Class of 18. No need for new school shoes

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A thread for those of us whose kids left school/sixth form/college a year ago. Friendly chat :)

Well hello there! DS is on a four year course so he's still a student. I'd like to say that things returned to normal this year but it's not quite there yet. He seems to have his final recital and project under control. I think he had the panic over the project last summer when it turned out he'd missed the submission date for the proposal by assuming that because it had 2022 in the title it could be ignored. That was an important life lesson right there.

I love a reunion!

DD is trucking along nicely. She's in yr 4 of 5 and enjoying being in the labs finally after two years out of them. She's narrowing down project groups for her final year and realising that though she has kept saying it was too hard to decide which direction to go in, she is actually fairly clear (I think!).

She still doesn't live the student life much. She's got a very small and tight knit group of friends and they tend to socialise in each other's flats with cake, tea and Only Connect or Bake Off more than anything DH or I got up to as students. However, they all seem very nice, if a little serious, so we are happy for her. A couple of break ups within the group are causing some tension currently, but it gives them something different to talk about!

She's still walking everywhere. Reluctant to get on the bus to labs because her flat mate is vulnerable and she doesn't want to infect her with anything. I wish she would vary her exercise, but at 22 I realise that it is down to her now! She's a quiet soul, who is slowly finding her way.

Lovely to read all the updates.
Ds is enjoying his job. It plays to all strengths: problem solving, attention to detail, using his own initiative and best of all, making people adhere to rules and regulations...he was born to be an auditor!
Certificate level exams all complete with two more stages to go. The next set of exams will be later this year and he will spend a lot of time on study leave from June/July. He is currently in the middle of the busy season for audit so pretty demanding time-wise, but he seems to be managing well, has made friends at work (playing football for office team) and enjoys living in his own flat.
Dd has GCSEs this summer so we will soon be back on the exam/uni hamster wheel. She has more mocks this week, but self isolating due to covid so I guess her mocks will be next week.

Hello great to hear how everyone is getting on.

Dd is still doing her course part-time so she is now 3rd year part 1.
We moved to her university city in September last year (moving back home for me ) and so she is living at home which makes things much easier for her.
She is enjoying the course but not really getting to know many people as there as still restrictions and she struggles with social interaction anyway.

It must be such a relief for you to have her at home @NoHaudinMaWheest and so great for you to be back in my favourite city. It's DH and my long term plan to move back there too.

Oh hello. I’d lost this log in but have accidentally found it.

Dd had started a Masters but chose the wrong subject and has just decided to withdraw. Sad for her but glad she’s made the decision. She’s started applying for loads of temporary jobs and permanent positions but is no longer sure about what she wants to do.

The world is so upside down it’s hard to see the horizon.

How is your DS?

It's so lovely to hear from you all. Ds1 is now in his fourth year, he's recently had his white coat ceremony and sworn an oath to care for animals.
It's still hard to believe that he starts his rotations soon and only has one more year until he graduates.

Ooh, nice to find you all.

DD is just finishing the fourth year. It's been a difficult time, she was on line until December. She has been granted a dissertation extension until the summer, not quite there yet. Then she'll come home and recover I think.

@Knotaknitter I think I probably saw your DS in Sheffield in January? Congratulations to him they were fab. Youngest DS went for Maths in the end and is at a uni very close to your DS.

My older DS gets a graduation ceremony in July two years late, which I'm looking forward to!

I totally missed the tag, sorry! Good to catch up with you all!

Ursula the world is upside down, you are correct. I hope that your dd can find a path that suits her. I think the time after uni can be one of reorientation.

dd is also in fourth year and thankfully enjoying it. She has exams coming up in a few weeks, so the last lot of revision and I hope, the last lot of exam stress! That will be something to celebrate. Afterwards, she has a role that she's very excited about, but will have a summer first to enjoy.

Nice to see updates on some of the young adults from the group.

DS is working as a TA and considering applying for a PGCE course. It looks as though he'll get a graduation ceremony this summer (delayed from 2021).

That's great @Bronzegate there have been three TAs do in school ITT this year. They only had to leave us to gain experience in another school. If he loves his school he should look in to that.

I'm glad I have found you. I was in this group when DD was doing A levels at the same time as everyone else's DC, and have had a name change since then. DD took a gap year and is now in her third year in Newcastle. She caught covid in the middle of her dissertation, but managed to get it over the line a day early. She spent every day bar three working on her presentation over the Easter holidays and managed to get through that, and now she is on the final stretch with exams until 10th June, then a few more weeks in her students house with her friends to relax and party.

Then graduation, her birthday and home.

Due to ongoing health issues she hasn't made any plans for after her degree, but is hoping to spend some time to improve her mental and physical health and then apply for a masters next year.

I have often wondered how eceryone's DC got on so I'm pleased I spotted this thread.

Hope everything goes well with her exams @RampantIvy

Good luck for those exams. Ds1 should have his finals next year all being well. It seems strange thinking that his schoolmates on the whole would have finished last year.

Good luck with her exams Rampant and I hope the pause helps her. It sounds very wise for her to just step off the progression treadmill and recuperate for a while.

Thank you for the good luck wishes.

Good luck to all those with exams.
dd had her first gcse exam yesterday so we are back on the exam rollercoaster.

Ds1 had his exams before Christmas. He sent us video yesterday that someone had taken of him while he was performing an operation.
He seemed so grown up.
Good luck to those doing theirs now.

Finals start next week for DD. She has stepped off the revision treadmill to see a band in Milton Keynes tonight. This was a postponed gig from 2 years ago.

Those who remember back to GCSE years, the cooked breakfast tradition remains in place for fourth yea4 exams. Last set over the next few weeks to go.

Good luck to your DD @OhYouBadBadKitten. My DD was so nervous for her first exam that she felt too sick to eat anything. She has some online and some in person. Three more exams to go.

And good luck to your DD @ShanghaiDiva.

I hope your dd is hanging in there Rampant.

Good luck to all DC. DD's exam is done, so just her dissertation to go.

Sorry to resurrect an old thread. I'm not sure if DS1 is the last to finish, but he graduated last month and is working in his first choice vet practice as a fully qualified veterinary surgeon.

Thank you all for your support during those years.