Year 11 support thread - keep on keeping on!

Biology and Business Studies here for DS. He's just called to say he was really happy with how both exams went and is off to play footie with mates. I've noticed DS has pretty much stopped revising at all now after having had his head in books for months on end. I feel for them all. 16 exams down and 7 to go, feeling like we're finally in the home straight now. Good luck to everyone.

Eve, what a relief he's finished. You must be so proud of him as he's obviously worked so hard and that goes a long way. What's he hoping to do in September?

Edexcel Biology had a question about gall bladder removal this morning. Dd said she grinned when it came up as I discussed my op and what it meant biologically with Dd last night. Obviously this makes all the pain I had and the GA worthwhile! 😀 Also I correctly guessed good old Darwins finches would come up on Paper 1 and gassed on about it on the school run. Dd said she might listened to my gassing on more carefully for B3!

thanks - I may have had a tear or 2 - DS is very badly dyslexic and has been always in bottom set etc.

He has worked so hard the entirety of his school career and worked incredibly hard over the last 2 years.

Eve - phew!

Eve congratulations to your ds! And to you for surviving

AQA Biology was 'the best'. I guess that means high grade boundaries.

Biology was 'alright' here, DS is off to town with his mates for a well deserved afternoon off from revision. I have never seen him work so hard before and am exhausted just witnessing it.

The stress is making him so grumpy and very difficult to live with....

dd's back, monosyllabic with tiredness. She's going to do an hour on each history module then have the rest of the day off.

DS done his product design exam this morning - was OK apparently.

That's him done now!!

Only results to get - 2 As and a B needed.

OCR biology "easy" here! Oh dear...

DD just texted that edexcel biology was 'meh' which is a bit worrying given all the positive responses and the fact she's usually pretty good at it...

AQA Biology good here too. Just gone into EdExcel Music - good luck everyone on that. Anyone else got German too?

Unfortunate You are so right! As soon as it soooo good! You know the grade boundaries will also shoot up. Such a hard balance.
What would be ideal is if EVERYONE else found everything hard , but ones own precious snowflake found it all easy peasy .

Ds came back from ocr chemistry saying it was the easiest chem exam he's done and that all three 6 markers were a dream. Good news after the weird biology one. He also said that edexcel maths yesterday was much easier than the first paper. He has been revising hard for maths so I hope it's made a difference.

I'm pleased he's feeling positive, for now at least.

He showered and was out again by 11.30 to meet his friends to play football.

He still has 8 more to do. He doesn't finish until the 21st.

Thanks for the new thread

AQA bio 2 and 3 ok here, although some questions a bit weird. Music exam next, plus a session with her maths tutor. I did my best to dissuade her from the maths revision, but she was insistent.

Haha Cafe, DS ran away from an English revision session too....

AQA additional Biology here this morning DD very happy "not gonna a lie, I loved it" 😏, I'm hoping that bodes well. Business studies this afternoon then English language revision class. Four more exams next week including the dreaded maths.

Good luck to all, the finishing line is in sight

OCR chemistry declared "easy " this morning by DS. Now for AQA music.......

Edexcel Biology this morning was "soooo good" apparently. All his year were happy with it which is great but of course, as soon as they had stopped being delighted with the exam, they started talking about how high the grade boundaries would be! There's no winning, is there?

Same here cantkeep. DS has edexcel music this afternoon, A Level choice, top marks in performance and composition and really, really wants to do well. AQA Bio 2 was 'fine' 'no problems' etc, but he has just been dragged into an English language revision class when all he wants to cram for is music. Fingers crossed for everyone's DCs with exams this afternoon. 5 more next week for DS, plus one the week after. This has been a marathon... And thanks to everyone for all the maths foundation/higher explanations

That is so diligent. We bought prom suit already as also needed for a wedding tomorrow. We could really have done without this distraction and I would have refused to go if it was not a close family member. I have a sneaking feeling that my ds has grown a bit more since we bought it, though and may have to lengthen the trousers. Ds has already been told that there will be no celebrating until dd has finished her A levels.

DS doesn't finish until the 21st! He has 2 exams the week after next - chemistry and physics. I suppose it gives him another weekend to cram it all in.

He is totally shattered though and won't even be able to have a lie in tomorrow as his dad is taking him shopping for a suit for his prom and wants to be in town by 9am so he can be back to revise in the afternoon!