Year 12 preparing for AS levels

AQA maths c1 was 'average' apparently. Geography was OK. Nothing too bad nothing really good either.

DD sat me down a few weeks ago and told me that I must accept that she is probably only going to get Ds for her AS levels. She has found the courses far far harder than GCSEs and than she was expecting. I think the neutral tone about the papers so far is to manage our expectations But the only thing that is going to upset me is if SHE is upset. It's her exams and her future - she knows we are and always will be behind her.

So even keel so far....

Hope you get better soon. It is tricky to plan nice trips when they have to revise.

I thought that some of you might be reassured by this article on the OCR maths C1 exam.

www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/students-left-level-maths-exam-11358536

Oh btm thanks for asking it's all just gotten too much for me. I've had a chest infection for 2 weeks and it wiped me out and then I broke down in the Drs on Monday and couldn't stop crying...not like me at all, as you know. So signed off till after half term with sleeping pills and instructions to make new memories!! Not the best timing with the exams but hey ... I just hope he passes what he needs.

Hope you're OK AuntP?

DD was very tearful and saying she didn't want to do it in the car, but she got out, so fingers crossed. Halfway through after today.

English here. Am hoping and praying that he's done enough. He's been up since 5... Unheard of. Not the best timing as I'm off sick for the next 3 weeks so really could do with a lie in, but hey no complaints from me. He's off to Scotland straight after the exam with the gf and her family for her grandads 90th birthday. They reckon they'll revise psychology on the journey home.

Good luck everyone today.

It seems much tougher than when we were teens. Our poor dc.

Sympathies to all those finding this difficult - teens and parents

DD had a big panic about the Eng Lit (this morning) last night - said she had no idea how to revise the 15 poems I have offered her a lift in this morning and predict a meltdown on the way/at school. However, this is her first big wobble, so MUCH better than it was for GCSES (but I can't see how it could have been much worse then)

DD resigned to the Geog exam tomorrow- feels it's a bit of a waste of time now as the main paper on Monday was worth 70% of the overall grade and as she thinks she has failed it miserably the 30% from tomorrow's won't be worth much...

Hopefully Music and Psychology2 on Monday will go better. She is now terrified that she won't get high enough grades at AS to continue at her school- they have very strict grade requirements to continue to A2... it happened to one of her friends last year who had to transfer to another school for year 13 and she has been utterly miserable.

Seems so unfair- she has worked so hard but Geog and Psych now have no course work so it's a make or break exam. Seems so brutal.

Oh no, T&T

We're only ten mins from school or half an hours walk - both of which have come in very handy sometimes < eye roll/eyebrow raise >

Are most people finding the AS experience more challenging than last year's GCSE's

YES.

DD doesn't have to be in college before her exam on Tuesday.
She has left the folder for the subject in her locker at college.
Via college transport this is an hour each way.
Via taxi of Dad it is minimum 1hour round trip.

Big arguments.

This used to happen at school too, but it was only 5 minutes away.

May I hibernate until August please?

Are most people finding the AS experience more challenging than last year's GCSE's because so far it seems so here?
Ah well, will be glad when we're through tomorrow with second Geog paper and all Art sketch books finally handed in.
Then a 4 day "break"/ study leave before the next run of exams here from Wednesday - Friday.
Then half-term break!
And only a few, nicely spaced, after that.
Phew (but not quite yet!)

Hope tomorrow morning goes OK with getting them both into school earlyish before setting off on longish trip for funeral (DH's Auntie - hopefully will be good to catch up with some of the family, though clearly a sad occasion especially for some)

Hoping we can get there and back without too much stress and DD copes OK with her day. Thinking maybe just as well for her to be in school where maybe Art teachers and friends can offer some support?)

Oh no dingit what a shame, the hair loss does sound stress related but it could just be a summer moult (I get this).

I spoke to head of sixth form today about DS's illness and he said if we get a doctor's note they will apply for special circumstances if he is ill during the AS which means he could get a rest break.

Oh poor DD, dingit

My own DD is panicking about the Eng Lit tomorrow.

Oh dear dingit. The only thing you can do is emphasise that a LOT of other students are feeling exactly the same so it is just a case of staying calm and attempting the bits she can do.

The hair loss sounds stress related. Has she ever suffered from this before?

Dd in tears tonight over something she can't do on a practice maths paper, the C1 paper has knocked her confidence for six. She's also panicking a s her hair is falling out

Exactly BTM!!

AuntP, that is great Fingers crossed the marker thinks the same

Well media has been declared brilliant best paper ever. And he "wrote 11 pages" he did clarify that sir wrote 11 pages and not him

Sorry to hear the Maths was hard . Hope today goes well for them all.

My DD's school doesn't give study leave, other than the morning off if it's an afternoon AS level. I think they are relishing having the extra teaching time compared for the reformed A levels, which I can understand, but it would be good to have a bit more time for revision, too.

Good luck to everyone today.

Another study leave day here and I'm working from home.

Media today for ds too and history this afternoon. Sad to hear that the maths was so difficult. I know that the grade boundary might be lower but it doesn't help their confidence or stress levels!

Good Luck to your DS, AuntP!

Good luck Aunt Petunia's DS.

No exams here today, but a busy day anyway with second Art sketch book in for tomorrow and 2nd Geog exam (also tomorrow - Geog skills, so needs to remember all the details from her recent field trip so I understand)

Also busy for me as I have my counselling course this evening and some homework of my own to get done for that.

Hopefully both working on our studies at home today will work out OK. But I'm nervous for DD with the tricky balance between the somewhat endless Art sketch-book work, and revising her Geography stuff

We are also (DH and I) going to a funeral tomorrow with quite a long trip for that. I could possibly not go but would be good to see people there?
I will see how DD seems to be coping with everything.