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11+ 2018 entry south London/ surrey Girls' independent schools applicants

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Puddinglane12 · 19/05/2017 16:08

Hello all, nervously starting this new thread. Been reading threads from previous years. We are applying to JAGS and 2 surrey independents. One GDST and a co-ed school.

I wonder if anyone knows what proportion of girls that do the JAGS pre-test get called back for the actual exams.

Also how competitive is the sports scholarship? DD does rounders, gymnastics, netball, gymnastics, athletics and hockey in school. She has a natural flare for sports, we don't push her at all.

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WarmAndco3y · 15/02/2018 11:21

Yes DD going to the fun day.
Congratulations to your DDs fre123 and NiveaLipBalm And to all other DC for their hard work and various successes. To those who didn’t quite get the news they want. Hang on in there, after March 1st, things should move again.

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Puddinglane12 · 15/02/2018 10:57

Warm, Nivea and Fre, well done to your DDs. Looks like we are opting for JAGs too, we have released 2 offers. Of the 2 remaining our DD prefers JAGs, but we've just got to make sure it's for the right reasons.

Are you all going to the fun day?

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fre123 · 14/02/2018 18:59

congratulations to all, my DD got offer to Jags aswell which is our preferred school
plus 2 academic scholarship from 2 other Gdst schools. glad all this exams are over .
they all get to rest.

NiveaLipBalm · 10/02/2018 10:25

Hello all, delurking to say hello ... these threads have been very helpful to folks like me, new to figuring out this process! We've been very fortunate in having offers from the 2 indies we applied to, including JAGS, which I think is our current front-runner. Now to figure out what to do...! Would love to connect via DM with any other current/potential JAGS parents ... I see someone has asked a question on another thread, I'll go there...

Congrats to everyone's DCs on their hard work, whatever the outcome of this process has been.

WarmAndco3y · 09/02/2018 19:14

Pudding congratulations to you and your DD. Well done.
My DD got offers too. We are proud of her and thrilled.
Hoping it’s good news all round.

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Puddinglane12 · 09/02/2018 19:04

Hello all, how has everyone's DC done? Hope you got the news you want

Really pleased to report DD got offers from the 4 schools she sat and with sport's scholarships. We are really proud of her. Glad it's half term, we can spend the next few days thinking over the offers and make decisions. I think we've ruled one school out already.

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WarmAndco3y · 01/02/2018 21:50

Thanks godricshollow someone mentioned same on another thread. Did your DD have an interview? Do you know how many sat the exam and how many interviewed?

Stircrazyschoolmum, have Alleyns really releases results??? Shock

godricshollow · 01/02/2018 20:19

Yes JAGS have been interviewing girls for academic scholarships this week @WarmAndco3y.

Stircrazyschoolmum · 01/02/2018 12:25

Good luck to all the mums of girls awaiting results for Clapham & Streatham.. I think they get posted today but keep wondering if they will arrive earlier like Alleyns? 😬

WarmAndco3y · 25/01/2018 10:10

Hi there, been mostly lurking and following a few of these threads. I notice it’s particularly quiet on girls’ school.

My DD sat 4 independent schools and she has an offer already, but not first on our list.

She has had interviews with another school.

For those who sat the JAGS exam, they sent out an email about scholarship interviews which will be next week, saying if we have not heard by the end of this week then we should assume no call back for scholarship interviews. My question is, has anyone actually received an invitation to interviews? Of all the girls that sat the exam in DD school no one has heard back, and there are some really bright girls who passed super selective grammars that haven’t hear also. So I’m just wondering if anyone has heard.

Thanks. Good luck to all those who are still having interviews.

TimeForLunch · 23/01/2018 17:40

Hi, yes we have the interview at Forest next week. It might be different for scholarships though. Good luck, fingers crossed for everyone going through this gruelling process!

CameliaRain · 23/01/2018 15:20

Thanks TimeForLunch.
I meant the scholarship interviews for Chigwell. We havent heard from Forest as yet, do you have a date for the interview?

TimeForLunch · 23/01/2018 06:28

Hi, we’re doing Forest and Chigwelll. Chigwell did the interviews before the exam and we’ve just heard from Forest following the exam with an invitation to interview. Does anyone know what this will entail?

CameliaRain · 21/01/2018 17:06

Anybody here sitting independent schools in North east london?
Chigwell? Forest? Bancroft?
Have you heard from any of these schools re interviews?

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Puddinglane12 · 09/01/2018 23:45

All the best to your DD too

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Puddinglane12 · 09/01/2018 23:45

Thanks. We are countdown to Saturday now...

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AveEldon · 08/01/2018 16:14

Good luck!

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Puddinglane12 · 07/01/2018 23:18

All the best to everyone sitting exams this week. DD has 2. Tomorrow & Saturday. Then the wait begins. Grin

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Puddinglane12 · 20/10/2017 15:41

Yes AveEldon, I agree. Thankfully the schools we are considering have no clashes and quite a good spread. Even the scholarship assessments are spread out well.

Now we just need to get on with completing the forms. All the best to everyone else's DC.

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AveEldon · 17/10/2017 22:36

As someone else posted on another thread - its a good idea to check the exam dates and then prioritise

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Puddinglane12 · 17/10/2017 20:51

Thank you Jenna. Thanks for the additional information as well.

lilyb and AveE, thanks for your responses. DD is taking it all in her stride, not stressed and she has her sports to balance things out for her. She wants to do the exams and is usually not stressed by them ( although I sometimes think a little bit of the old adrenaline kick wouldn't go amiss).

It's good to know a number of DDs have managed 4 and it's not necessarily unusual. 6 seems like a lot but I guess everyone knows their DC best.

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jennawade · 17/10/2017 15:33

we were told 80% made it through from the pre-test last year. it seemed higher than that for us.

the sports scholarship day has changed now -it's before the main exam and seems to be more of a general taster day designed to sell the school.

I'm at a known feeder for JAGs and have to say the uptake of eventual offers has been down the past few years with families seeming to prefer Alleyns.

4 independents is about the average I think? good luck to your dd.

AveEldon · 17/10/2017 11:58

Our prep school recommends you do 4 but some people will be doing 6 or more

lilybookins · 17/10/2017 11:06

Hi there - I don't think it's too many at all. My daughter sat the Grammars in Sept/Oct then did four independent schools in January, prob spread out over ten days. She didn't find it particularly stressful or 'too much' but I guess that might depend on your child. If you have a kid that hates exams or finds them really stressful then maybe it would be.

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Puddinglane12 · 17/10/2017 10:45

Thanks Lilyb. She seemed to enjoy the morning and made some new friends.

AveEldon we are still trying to decide which other schools she tries. Definitely a GDST, and there are 2 others she's really interested in, from open days and knowing people in those schools. We also liked the 'feel' of the schools, but I worry about her sitting too many exams. Having said that she says he really wants to try for the 2 others she likes. So we'll see. She also sat the Sutton grammars exam last month (Nonsuch/Wally girls').

Is sitting 4 independent schools too many? What do people think? Possibly spread out with 1 in November, 1 early December and 2 in January ( assuming she gets through to the next round of JAGS).

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