Thought we should all get together and calm each other down/mop fevered brows/hand around glasses of wine etc. We've seen other go through it over the past few months and it will be our turn soon.
DS has just got his AS results which were not too bad. AAAB. The B suprised him as it was for maths and we'd expected a B for french which he had not studied for a few years as sat his GCSE early. He says he will re-sit one of the maths modules and one of French ones to get a higher A 
He (we!) has been considering various Unis over recent months and has visited 4.
PS is all in hand as is extended project (whatever all that is about) but time is creeping by and not long now til his mid Oct deadline (one of his choices is Oxbridge)
There has been so much in the papers over recent days about the lack of places at University at the moment and stories of how so many good students did not get places as they didn't put 'insurance' choices.
How is everyone else coping and how do we get our children to make realistic choices?
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mumoverseas · 21/08/2010 14:53
anyone? 
well done everyone, we've been hand holding for a very long time. jgb hope all ok x
Hi everyone
Thx for all the support. DS school are contacting AQA ref one of the module grades (a practical done at school has been recorded as a U). So if an error has been made then things could change. If they don't, then that's fine but it would be nice to know, and maybe that elusive 3rd A will follow.
We are unlikely to know more before the weekend, so am focussing on how well he has done. DS going out tonight to celebrate, so think I will definitely be hitting the wine (and DH can pick him up from the station at midnight)
I hope everyone has celebratory drink lined up. Just GCSEs next Thursday now Cheers!
jgb sounds like maybe an error could have been made, an U sounds a bit odd given his predictions/offers. Fingers crossed. No matter what,he has a place at an excellent uni (I have to say that, my late mother worked there) AND, if he goes there I'm often over that way so could take him red cross food parcels 
MABS helloooo, did C find M on FB? x
We had champers at DS's school and I had half a glass as driving then walked down the pub and DS and I shared a bottle of champagne, simply because we could
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