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crisscrosscranky · 28/02/2019 07:01

Anyone else itching for tonight/tomorrow?

Were in Essex and DD passed 11+ in catchment for two grammars so we know it's option one or two but I'm still desperate to know- DD has her heart set on our first choice.

Her friendship group (and my mum friendship group!) have applied for four different schools as first choice so we're not worried about being with friends etc.

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Gizlotsmum · 28/02/2019 13:12

Work and then kids have dance lessons. Oh and provisionally booked a holiday for Feb half term

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crisscrosscranky · 28/02/2019 13:01

Wheats everyone doing to distract themselves? I'm at work today so this morning has whizzed by by I suspect this afternoon/evening will drag a bit!

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Gazelda · 28/02/2019 12:52

A combination of bulge year, scarce places and selection schools here makes it little more than a lottery.
I suspect we'll get our 4th choice, which we only put on because we didn't want to be left without any place at all. The 4th choice really won't suit DD at all.
We've been quite pragmatic with DD all along, so she's not got her hopes up that she'll be offered another of the other 3 choices.

Dothehappydance · 28/02/2019 12:51

I am really nervous too and ours is pretty much a given, be happier once it is confirmed.

Ariana30 · 28/02/2019 12:32

This week has been the longest week in existence, how is it not Friday yet!?! Can you tell how anxious I am?!?

Gizlotsmum · 28/02/2019 10:37

Me too. Happy with either of our first 2 choices, second guessing if we put the right one as first choice

Mog37 · 28/02/2019 10:25

I am really nervous and today is my day off work so distracting myself with the laundry is not really doing it for me.

The thing I feel bad about is how anxious this is making DD. She is in love with her first choice and really unenthusiastic about her second choice. We're semi-rural so we didn't have massive amounts of choice because of transport arrangements...

Rockbird · 28/02/2019 07:13

Yes me. I'm fairly certain of our first choice and our second choice is also an amazing school but DD1 desperately wants the first one.

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crisscrosscranky · 28/02/2019 07:12

Thanks @AuntieStella - I'm avoiding AIBU at the moment for other reasons!

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AuntieStella · 28/02/2019 07:10

There's already more than one AIBU thread on this, the more active one is

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3518849-To-ask-re-secondary-school-offer-day?msgid=85210567#85210567

(pity the topics are less used, but perhaps this thread will buck the disappointing trend)

FriendOrFaux · 28/02/2019 07:08

Yes, another anxious mummy here.
Our first choice is one that used to be fee paying but its seriously oversubscribed so it's anyone's guess if we're successful.
Second and third are just ordinary boys schools.
Our application was online and apparently we can check at midnight tonight.

Very, very nervous!

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