Year 11 support thread - keep on keeping on!

Thing is we are in wales, it is over 2 papers, they sit a maths numeracy paper also, which has gone better. Still on the old grading system here, he in normally an A grade student in maths so he is a bit knocked for six tonight.

DD thinks this was the hardest (edexcel higher). P2 was the best in her opinion. They do all seem to process it differently so try it to worry.

Apparently some DC missed the last 2 questions according to Twitter as they were on the very back. Something about Dan and his 420 cakes...

My Ds come home at 1 after history intervention I asked him about maths he sed it was okay in the middle edexcel higher he's doing. He really hopes he gets a 5 he was on a -4 for mocks practice makes it better.
Maths over now yesss 2 more to go
History tommorow but my son says he doesn't need to revise omg... he says he got an hours booster before the exam what can I do any suggestions he's gone for a bike ride but he sed he's chillin when he gets home.... I really want him to at least get a c in history

Everyone here thought this AQA paper (higher) was the worst of the three, two was best & one was less bad than expected. Not sure if that's a difference in emphasis in teaching it what (dd is top set and has lots of friends in set 2 so it wasn't just one group thinking that). She's put in so many hours of maths that it will be a cosmic injustice if she doesn't get the 6.

DS liked Paper 3 (Edexcel). He's kicking himself about a single question he made a mistake in, rather than about everything past Q15 in paper 2!

Chemistry and History tomorrow... 3 down, 4 to go this week.

DD, ( Edexel Higher) found this paper much harder, and is wondering if her brain works at all. Deflated sums up the mood here.

Not everyone found AQA higher easy here.... my DD says whatever no more maths (I guess she's assuming she'll get a 4/5

I haven't the heart to comment on that....

Only 5 more GCSEs to go but DS doesn't fjnish A levels till a week later so the atmosphere will be extreme stress until 29th which is also DD's prom....

It must be to do with how your brain works with Maths. My ds thought paper one (Edexcel) was the hardest and todays paper was by far the easiest.

ds's disrupted exam yesterday was due to actions of other students (not someone walking into the exam hall). I think they will be expelled if they are tracked down as it caused so much trouble.

AQA higher - everyone found it easy apparently. More importantly, it's over!!!

I'm sure he won't need to retakeon that score Peace and it is the score over 3 papers.

DS said wjec higher maths non calc paper was hard, reckons he got around 35 out of 80, he normally gets around 65 out of 80. Ho hum, there's always retakes.

Ds found paper 2 easiest (higher edexel) this paper hard, he's pretty good at maths but not exceptional. Looking at comments it seems to depend how their brain works. Lots of v bright ones found paper 2 hard, this one easier. We will find out soon enough!

It's a DS but otherwise - phew!

He actually always seems out of step with the MN DCs. If something is reported as easy , he says it was hard and vice versa. Although he is a glass half empty type so he never says easy, just 'OK'

In his opinion Paper 1 maths was 'OK' and the other two were 'hard'

He then says' but I won't tell DF that' (DF is a maths teacher , of the 'traditional' variety.) And then he does. Why, child , why???!!??

My ds and his friends said this was the hardest paper by far- so your dd is not alone!

DD said Edexel foundation ok, better than paper 2. Just hope she gets a 4 as really don't want her to have to retake at college.

So depressed I can't write properly.

I meant Edexcel Higher was hard.

My DS said Edexcel was higher.

So now, having come on here, I am a bit depressed...

AQA Higher here, DD reckons it was the easiest of the three papers. Bounds and ratios in there, which she is good at. She found paper 2 the hardest.

History tomorrow, then 2x Chemistry and 2x biology to do - last exam on the 23rd.

Edexcel higher was better than paper 2. Dd feeling more positive and relieved maths is over forever

Ds was pretty vague about the exam but seems non-plussed. Hoping for a 7 here.

5 exams to go!!!

Just heard from DS. Edexcel Higher was easier than the last two papers and had topics that he had revised for. YAYYYYYYYYYY. He thinks he has done quite well and answered all questions and finished on time. Now for huge fingers, toes and everything else crossed that he gets a Grade 7 so he can do maths at A'Level. It is still touch and go. Damn those grade boundaries.

Text: how was maths, dd? (edexcel higher)

Dd: dhr9ubfurjfff

Oh dear.

Edexcel Higher, I didn't really get a clear comment from DD about her exam, when pushed she reckoned it was about the same as the last one. Overall she's hoping she's done enough for her predicted grade, but doesn't have any hope of it being higher.

Five exams left here nicely spread out, all science.

Agreed tiggy on all fronts. DS is hoping to do 3 non-maths related A levels (he already has a GCSE A in one of the subjects from last year and is predicted A/As for the others) plus Computer Science, for which he is also predicted an A/A*. Maths as such has never been the difficulty - it's the long-worded questions that have been his nemesis. Anyway, here's hoping he won't be penalised as it will be their loss (in my completely unbiased opinion )