January Entrance Exams

Sighing, congrats to your dd. My eldest was the only girl to sit 11+ in her year at state primary too, and also resisted tutoring (refused might be more accurate!). She also flatly refused to sit for any school except the one she wanted to go to - so I relate to the stress and relief!

Hope she is happy wherever you end up choosing - what a great problem to have

Backingvocals - why does your daughter want SHHS? That's one we're mulling over (v Channing or Camden if the catchment gods align).

Good luck with the results though I'm guessing that if she got CLSG she'll most likely get SHHS too (dd's tutor told us not to bother with City, out of her league!).

I'm very proud of my daughter as she was very resistant and was almost sacked by the tutor. She goes to a state school where nobody else applies so it's hard persuading her to do work that others aren't.

We have a yes from the school we wanted. So so so glad it is all over.

DD just got a yes from CLS too. I'm very pleased. Still waiting on three others but that would be my top choice but not hers (she wants St Marylebone or Sth Hampstead). Well done Londonista's DD. It's lovely to have one in the bank.

We've got yeses from the three that were coming today and I've already been told that it's a yes for the one next week (she had a scholarship interview). The one that said it would email those with a place hasn't emailed, the one that didn't say anything about emailing did so I was convinced the first had rejected us and was trying to get my head round the second option but then came home to a letter.

It's three of the girls' consortium ones. One's definitely out so we'll have to go to the offers morning/afternoon for the others which irritatingly happen to be on the day I work, theatre tickets, son's parents evening etc, etc.

DD has no idea that they were coming today. And she'll shrug as she seems disengaged from whole process.

I feel weirdly deflated. I think because I don't have any strong instincts and I worry about her so much that I don't want to get it wrong.

Anyone received anything from John Lyon? We are expecting that one today and the rest next week.

Congratulations londonista well done to your DD. You must be so relieved 😅

I know right!!! I wish we were notified by email. Instead we have to wait for snail mail, if and when our post man shows his face today.

At work this morning, so I really hope he has come ( with good news, as well), before I do the school run later. I’m not asking for too much am I? 😜

CLS emailed at 9 on the dot. Good news for us, good luck to everyone else waiting.

And so the frantic checking of email begins...
Courage!

We are still waiting to see if our daughter has been accepted.

Although there was a mix up with the bursary form which wasn't our fault. So if she is offered a place it will be provisional based on the results of the bursary application as we are only in the beginning stages of that.

I should hear any time this week. I am stressed with it all to be honest. Can't wait to find out one way or another.

Until she was put forward by the school a private school never crossed my mind, but now she is so excited about it she will be devastated if she doesn't get in.

Good luck everyone

Well I've really had enough of the waiting now. First batch of results is coming in on Friday. Second next week when we'll be away anyway.

I've absolutely no idea which school we want anyway if we should even get a choice in the matter.

And then there's a state school I really fancy that we've got an outside chance of getting into so that's another month of indecision.

Still no news Vicky, thank you for checking in. Well done!!

Btw if anyone wants to do a LEH 2018 starters get together pm me. Dd is coming from junior school so happy to pass on whatever we know!

LEH offers were today ...

Can I just say huge congrats to all of you parents for staying sane through this! I have no idea how you all do it!! Kudos to you all and congrats to all the dc

Yes found out this morning that DD had a place. I hope it was good news for you too diva100

Congrats Dimple! Still waiting for LEH, anyone heard any news?

Thanks! It's been such a long journey to get here but now feels like it's all been worth it. Good luck to all still waiting!!

Wow!! That’s awesome! Well done to your DD.

We still have one week till one result and two weeks till all the rest!!

Wow misswimpydimple, well done. Congratulations to your DD. You must be over the moon

Our letter came today. Offer of a place and a 95 % bursary.

Has made all the stress worthwhile.

We are over the moon

warm and wanda, congratulations to your DDs, and to you both, too. It must be a relief knowing you have some options with offers already. You must be proud and good feeling for your DC.

My DD seems to be oblivious to the wait, while I keep myself busy, trying not to over analyse.

Best wishes to everyone, hopefully we can all post our good news.

Good luck everyone. We’re feeling it too. Trying so hard to keep myself busy over the next week and a half. We have had one yes with a small sports scholarship offer, but not the want we really want. Expecting another early next week. And the last 2 when the the following weekend.
Trying hard not to stress and where I’ve been pretty cool, I’ve now started asking DD about what she thought of the exams.

I am counting the days to these results and its so painful! All the while trying to come off totally casual about it to my 13 year old! We are moving back to the UK this summer and were there during the Jan exams, he just completed the last one yesterday which he had to do remotely at his current school in Canada. There is so much relying on where he goes to school that I just want to know so I can get on with planning my relocation!! Glad is over but hate this limbo period!!

Good luck everyone!

I think we are lucky living in the South West rather than London where I think the competition is fierce. We have been told by our local options that most people here just apply to 1 school. That said I think the London effect is spreading & most I spoke to have applied to 2. The schools also state that they have had more applications than ever before which would fit. Roll on 12th Feb for our favourite!!