I know, I should just wait but I am in TORMENT
I had my interview for PGCE yesterday and I was told that they would be making the decision yesterday afternoon but we would not find out via the GTTR for two weeks
I am desperate to get on this course and will be so gutted if they turn me down - but it is very competitive and lots of great people will have applied
the lady who interviewed me said really nice things about me, she said my presentation was 'fantastic' and she liked that I had focused on particular children and their different learning styles
she said I did really well and had good ideas in the group task (playing with lego and blocks!)
she said I was academically very strong and that it was obvious from the start that I was a good candidate and said the right things, asked the right questions etc
BUT she really, really grilled me about how nervous I was, was I resilient enough etc - she got it out of me that I had a bad time in my last year of uni, that my confidence hasn't always been great etc
she said at the end "we don't decide until after you have all gone, but I think you should take away the fact that you have done fantastically today and you should have more confidence in yourself"
when I was talking about the neuroscience aspect of early years, that children learn resilience and self-confidence to learn independently thorough having positive relationships with key adults, she said something about "yes, this resilience thing is really powerful for you isn't it"
she asked me how I thought I would cope with stroppy, rude teachers on placement, and I said I thought I would be fine, I have worked with difficult people before, I have a good "professional head" when I am at work (that sounds wank, doesn't it?) and I am quite good at admitting when I am wrong, even if the person pointing it out is rude
was she letting me down gently by saying "you've done really well but you ain't tough enough for this game"? Or do you think they will accept me?
if you have got to the end of this, thank you for reading and indulging my childish and futile attempt to second-guess the process!