Finishing year 13 in 2017

DD is bearing up well with only two big exams to go, Biology tomorrow and next week ( plus two general studies)

I just bought her a few more notebooks that she needed and some fluorescent star cards for those last minute facts to remember.
She even had the humour to say she'd keep back one pack of stars in case she needs to re-take her Geography. Not entirely joking but cheerful about it all!

Who could ask for more? 😘

Good luck everyone! Just keep on keeping on!

Same here dingit

C3 is the maths exam she is most worried about.

Another one happy with Chemistry. 😀

Chemistry ok here too, but she's now proper stressy over maths c3

I'm in shock, picked up Dd from her Chemistry exam and she was actually cheerful .

Yes I found that goodbyestranger

Mechanics 2 was hard, DD says.

It's actually quite easy with multiple DC doing exams ono - everyone in the same boat etc.

DS was very despondent after AQA English yesterday but judging by Twitter he wasn't the only one. He was quite distraught last night and I had a job to persuade him to keep going. However he is much more upbeat after today's Edexcel History. Six more days!

Not sure I could cope with two doing exams at once so for those who've had to do this. Hope maths went well for those taking it today.

SamianBowl DS did Decision Maths on Wednesday morning, although his was OCR - but don't they all do the same papers on the same day (obviously not!).

We're done on the 29th, olliepolly. It seems like a long way off.

History done ,now preparing for Bio and Chem on Monday and Tuesday.
DD2 finished GCSE and relieved/happy .A little grumpy the whole house not in celebratory mood as her sister still has a long way to go , not over till 26/6.

Anyone else doing Edexcel Decision Maths? DS finished it at 3pm and he hasn't texted me yet. He was pretty hacked off this morning, it's the pressure.

DD said the History was hard, but thats History done now!

DS sounded more upbeat after History this morning.

I phoned him at 13.00 and he was already home and doing a Maths paper for revision!

Olliepolly your dd sounds like mine - also a prospective Vet student.She is also guilty of saying she's done very little revision because Dd literally forgets what she's done so far.Its so stressful for parents ( mostly mothers) though.I'm getting prepared for a miserable Dd after her Maths exam this afternoon.

Hi Ollie, I remember two years ago when we had one doing A levels and one doing GCSEs

DS should be just coming to the end of his History exam...

Maths X2 next week and then he's finished ( only 2 more school shirts to iron - hurrah!!! )

DD has further maths M2 this afternoon- DH is driving her now, fortunately he checked the traffic at about 10:30, the main A road is currently shut for some reason. Fortunately he familiarised himself with the back ways - he's an overthinker rather than a perfectionist but sometimes those extra thoughts are invaluable!

Good luck to those doing exams today. Ds has Further Maths this afternoon.
He has had 5 exams this week and has coped well.
2 weeks to go and then they can all have some well earned time away from studying.

Double hit for us today too. Good luck to your dd olliepolly

dd has A level Further Pure OCR Maths this afternoon and ds is in Physics GCSE at the moment (last one for him!)

Thanks, although previously lurking had noted what a supportive community you all were.

Gosh, good luck to you all Ollie and especially to your DD1 for today, hope some nice things come up for her in History. I imagine there's some luck involved with that?

My DD does seem to like to have her plan B in place (as do I) Hopefully she's got several bases covered, trouble is she's now said she's not so keen on her Plan C and would rather re-take. But I guess that's just an alternative Plan C. She's hoping to do Zoology possibly at Swansea. I guess one of the Biological Sciences could be a plan B for your DD? And then it can be possible to go on to do Vet Med afterwards. Anyhow it's great she has her current offer, that takes a lot of work in itself. All the best to her, and to you!

History here too for DD. And physics for DS.

Ollie, it may just be nerves talking. Making a Plan B is a good idea, but don't lose all hope.

Lurker here coming out of the shadows.Double hit in our house of GCSE and A and will have the same again in 2 years. My nerves are frazzled. Final GCSE today for DD2 and History for DD1 . DD1 has just walked out of the house saying she has done so much less revision for History than Bio and Chem.......! A hard earned Vet Med offer is at stake. Can't stop myself thinking about how sad it would be to fall at the final hurdle, at the moment there is no plan B but we probably need to have that conversation.

History today, DS has been very tetchy these past couple of days

Hope everyone bearing up ok.