GCSEs 2018 (15) The Reckoning

No, debt at Oxford is nothing like £100k. The Oxford Opportunity Bursary scheme is enormously generous and covers a relatively broad range on incomes and there are additional scholarships like the Moritz-Heyman too. £100k is entirely wrong.

mmzz - no, the debt for a UK student shouldn't be anywhere near £100k. If anything, it will be lower than for other UK universities as living in college with subsidised meals can work out a lot cheaper than the 3d party cafeteria-style restaurants on a lot of campuses.

DS is holding two offers for 6th form - his current academic independent school and the local sixth form college. His current school is assuming he is coming back, but informally they will be expecting him to get a minimum of 4As & 4Bs (and nothing less than a C) in his GCSEs, and in the past, they have withdrawn offers if GCSEs were poor, so we're keeping the 6th Form college as an insurance, but will release it the minute we know his results.

Some music degrees can be 4 years too. When dh did his degree the BA(hons) was 3 years but the BMus(hons) was 4 years.

Lots of courses can be 4 years. At Warwick you can either do a year abroad in a foreign uni in the third year (even for maths) or convert to (or start with) a Master's. Pretty much all language degrees will need a year abroad, or anything to do with international relations etc.

I'm not sure about the next thread being 'GCSEs 2018.' I think it would put new posters off joining for the sixth form or college or at the start of university or apprenticeships etc. It might make them think we're a bit cliquey. And we're not like that at all. Y12 first term would be my preference.

Sorry - DS is doing a 4 year course - he has applied direct for a masters. Languages courses are 4 years, including year abroad.

Re Oxford debt: not quite that high I dont think... if you count tuition fees and 4 year course: 9k x 4 years 36k, plus full maintenance loan 8.7k x4 years 34k ish - 70k. I know not everyone gets full maintenance by a long chalk, but it gives a ballpark figure. DS is hopefully off to Cambridge in September, I know his accommodation costs (including utilities but not food) will be about 4k, pa, before he even starts to eat, buy any books or clothes, or have the odd pint!

Cblue - yes our school will be doing all results on 23rd even though they'll have had the CIE ones in hand from the 14th.

Why would the debt be more at Oxford (Ie. £100k not £50k). Th terms are shorter, they usually only have to pay for accommodation whilst they are in it (and often have first and last years in halls if not all 3). If anything it should be less surely? I suspect that may be the case for US students attending Oxford because they will not be charged £9,250 for tuition but a higher rate. So possibly Harvard are being a bit disingenuous by saying that the debt would be £100K (which it might be for US students) or they may not appreciate that tuition is lower for UK/EU students.

DS only has the one offer at his current school as refused to look elsewhere, luckily its low and if he doesn't meet it then he wouldn't get in anywhere else so he would have to forget A levels.......

CBlue I think I would definitely prefer two sets of results days over the not knowing especially when you hear others that know their results but I'm just impatient and would hate the fact the school knew and I didn't.....glad your enjoying America, it sounds like a great option are there fees more expensive than here?

Oddsocks I often found that DD would open up to me when we were away from home and as soon as we got back she would revert to her normal self

Hi all!!
Checking in from the other side of the pond - 9 more days of our visit left.
DDs school don't release the IGCSE results until GCSE results day - not sure whether that's a good or bad thing?!?! Knowing they have the results vs going through 2 sets of results days....
DD has accepted 2 offers - one from existing Inde which has high grade requirements and the backup local SFC which would take her even if the 'i have failed them all' doomsday scenario comes to pass. Interestingly the SFC encourages students to accept even if they aren't 100% committed to their choice.
University visits in the US have been really interesting and have helped to crystallise some of her choices and aspirations. She def likes the non specialisation and non linear approach and even I am 'sold' on the concept
.....only spanner in the works is that she's now questioning whether she wants to go to university or whether she wants an apprenticeship/join the forces after A Levels.

I would also vote for gcse class of 2018 as the next title.....in theory with that name we could continue through DCs engagements, marriages and offspring.....although I hope we will need a lot of new threads before it gets used to discuss these life stages!!

Went out for a meal and had a really good conversation with DD learnt loads about NCS. She is having a whale of time and bringing her out of her shell

Kingscote - DS is off to Reading too on 23rd - bus goes at 9.30.

Fortunately school emails results between 6am and 6.30am.

However the school opens at 10 to discuss any potential re-marks etc so hopefully he won't need any or hopefully they will speak to.me!

I like terf's suggestion for the next thread title.

Can't believe the first set of results is out in two weeks (CIE). DD started some pre-A Level reading today so hopefully her English results will be what she needs for her 6th Form.

Hope the rain, wind and cold weather have calmed down for everyone and we can enjoy some 'real' Summer again. Holidays seem to be flying by...

DD has two offers but the fall back school even stated that it over offers and only 1/3 of places offered to external students will actually be taken up...we had an email stating if you wanted to take up the place you needed to turn up on the 23rd.

Given that there are only 69 girls staying on into lower 6th at her current school unless DD's results are incredibly poor she will be staying on because the classes are going to be a nice size ...she also knows the teachers well and they know DD ;-).

Add Maths too for us on the 16th. I need to check is it the 14th or 16th. I think 14th is when results are released to the school and 16th to us?

Yup, just Cambridge on the 14th (English x 2, French, History and Music for DS) and then all the rest on the 23rd.

23rd will be a busy day - DS and his chums arrive back from their rugby tour, pick up their results, unpack, repack and head off to Reading!

If it’s all disastrous and we need to look at other options for 6th form, I guess Reading gets binned?

Alex It may not be grade dependent, but it was definitely talent dependent for your DD!