Year 12 #3: Open Days and Predicted Grades beckon

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Yikes! The title has just hit me! It's too soon! I'm not ready!!

Thread number 2 link: https://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/further_education/3443840-Year-12-2-Carols-commutes-a-few-stocking-fillers

The parent's session was SOOOO helpful.

Right then: we'll be there. Should I wear a red carnation and carry a copy of The Times?

Elizabeth - I will look out for you!!

You need a code word or phrase. How about "Brexit should increase sales of Spam"?

Elizabeth there are lots if summer school opportunities available as well, that I had no idea about until we starred sharing info. Google year 12 summer schools or look opportunities any relatively local unis are offering. I was clueless, because I thought you could still just bung down some reasons why you liked history, throw in a few achievements and get offers. How times have changed.

Totally changed. It was a doddle back in the old days. A consultant friend told me he got into Med school (now morphed into Imperial) with hardly any effort (he was the laziest person he knew, by his own admission) and A-level grades of BBC!! UCAT and BMAT not required then either. Really makes you feel sorry for the sixth formers jumping through hoops, doing months, if not years, of volunteering, job shadowing and work experience to even have a fighting chance.

& sorry for the ones whose schools didn't start to prod them about everything on offer weeks ago. So many opportunities, so little time.

That’s interesting 242 Our local med school takes students with very high GCSEs. The doctors I work with say that the med students are nice, conscientious people but may not have other qualities needed to thrive in medicine.

Peggy did they say what qualities they would need? DS is considering the medicine route but not 100% sure its for him, so trying to find out as much as possible.

Hi everyone,
A1ways here - would love to join the cluster group so I can tell you what’s really been going on (had to change a few details as everything became so personal and identifying). I’ve had to resort to lurking for the last few months. I’ve downloaded cluster and sent a PM.

peggy Consultant friend is now in his 50s so we are looking at entry requirements circa 30 years ago. High GCSEs, A-levels, UCAT or BMAT now the 'normal' requirement. It's a hurdle at every stage!

Bluebelle123 GMC's Qualities of a Good Doctor is a good place to start looking.

I don't think I can send you the link, but I've asked the others to. You'll need fill us in on all your news.

Pink, OKBobble has a link, but she’s not been around this evening. It’s almost like she has a social life!

Sticker, can I send it?

I can’t wait Ellen, don’t worry!

I DM’d OKBobble (but I’m not sure who that it is!)

See if you have a PM from me

It might have to be an admin.

Many thanks Sticker and Ellen 🙂 I think I’ve successfully joined!

Bluebelle I think they are saying that the med school is missing people who would be great doctors but perhaps didn’t have 100% focus at 14/15/16. They think that of course you need the academic ability plus an interest in medicine (huge range of roles) but also the ability to cope with knocks and really high demands in terms of volume of work. General practice and hospital medicine is really pressured they talk about the importance of relationships with your colleagues and friends, finding ways to care for yourself, sustain yourself so that you can keep caring for others.

Sorry that’s not very specific is it?

I'm an admin. I can sign you up but I need some sort of notification. Send me a mumsnet PM if I don't notice you.

Update on the mistake in the Maths mock:
I saw the head of maths this evening (we know each other socially) and he said that from looking at the exam scripts, it seems that only 4 students (out of over 100) even noticed the error.

Doh! Your DS is going to go far.

DS3’s FM core pure AS mock had a mistake on it, but most of the 12 spotted it, so probably not the same mistake. But worrying that it’s so common. Really don’t want time wasting mistakes on the real thing.

Peggy & 242 thanks for the info.