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Corona Cohort Y12 into Y13, braving the storm of the third wave

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Monkey2001 · 20/06/2021 11:24

Supportive thread for parents of Y12 students going into Y13.

Previous thread - www.mumsnet.com/Talk/secondary/4240252-Thread-16-Corona-Cohort-Year-12-2021-Zooming-through-Summer-Term

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Monkey2001 · 21/06/2021 13:09

Woo hoo, well done @KingscoteStaff DD! Always a great achievement to pass first time, but more of a relief than usual as you don't want to head back into the battle to book another test!

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ProggyMat · 21/06/2021 13:04

Well done to @KingscoteStaff DD! [Star

KingscoteStaff · 21/06/2021 12:52

In my head she is still 9. Mind you, in my head I am still 17…

estherfrewen · 21/06/2021 12:44

Well done to your DD @KingscoteStaff!

Zandathepanda · 21/06/2021 12:41

Congrats and deep breaths when she takes you for the first drive!!

KingscoteStaff · 21/06/2021 12:37

My baby is now a legal driver!!!!!!!!!!!

JustHereWithMyPopcorn · 21/06/2021 11:01

@Zandathepanda I think he's been going through the AOs but mainly I think he's been panicking about getting a really good intro as that's where he falls down with this teacher (the other one seems to like what he does) and a good context.

Goodluck to your DD @Kingscotestaff!! Fingers crossed firmly.

ealingwestmum · 21/06/2021 10:46

Thanks for new thread Monkey

Apologies for delay Shimy. I guess colleges have similar approach to % of over-offering as here, depending on what the legacy data shows for acceptance stats. But yes, multiple offers are potentially held until released back by May deadline. There can be a scrum between offers and acceptance day with colleges courting those students they don't want to lose with incentives to accept.

Don't think there is a firm/insurance, but, for international students they are allowed to accept one offer in May per country applied, and withdraw come A levels/results day. So in summary, you can hold and accept a US offer but decide to stay domestic come August when your results are in, accepting your UCAS place instead.

ealingwestmum · 21/06/2021 10:40

Holding with baited breath and fingers crossed Kingscote...

Seeline · 21/06/2021 10:38

Seems weird DCs taking tests at the moment. DD still isn't 17 until the end of July!

Seeline · 21/06/2021 10:37

Hope all went well Kingscote!

FoolsAssassin · 21/06/2021 10:16

Fingers firmly crossed for her Kingscote !!!

KingscoteStaff · 21/06/2021 10:10

The examiner looked very friendly...

I am now drinking coffee...

KingscoteStaff · 21/06/2021 10:09

Okay, everyone cross their fingers for the next 40 minutes and if you are currently driving around Southall and you see a teenage girl with L plates in a red car, let her out!

Zandathepanda · 21/06/2021 10:00

JustHereWithMyPopcorn Dd1 did that board and between Yr12 and 13 she really got to grips with all the AOs and exactly which % you needed for each question so she didn’t waste time on going off at a tangent. She did have good English teachers who were strict but fair with exact marking. Didn’t do Chaucer option though - urgh.

crazycrofter · 21/06/2021 09:42

Hope he gets on ok @JustHereWithMyPopcorn. It’s a lot of pressure isn’t it.

DD’s psychology and RS teachers have given them so many clues, they’ve managed to find the previous year’s papers they think they’re being set. So it won’t quite be a practice run for the real thing. She hasn’t a clue for History though.

20newnames · 21/06/2021 09:22

DS finished exams last week, we await the results. Previous paperwork said that the predictions would be what they could achieve “on a good day”. While it is great for UCAS purposes, it slightly worries me that DS will think they have already predicted him those grades so he’s due to get them, and may think he doesn’t need to be working as hard as he actually does need to.

JustHereWithMyPopcorn · 21/06/2021 08:57

Thanks Monkey, it doesn't always feel that way tbh - I want your Physics teacher! I'm hoping that they are kind though, he has actually revised really hard and has learnt about a million quotes and critic quotes, I have no idea how he keeps them in his head!

Seeline · 21/06/2021 08:56

DDs school is saying not to panic - there will be resits available in most subjects at the beginning/before the beginning of next term!! Very reassuring. I suppose it shows that the predicted grades (due Thursday) are not et in stone.

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Monkey2001 · 21/06/2021 08:53

@JustHereWithMyPopcorn, hope it goes well for him, but remind him that the school is on his side! Our school is possibly being a bit too gentle, the physics teacher has said that even if they get a D in the exam, if the work they have handed in had been good and they attend optional extra sessions, they will be predicted an A.

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JustHereWithMyPopcorn · 21/06/2021 08:25

Last day of DS exams which is his Eng Lit. I have genuinely never seen him so stressed as he has been for these exams. He's gone out this morning saying he's so worried because if he doesn't do well then he can't go to uni! It doesn't matter how much I try to reassure him he is heading into panic mode. Sad He is most worried about the Chaucer / The Doll's House paper, partly because of reasons mention previously about Chaucer but also that teacher is a really harsh marker. At least they are over today and he has plans later to see his friends so hopefully they will cheer him up.

JustHereWithMyPopcorn · 21/06/2021 08:21

@monkey2001I have bought two apps after Testi was useless! I'm still not getting the cancellations though as they are gone before my autobook can book. I think it's all a scam. Sad

JustHereWithMyPopcorn · 21/06/2021 08:19

My niece went to Southampton to do biomedical sciences. She loved it there. I took DS to the science fair thing they do a few years back when he didn't hate science and it was great fun.

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Monkey2001 · 21/06/2021 08:18

Urghh! Just spent half an hour attempting, unsuccessfully, to move DS2's driving test from Monmouth, where I randomly managed to get a spot in November, to Bristol. A date in 2 days came up at one point, which is not of interest, but showed it was working. Nothing else came up in the Bristol sites or the Cornwall sites we can do. If I can't get one between 7:45 and 8:15 on a Monday morning I feel that I might have to get the app, although I object to it on principle, like the fast queue bracelets at theme parks!

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FoolsAssassin · 21/06/2021 06:34

Thanks for the new thread Monkey.

Someone I know has just finished Southampton and we we were talking about graduation which will be virtual this summer but they are hoping to do something another time, I asked where they hold the real ones and he said outside on the campus, it looks quite nice if you angle the camera well !

We’ve been to one of the science days so seen some of it and I thought it was nice.