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

I think that is good news for your DD, Muffin.

It's a new course. Brand new last year and they took their entire intake (I think aout 8-10 people) through clearing. This year I believe they are aiming to take about 30.

I worked on Clearing for a university and although there is flexibility on the entry requirements I am surprised that it's dropped that much.

I mistyped; her offer is ABB with some hope of flexibility.

It does look hopeful, doesn't it?

I think that's great Muffin, means they are likely to accept her with dropped grades :)
She's already looked at the course and liked it.

OMG, DD has texted me to say her course in in clearing at CCC. (Original offer range is ABB-BBB; her offer is BBB with some hope of flexibility.)

Does this mean they're desperate? Is this a bad course?

DS told me earlier that I shouldn't worry and he'll be ok whatever happens. Shouldn't it have been me saying that!

DD has decided not to look at the grade boundaries although some of her friends have. She has been doing lots of distraction activities - and out this evening and a variety of programmes to watch if she can't sleep tonight. Has already checked the college online results page and it has changed from her AS results to pending A2s. Online results from 6 am 'ish' tomorrow morning she thinks.

Really ready here to just deal with what 'is' rather than what 'might be'.

Welcome to all the new joiners.

I looked at the grade boundaries but I am not sure how helpful they are given that dd has done all essay subjects. Feel sick every time I think about tomorrow. Just want to get on with it now! Good luck to all!

Could I join too please?? My DS has an offer for maths at Warwick and thinks he'll have missed it because of the STEP paper... All a bit down in the mouth here.

definitely needed with a chaser!!

Good luck everyone!

I didn't realise that unconditional offers were so rare, my DD told me that it was but I didn't think about it. My problem now is the realisation that he will actually be leaving home. My Amazon basket is full but I wont press order until the results are in :)

Welcome thelibrary and heronsfly. at unconditional offer.

I don't think I want to know about the grade boundaries.

I have already been overdoing the and . Yesterday was a bad day as I reminded myself of the reality of DD's grades over the past year and the unlikelihood of her meeting her offer. Feeling calmer today.

She is busily planning a gap year incorporating a trip to Thailand. Why can't I run away to Thailand?

Can I be a late joiner too please ? My dd is beside herself today, going through so many scenarios, I just wish the waiting was over so that whatever the outcome we can 'proceed with knowledge' and plenty of and

Welcome , Library.
What we wouldn't give in this house for an unconditional offer right now!

I am cautiously optimistic after DS has seen the grade boundaries! He is refusing to go that far! Very worried about jinxes!!

Not too late TheLibrary you should be relaxing with an unconditional though!!

Am I too late to join? A little stressed today, DS refuses to talk about tomorrow, he has an unconditional offer so I am not sure what I am worrying about but...

DD seemed quite pleased with the AS grade boundaries. DS wont even look at the A2s.

Grade boundaries are out. DS has suddenly gone quiet and DH prophesising doom.
Just want tomorrow to be here and done with.

How frustrating Marianne. I think even a partial victory over a government agency like that is a massive achievement, it's almost impossible to get anywhere without filling in a gazillion forms, all asking the same question in different ways

In March they sent a letter awarding her full maintenance grant. They recently asked me and my husband for proof of income - which in both cases was quite complicated to supply - and they didn't give us long to do this - but we duly sent everything they asked for in time. This afternoon a new letter for my daughter arrived chopping £4,000 of the grant.

My daughter started crying.

Then she rang them. They said she had to apply all over again, and they might be able to process it all over again in time. But then they might not

I rang them - and after going through all the security checks, they said I'd given all the correct info, but my daughter still had to apply over again because something was wrong. (We had a low income but for some reason they'd put down that we had a high one.) Yes we might have supplied all the right information first time round, and it might be their error, but that was how it was. We could always complain if we liked.

I asked to speak to whoever was in charge there, rather than being sent a complaint form. Eventually the supervisor ended up speaking to my husband. It turned out that they had interpreted the financial information he had sent wrongly, but they kept asking that he filled out the same forms all over again. In the end we half or three-quarters won the battle. That is my daughter doesn't have to reapply, I don't have to send any more info, but my husband will fill in a further online form about his income.

Is everything ok with your dd's finance then?