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Finishing year 13 in 2017

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HSMMaCM · 01/04/2017 15:21

Hi all. Keep in touch with uni offers, new jobs, gap years, exams, etc. We can get through his

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bigTillyMint · 13/06/2017 21:31

Sorry Teta
What are your state alternatives like for your DS?

DD said that a formula for std deviation was missing on one Biology exam so only those doing Alevel Maths could do it

Leeds2 · 13/06/2017 21:07

Sorry about your DS, teta. Do you have any options?

Friend was saying on FB that AQA Chemistry hadn't printed the right questions, and that one of the numeracy calculations was incalculable. Sounded horrific.

ErrolTheDragon · 13/06/2017 20:51

Oh dear, sorry to hear the sciences so far sound bad. Someone I was talking to IRL was saying her Ds had found the biology tough.

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HSMMaCM · 13/06/2017 20:19

Oh no teta.

I think it might have been more fun to see the results if she wore her monitor DURING the exam

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teta · 13/06/2017 20:03

Not a good day.
Ds failed Common Entrance and dd came home really upset after the Aqa Chemistry today.
Am knocking back the wine without any dinner .

bigTillyMint · 13/06/2017 19:55

Heart monitor? Bet that will show some interesting results! Hope she doesnt have to go back to redo it. The heart monitor, I mean!

My DGodD found the Biology and Chemistry awful 😓
DD has Psychology 2 tomorrow - this involves me testing her on miniscule writing!

AmITwirly · 13/06/2017 19:25

Oh goodness HSMMMaCM. Hope she's OK; sounds like she's at home at least.

I wonder if the readings will be affected by the stress of the exam though? I know my heart has been a-flutter on and off these past few weeks and I'm not even sitting any!

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HSMMaCM · 13/06/2017 18:59

DD is on a 24 hour heart monitor. I'm not sure that the day before and morning if her exam was the best time to do it!

Hummus with dipping bits was the requested revision food tonight. Apple, cucumber, cheese and flatbread seemed to have been eaten

I have her snickers in the fridge ready for tomorrow's breakfast.

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goodbyestranger · 13/06/2017 18:02

hamster DD1 did exactly that in her geography A2 (physical for human, which turned out to be the surprise first exam) but it worked out somehow (not sure how). Not that I don't recommend cracking open the drink :)

Chemistry today not so bizarre as Biology yesterday but I expect they'll stick a batty one in there at some stage. Maths tomorrow.

LittleHo · 13/06/2017 17:49

Reading this made a cold shudder go down my spine. I can't even ask if she is revising for the correct exam or I will get my head bitten off.

Exams kick off again for dd tomorrow. A black cloud has settled over our house.

putthehamsterbackinitscage · 13/06/2017 17:47

Apparently he has fairly thoroughly revised for paper 2 but he can't even guess at how bad this paper was....

Answered maybe 80% of most questions.... I think he'll be lucky to scrape a C for this paper so I guess now needs A* on the other 2 to try to drag his average up....

Not good.... and I was doing well not drinking in the midst of GCSEs and A levels... I think it may be time to crack out the

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HSMMaCM · 13/06/2017 17:03

Oh no! I keep saying to dd are you revising for the right paper and I have no way of knowing if she is.

Does this give him double the time to revise for the correct paper now then?

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putthehamsterbackinitscage · 13/06/2017 16:35

Just joining in as I need a rant...

tell me my Y13 isn't the only complete and utter numpty....

Just back from Chemistry and has apparently been revising topics that are on the other papers FFS..., do not surprising it was difficult then...

Looks like he will not be going to uni at this rate.... he needs at least a B for his reserve let alone an A for his firm place ....

goodbyestranger · 12/06/2017 22:26

I guess they'll see tomorrow teta, with Chemistry. I'm slightly cheered to read that others found Biology grim too, not that I wish them ill, but it's always good to be in company.

teta · 12/06/2017 21:51

Yes,everyone on the Vet threads are saying their Biology papers were a nightmare.Dd said the Aqa paper was hard, not a nightmare but even the first question was difficult.Are Science students going to be used as experimental fodder?

Molly499 · 12/06/2017 21:34

My daughter and friends said the Edexcel Biology was a nightmare, really bad paper.

goodbyestranger · 12/06/2017 19:21

My DS said Biology OCR was shit. He's predicted an A*. Bloody horrible first exam.

RedHelenB · 12/06/2017 19:01

My dd who is usually really chilled about biology and got a really high A at as said it was confusing.

bigTillyMint · 12/06/2017 19:00

DD has done 2/7. She has 3 more this week and is working hard and worrying about Russia (History!) as she didnt do so well with it at AS. Could have something todo with the fact that she did no revision for it

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HSMMaCM · 12/06/2017 18:58

4 exams. 1 down, 3 to go. Stress setting in about psychology paper 2 on Wednesday. Revision buddy coming over tonight.

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ErrolTheDragon · 12/06/2017 18:43

Nothing like as many as GCSE though, and all subjects she likes.

Horsemad · 12/06/2017 18:34

DS has 9 in total but 2 were Geog re-sits.

ono40 · 12/06/2017 18:29

DS' gf did AQA biology and thought it was quite hard. There were lots of memes on Twitter about it being like A level Maths or GCSE Art.

Errol, 10 exams, that's a lot!

Horsemad · 12/06/2017 18:27

DH has History on Fri and two Maths exams next week, then he is finished!

ErrolTheDragon · 12/06/2017 17:49

Mine is 30% done - 3 down, 7 more to go - two this week thur/fri

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