GCSE 2019 support thread 6

My DS won’t let anyone mention tomorrow. He needs minimum of 6 6’s across his strongest subjects although as he wants to do maths he has been told he really needs an 8 in order to do well in the A level course

We are going in to school, but will be able to see results online from 8am. I will lurk in the car or the garage over the road with Starbucks coffee

DD was already up at 7 am which shows me how worried she is. We had tears the night before about the results as she is convinced she has failed (though her mocks were all very good). We know what she needs to get to be able to go back for A levels and we don’t have a plan B which is now making me nervous. I’ll be glad when it’s all over now to be honest and we’re away for the weekend to either celebrate with her or cheer her up.
Good luck everyone, we’re nearly there!

Dc has been working on and off throughout the hols and we're all very glad they've got a full day at work today to take their mind off results.

DC was quietly confident of 7's, 8's and a possible 9 until the A Level results were issued with generally lower grades than in previous years. This caused a pessimistic downgrading of expectations on their part and although they still feel confident as far as 6th form and chosen subjects goes they're not looking forward to results as much as they were.

Sounds a bit first world problems as far as the range of abilities goes plus some year group eventually has to be the one that experiences the effect of grade deflation I suppose. Just a bit sad for all our dc if it's this year that things turn.

Are grade boundaries out yet ?

Fingers crossed for as many dc as possible to be able to access their chosen paths for further qualifications beyond GCSE's.

Update from Dd on tomorrow.
Her & her friends are going to head straight to MOD Pizza from picking up their results...their results slip gets them each a free 11 inch pizza.

Nando’s
Chicquitos
Bella Italia
All offering something for results day .

What were his mock results like, zen1? Do you think he could be one of those people who found the exams easy, or was able to pinpoint more or less just what he needed for target grade.

Good luck to everyone here. Not posted on one of these threads before, but my eldest DS gets his results tomorrow. He has Aspergers and did zero revision for anything apart from a couple of hours the night before each exam and that was just watching YouTube videos. He is not remotely worried and says he can’t understand why people get anxious about exams or their results. He wants to do A levels, but I can’t see how he can get the appropriate grades with so little work in his part.

Well DS, on his way out to get a haircut and meet up with friends, said that if he doesn't get the grades for the dreaded sixth form (six 8s remember and a seven in English), maybe it would be better to try asking one of the local comps rather than the other independent school he sat the exams for and got an offer from, but which we turned down in favour of the dreaded sixth form! We thought about applying to this particular comp (we looked at four state opportunities, including his current one, before he decided he didn't want any of them although this one was probably the favourite out of the four), but never actually applied (he was so negative about it when I suggested this as a back-up, and we thought maybe we would ask the independent, as their requirements for their offer were much lower). No idea if suddenly preferred comp would take a late application on results day! They may well be oversubscribed (no idea)! His current school would take him back no problem (the headmistress said so explicitly on prize day) but DS doesn't want to go there.

Just seen of fbook our school is available from 8.30 in morning. dd said she is getting nervous but they can repeat in our school if they don't get the grade. We are in NI

Checking in to the new thread and panicking at the talk of grades being lower because A Levels were.

Slowest. Day. Ever!

@MrsKittyFane1 I am keeping myself busy with a smear test this afternoon! Having a lovely week!

DD2 has dark blue hair and is intending to go in fully outrageous. She's predicted 6 and up for everything but after last week's harsh A level boundaries we will see. We go in at 9.30 and school is 5 minutes away.

@onaroll love your sons attitude! He will go far, half the battle of success is attitude.

Someone can have all 9s and a poor attitude.

good luck to everyone and hope they achieve what they want to proceed.

very anxious here as dd was ill so no idea what here grades will look like tomorrow hoping she does well and can proceed school will give medical exemption from all 7s but she wants to have done well as she wa too ill to sit 2 complete subjects.

It has been a long summer but really looks like she has started to turn the corner and really really don't want anything to push her back. She is spending the night with friend and we are meet at school at 9am to collect results.
fingers crossed

Dd is on the last day of NCS today. She has really enjoyed it and I think the new friends/experiences/routine have been very good for her.
She is very nervous about tomorrow. I've been telling her since Christmas (after not putting in the effort for mocks) that it'll all be fine - if she puts in the work. Luckily she did, so I really, really hope it goes to plan 😬

I am more excited about these results than I was about my own!

Me too. Excited and NERVOUS!! 😅

I am more excited about these results than I was about my own! Not through any ‘living vicariously’ reason, just because I didn’t sit the exams so I don’t know exactly how they’ve gone.
DS wants to ninja in, sign up for 6th form, ninja out again. No leaping photos for him

I need to concentrate on NOT passing my nerves onto DC... it's bloody difficult! I feel sick 😅

Monty : If it is not good the school will contact us the day before (TODAY!!)

I'm surprised they can even hint at results re. 6th form place before tomorrow! In fact I know they can't!!
Having said that, I hope the phone stays quiet for you today!

Ds2 has a nasty insect bite so I'm keeping my eye on that, may take him to pharmacy later.

Been to see mum and check she's ok.

I could do with going for a walk or going out, but I'm just so tired.

Ds is still in bed watching a film.

I didn't sleep last night so feel awful.

Ds is going to speedway tonight with dh.

Ds1 got 3 6th form offers.
Then no.3 decided that he couldn't do what they said he could (history and geography A level)
No.2 then lost its bus contract so no way to get there (no public transport)
So it's 🤞 for no.1 choice whoch needs the highest grades.
I'm a wreck 😫🙄

Nerves are kicking in here.