Finishing Year 13 / Exam Results support thread (number 6!)

DD got her remark back, it has stayed the same, slightly disappointed but also relieved that it did not go down :).

Good luck, lala!

Hi Abraid, glad to hear it went up, but so sorry was one Mark short, I am sure it will give his confidence a boost.

We are still waiting on dds remark.

AQA Philosophy.

What subject was that Abraid? Very frustrating to be so close to the A but also just shows how random some marking is. One of DS's friends had similar this year but luckily scraped the A to get into her Firm.

Remark back, went up eight UMS points, one UMS short of an A across the papers. Agh! So near and yet so far away. At least we know it was a harsh mark first time round in that particular paper, which he felt had gone well at the time.

I haven't even dared to think about a refund! Seems like tempting fate, but I believe so.

Glad he's sorted and not dependent for it for his place. If his grade goes up do you get a refund of the fee?

Rejected by both firm and insurance. Insurance might have taken him post remark, but wouldn't guarantee, so we thought stuff them and went with the university which would have been joint-second / third choice, if that was allowed! Same initial offer and similar rank in the subject.

I suppose we could have changed from priority to non-priority remark when my son got the offer but he couldn't face going back into school and seeing the exams officer again, so we just left it. When we paid for priority we didn't know he would get the new offer.

Congrats to your DS NC, it's so lovely when they can go off in the car on their own

That's taking a while Abraid2, is there a Uni place on hold because of it? Don't they have to be done by 31st Aug for Uni places?

Still waiting for a priority remark of one AQA paper. Two weeks now, but perhaps the exams officer didn't submit it on results day.

How is everyone doing? DS finally managed to pass his driving test so I'm very glad he's got it out of the way before starting uni.

Antaresisastar - Pennsylvania Court looks a bit more appealing than ds's block - but frankly wherever he is will look like a pit within days if the current state of his room is anything to go by

Firstly well done to everyone's dd/ds.
DD is waiting on a priority remark, for A2 French . Just wondered if anyone else was waiting and if they had heard anything? It is for the oral, she got A* in the Mock and a very low C in that paper and so missed her predicted A by 6 UMS. She thought she had done well, so was a surprise, she had though it would be in her oral that she would get the best mark.
I not sure what happens with an Oral remark or when we should hear. Luckily she is still in at her 1st choice, but she is obviously a little disappointed. Any thoughts?

Basildonbond, looks like our boys will be neighbours! Ds heard today he got his first choice hall at Exeter, Pennsylvania Court, he is v happy.

mindgone she is in Mary Gee self-catered, she is happy she is self catered not so happy about non ensuite. Where is your DS and what is he studying, DD is doing Archaeology.

Welshpixie, DS is going to Leicester too! He wanted self catered but got catered! Is your DD happy with hers?

First years don't have to pay a deposit at Soton. First payment 12/10/15. He's got his first choice, brand new building but crikey, it looks small

Ds is in Ransom Pickard - a less than lovely annexe but it's on campus, he's got his own room (not en suite though as we wouldn't shell out for the rather large difference in price) and it's catered which means we know he's not going to starve or get scurvy (fingers crossed )

I think you'll find negative reviews about everywhere tbh - and frankly once da has been living there for more than a week his room will look pretty grotty wherever he is

We paid 250 deposit for Leicester, got confirmation today that they received the cheque we sent because DHs stupid card rarely works online. First instalment is due before her loan comes through, so bank of Mum and Dad to the rescue.

We have just paid £1600 to dd's college at Cambridge which will get taken off her final third year bill! On the upside we don't have to pay her accommodation bill until January for the first term and it is relatively cheap.

Dd is ecstatic as she has just found out she has her first choice accommodation with an en-suite. The second years are being great and have organised a spreadsheet on googledocs with all the rooms listed and people are filling in which room they are in so that they can the contact people on their corridor on facebook. Also, the second year English students have been chatting to the new English students on fb and advising on reading lists etc - very helpful

Neither DD1 or DD2 paid anything for accommodation until they had actually started at uni and there loans had come though (UEA and Bath). DD2 had to pay a deposit of £250 to secure her uni accommodation for this Sept for her masters so it just depends on where you are going.

Don't worry stone, they're doing it by block according to DS. One of his friends heard yesterday, one hasn't heard yet.
He's going into Duryard.