torres ! Shame we won't know what we're doing as it will all be different again.