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Continuing Year 13: January 2016

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Needmoresleep · 06/01/2016 13:25

Only two more terms at school. Let's support each other support our DC in getting through to the end.

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BethanKate · 19/08/2016 10:12

Your DS did really well EllenJane. Feel for you mygrandchildren, really hope they come back with good news.

mygrandchildrenrock · 19/08/2016 09:50

It is my youngest DS who is also an uncle to quite a few children!

raspberryrippleicecream · 19/08/2016 09:38

It is exciting isn't it! DS got his accommodation offer yesterday and feel we can finally make plans!

Iso pleased EllenJane that your DS got his first choice after sharing the journey on here!

EllenJanethickerknickers · 19/08/2016 09:32

DS1 was home at 2.00am from the celebration/commiseration results party. I'm doing some shopping with him today as he's taken yesterday and today off work. He needs crockery and cooking stuff! Exciting.

Best of luck to your DS, (or is that DGS? ) mygrandchildrenrock.

mygrandchildrenrock · 18/08/2016 23:25

Thanks, it is!

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Needmoresleep · 18/08/2016 23:02

Good luck. It must be a tough wait.

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mygrandchildrenrock · 18/08/2016 22:32

My boy dropped a grade and had an offer from Oxford. His reserve was Sheffield who want him, but Oxford are still considering whether to take him. They said they would email him in a day or two. Late afternoon they were still talking to his school, which we are reading as a good sign.
It's been a day of very mixed emotions here!
Congratulations for everyone who got what they needed.

Dunlurking · 18/08/2016 17:50

Well done to your dd for vet school Peace. Bethan Discrete Maths sounds good. Yes to Warwick meet up!

I've definitely been feeling the pressure too. I need a rest. Sending dh to do the collection from party/night club run tonight! In fact even ds wilting now and says he may just do the pre- party.

BethanKate · 18/08/2016 17:41

It's been feeling like too much pressure for middle aged minds here.

Peaceandl0ve · 18/08/2016 16:26

Well done to all that got what they wanted, good luck to those that didn't. I still cant help thinking that this is too much pressure on young immature minds.

EllenJanethickerknickers · 18/08/2016 15:43

Warwick meet up it is! Really pleased, BethanKate, and well done, dunlurking DS. See you there! (Oh yes, it's not us going, is it?! )

VetMed, Peace! Fantastic!

BethanKate · 18/08/2016 12:10

Well done Peace's DD!

Apparently when they looked at his PS it was apparent that Discrete Maths would really suit him & they seem really keen to have him.

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Needmoresleep · 18/08/2016 12:08

Sounds like a Warwick meet up. DD is anxiously waiting to hear how her friends have done so she can finalise her plans to gate crash as many freshers weeks as possible. Perhaps I can gatecrash the Warwick drop off and meet everyone for coffee/lunch after. Though actually having experienced the traffic jam that is an Open Day, I will make sure I am at least 50 miles away on drop off day.

Great news Bethan and Peace.

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BethanKate · 18/08/2016 12:05

Discrete Mathematics

Peaceandl0ve · 18/08/2016 11:58

Whoop whoop, DD is off to study Vet Med!

Dunlurking · 18/08/2016 11:53

Cross posted. Good news Bethan. Glad to hear he's still going to Warwick!

Dunlurking · 18/08/2016 11:52

Well done dcs of Ellen, Needmore and Squirrels (saw on the other thread Squirrels - and thanks for the congrats). Bethan I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the Warwick place. Ds got his Warwick place and I'm so relieved. In the end it was a comfortable B in Maths (and he did worse in C4 than C3, surprisingly, AND he was very wise to repeat C1 and C2 as he wouldn't have hit the B otherwise - so huge thanks to everyone who advised about repeating last year!)

Off to sleep. Good luck and well done to other regulars on here who I have seen posting on the other thread. Hope things work out for those who haven't made their offers. Keep us posted please.

haybott · 18/08/2016 11:52

MORSE?

BethanKate · 18/08/2016 11:50

Warwick have offered him a place on a different course & he's going to accept. Phew!

SecretSquirrels · 18/08/2016 11:12

Well done to NMS DD and EllenJ DS for getting what they needed.
Fingers crossed Bethan - it must be a good sign that Warwick haven't rejected him?

EllenJanethickerknickers · 18/08/2016 10:29

Oops, that was supposed to be A A A*

EllenJanethickerknickers · 18/08/2016 10:27

Fingers crossed for your DS, BethanKate.

DS did very well, better than expected AAA* so his STEP grade became irrelevant. He's still glad he took it, though, because it helped him with his FM.

BethanKate · 18/08/2016 10:23

Well done to your DCs. DS almost but not quite got requirement for Warwick & they are in process of deciding whether to take him.

Got in school photo though!

raspberryrippleicecream · 18/08/2016 08:59

DS has exceeded his offer and has his place. He was interviewed on local radio too.

Well done to NMS and EllenJanes DC.

Hoping for more good news

EllenJanethickerknickers · 18/08/2016 07:53

Needsmoresleep, DS has his first choice, so pleased, don't know his grades yet. TBH, I don't care, getting into University was the aim. I guess he will care.

Well done, your DD! I'm so glad those very near misses haven't affected her place, though, and they really won't matter in the long run.

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