Continuing Year 13: January 2016

Thanks Bethan. Yes it did. Fingers crossed for the piano exam.

His room is tidy as well - side benefit of having his 18th party at home last week!

We haven't got round to a list for uni yet. Hoping that the experienced mumsnetter uni parents on this thread will enlighten us shortly! I'm going to be stockpiling for 2 as my niece is coming over from Oz on a 6 month uni exchange.

Piano exam ok-ish today but knows he made a few mistakes. Hope he did well enough to pass.

Took his books into school & got a certificate congratulating him on completing Year 13. So that's it. The end of school.

Hoping to get him to have a major room declutter over the summer once he's had a bit of a rest.

Bought him a set of saucepans from BHS closing down sale, he was really pleased with them, will have to find a corner to store 'stuff for uni'.

Hope prom went well Dunlurking.

NMS I hope she's feeling better now. She has earned the right to spend the summer watching Netflix .
She has even tidied her room
DS went so far as to carry the paper recycling box up to his room but has not yet put anything in it.

Thanks esornep I'll put that post under ds's nose once he's recovered from prom and he can work out its implications. I can't remember how/when his course proposes the students do their exchanges but I think one option was to spend a 3rd year abroad (out of 4 years) - which is Autumn 2018 to summer 2019 sadly. Otherwise I think they can spend a term or 6 months, within a 3 year degree. Must check.

I was impressed that Warwick emailed ds very quickly it might have even been the Friday 24th but my memory is to say Europe exchanges/plans for his entry year wouldn't be affected.

All universities put out related statements on the 24th.

Read the fine print carefully though. We remain in the EU until (at least) 24 months after Article 50 is activated and until then nothing changes. It seems that this immediately takes us up to January 2019, given that neither May nor others want to active until the new year.

However, for those starting in Oct 2016 who will be doing exchanges between Autumn 2018 and Summer 2019, there is no guarantee on Erasmus funding for the latter part of that academic year (post January 2019). The exchange agreements between exchange universities are not likely to be affected but the Erasmus funding is likely to be affected as it comes directly from the EU and is conditional on Freedom of Movement agreements. (Switzerland recently lost access to Erasmus money for breaking the latter.) My university carefully worded their reassurances to include this point.

Oh and meant to say to everyone who came up with recommendations for suits for prom. Thank You! We found a skinny fit one in M&S that was perfect. Our small local Next didn't have much stock in, neither did Top Man. Apparently people usually order in advance to try in their stores, which wasn't helpful! Debenhams didn't even stock the one we bought last time. But hurrah for M&S! So thanks again all.

Sorry your DD has been ill Needmore. Hope she can enjoy her Leavers Ball.

Ds has his Year 13 Prom tonight. I have just washed the car in his honour. He had his 18th birthday party 2 days ago. I actually enjoyed it . Amazing to see them all grown up. They sat around discussing politics some of the time, which I've never known any of them to do. Maybe this year group will suddenly engage in current affairs after the events of the last week.

I was impressed that Warwick emailed ds very quickly it might have even been the Friday 24th but my memory is to say Europe exchanges/plans for his entry year wouldn't be affected.

Sorting out holidays was not put on hold in our household! ~At least not for DD! Nor was buying ball dresses, although hers was back in March. Hope all your DC look stunning, and have a fabulous time.

It does feel like life has been on hold for the past couple of months....

Hope your DD is feeling better Needmoresleep. Hopefully your DD has done well enough in her other subjects to meet her offer. DD's physics was AQA B.
I am very envious of the CERN trip - I wish I had a chance to do that.
BethanKate - I have just remembered DD has a piano exam later next week as well!
DD still needs to buy a dress for her leavers do on Friday and she still needs to apply for accommodation for university.....and sort out a holiday with her friends too.

Sorry Physics was so hard Hellsbells & your DD was still unwell for her exam Needmore, hope they make allowance for her.

DS thought Physics (OCR) ok apart from some short questions which he hadn't got a clue how to do.

All finished now but he's got a piano exam on Monday, after that he can relax. Needs to get round to choosing Warwick accom really.

Thanks for all your support on here, hope everyone has a good summer.

CERN sounds like it'll be wonderful.

Dad's ball is Thursday night & she doesn't have a dress yet - too busy until this afternoon. We are relying on ASOS.

They only need money to buy a meal at the CERN canteen so I may stick with the Euros I have in the drawer.

Forgot to say that the canteen takes both Francs and Euros but returns change in Francs only. A typical meal is 15-20 CHF. Last time I was there the canteen didn't take cards but the shop did.

I'm sorry to hear that, Hellsbells. DS did AQA A physics. I guess the usual comfort is that if everyone found it hard then the grade boundaries might be lower?

Glad it's not just me, Atia. I mean, Switzerland are famously neutral, and all that, but still...

Yes, ds went to CERN in y9 and having to get Swiss francs took me a bit by surprise too

Eventually caught up with DD and 2 of her friends. All said the physics was very hard (odd syllabus AQA B - nearly everyone else does AQA A). All appear to have given up caring and are going to party for the rest of the week finishing with the Leavers Ball on Friday!

Thanks esornep. They are flying to Geneva. I used to fly there regularly with work, as the closest airport to Cluses in France, but as I usually holiday in the Eurozone I hadn't thought about it being Switzerland. Last time I went to Switzerland, rather than France, with work was before the Euro existed so I was used to having country specific currency. These days the furthest I get with work is to the butcher's to buy hearts and plucks for dissection!

They only need money to buy a meal at the CERN canteen so I may stick with the Euros I have in the drawer.

It's just struck me, do they take Euros?

CERN is located on the French/Swiss border but the above ground physics buildings are on the Swiss side, on the outskirts of Geneva. Therefore Swiss francs are more relevant than Euros, although the CERN canteen etc will take Euros. If going by road then I guess he needs both Euros and Francs. If flying into Geneva, Francs alone suffice.

Almost certainly impossible to go into the tunnel at the moment as data is being collected.

Ha ha! Thanks for asking EllenJane. DD has abandoned the outlaw and gone to Paris, so I do not know how his revision is going! She is back tomorrow evening, so they will no doubt meet up to exchange news, and I will find out on Thursday (if at all .....).

CERN trip sounds fabulous!

Wow, Morvah! I might not raise DS1's expectations! It's just struck me, do they take Euros?