Year 11 GCSE support thread 5 - finishing off the exams

I think I'm going to try and persuade DS to stick with his A level choices, they will give him a broad base for various degree courses. He doesn't have a preferred subject instead, so might as well go with it.

Great pic OddBoots I can just see the red lining in the jacket!

Wonder if our local ASDA does it? Think DS might like that!

Awesome OddBoots - beam me up Scottie!

BTW dd says she's not worrying about results as there's nothing she can do now. That's my girl

If anyone on here knows me offline (I'm fairly identifiable for various reasons) please don't share this but this is a pic of DS having his 3D model made in his prom suit. He is so pleased with the suit and can't wait to wear it to prom on the 26th but we won't have the model for about 3 weeks.

That sound an excellent plan poppy. Sadly I'm a serial over thinker.
I'm determined to forget all about it though and have an amazing summer

Yes think it is entirely normal not to know. I ended up doing a different degree when I finally went to what I thought I would do in 6th form. DH has a Microbiology degree he has never used.

DD thinks she knows what she wants to do and has done for a couple of years now. But allows for fact she might change her mind.

well, 3 more exams here. last one on friday. after that, i'm going to forget about it until results time as sod all can happen until after then.

I'm not sure what dd will need to wear! I was just going to suggest a summer dress for the grammar, the college won't give a damn what she wears.
I will be pleased to get to the end go this week. She's just gone steaming upstairs, saying she only got Bs for chemistry and physics and needs to do more revision. She is so stressed

Me too dingit it's over 2 months away. Ugh. He has to wear a suit for the induction days too.

Same here sparkling. Dd has two induction days, as she doesn't know if she will get the grades for her first choice ( all As)
I wish we could time warp to 20th August.

DD isn't sure either. It's normal!

DH never knew what he wanted to do, changed direction at uni, came to the UK and ended up in a job he had never dreamed of doing, but is pretty good at and enjoys. Most of the time.
I always knew what I wanted to do and don't regret a moment of it, thankfully!

Yes, you can't help but worry. He has two 6th Form induction days the week after next. not knowing whether he has the grades to do his choices.

same here sparkling. he seemed quite upbeat about college a while back and chose his 3 A level subjects happily but in recent weeks, he has decided that he's not taking either of the three he originally chose and doesn't know which ones to do instead.

i try not to worry but i can't help it as so many school leavers seem to have a direction of some sorts but he has no idea.

Yep I feel a bit sorry for them trying to work out what to do. DS had mentioned PE teacher, but I think he's feeling that he's fluffed the PE exam so it has unsettled him.

I am so comforted to read Ds1 is not the only directionless 6th former to be. I am hoping in the next 2 years something will click. I don't even know if he wants to go to University.

same here horse. absolutely no idea of what he wants to do, A levels or beyond. i ask him what he enjoys -'dunno'. going round in circles with it and i know its a crap time to try to fathom out what you want to do but i wish he'd at least recall something he remotely enjoys doing!

Helping dd revise biology here. Some of it's coming back to me.
She's quietly confident for tomorrow.
History another story. Apparently they were given the wrong revision guide, so have missed Germany 1947-1991! Will try and help, but history not really my subject.
To the posters with dc not sure what they want to do, I'm sure they are not alone, I certainly didn't know what I wanted to do at 16. I've told dd if she does a broad range of subjects, it should keep her options open. I'm also hoping her next school will give her some good guidance.
Argh, I sound like I'm not worried, but I certainly am!

Horse he sounds like DS1. Long lists of what he doesn't want to do, but no shortlist at all of what he does. He did work experience in an office all day.

DS is toiling away revising for History (Surgery) on Tuesday. I can see light at the end of the tunnel!

He is now having second thoughts about whether to do History at A level. Problem is, he doesn't really know what he wants to do apart from he doesn't want to be in an office all day.

Well this weekend has been very quiet on the revision-front for DD - she has just gone out to meet up with friends, but she says she will "bang it out" tonight and tomorrow in the revision session at school! So glad it is nearly over.

noble thank you, that is incredibly helpful.

Linerunner You can only get a C or higher for Further Maths, and to get a C you only need about 20%, which should be ok for someone getting an A/A* at GCSE. Tomorrow he will need to get about 12-14 marks out of 70.

If he hasn't found Mr Barton, he should look at this page: www.mrbartonmaths.com/gcsefm.htm past papers with video solutions, video tutorials and a revision guide. The easiest topic to knock off quickly would be differentiating a polynomial and using the gradient to find the equation of a tangent/normal at a point, it's a pretty mechanical procedure that always comes up.

At DS's school (GS) the top maths set took GCSE maths last year and if they got A* were taught further maths and part of AS Maths this year. A grade or below had to resit GCSE. Pretty harsh if you got a high A

bigTillymint yes its my DD I'm on both the Yr11 and Yr13 threads and easily confused