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A level results day 2021 support thread

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Mrs08 · 31/07/2021 15:46

Hi 👋
I thought it might be nice to have a support thread for us parents? (Can't see one in further Ed yet??)
It's been such a difficult time for our kids - and for us! - but the end is in sight!
Ds will get an e mail at 8.30am (apparently) and can go into college in person if he needs help/advice.
Good luck everyone!
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igelkott2021 · 10/08/2021 10:42

Oh and Exeter (though I didn't look too closely and they may have all been at the Falmouth campus so no good if you want Exeter itself).

Bryonyshcmyony · 10/08/2021 10:43

Exeter only has maths in clearing

Artdecolover · 10/08/2021 10:43

Still no email...😬

IDidntFloatUpTheLaganInABubble · 10/08/2021 10:54

@SarahAndQuack thank you for that. She got ABB and an A in her EPQ so I am so proud of her.

The campus looks amazing and I'm sure once she stops and thinks and talks to her friends she will realise how well she has done.

Artdecolover · 10/08/2021 10:55

[quote IDidntFloatUpTheLaganInABubble]@SarahAndQuack thank you for that. She got ABB and an A in her EPQ so I am so proud of her.

The campus looks amazing and I'm sure once she stops and thinks and talks to her friends she will realise how well she has done.[/quote]
Those are fantastic grades 👏
Well done.

MrsJackWhicher · 10/08/2021 10:57

He's only just gone to pick up his results as he was doing his hair for 40 minutes 🙄🙄
I just love these DC - adorable! Grin

LindaEllen · 10/08/2021 11:00

Me and DP are tearing our hair out here .. DSS is at his mum's (he lives with us, but alternates birthdays, so his birthday this year - 18th! - has fallen at his mum's, so results day has too..) and he's not contacting us or picking up the phone. We knew he was going through clearing anyway as he didn't get any offers, but we're not sure if it means he's too upset to talk or that he's too busy with clearing. I'm honestly so nervous, if anything it feels like my own results day 15 years ago all over again!

Artdecolover · 10/08/2021 11:00

It's sucks having a W surname at times!

KittyMcKitty · 10/08/2021 11:01

Congratulations to everyone’s dc - after the 2 years they’ve had they’ve done amazingly!

DC’s school have certainly not inflated grades and they have marked very very harshly- lots of disappointed people 😞 DC dropped a grade so didn’t get first choice but is off to Manchester their insurance which I think will be a great fit.

Crazycakelady17 · 10/08/2021 11:03

Well done to all those who got there places and those who didn’t it will turn out okay even though it won’t feel like that right now,
This was us last year DS1 got into his first and proud auntie today my nephew got into Liverpool to study politics and history he’s a bit gutted with his results but it was enough for his first choice

MarleneDietrichsSmile · 10/08/2021 11:06

Agree @KittyMcKitty, DS and friends all have grades below mocks or predicted

RufustheBadgeringReindeer · 10/08/2021 11:09

Ds2 got just over what he needed for southampton…

He went to college to pick it up and was only of a handful of students there

Congratulations to everyone who got what they wanted/needed and commiserations to those who didnt…we all know its not the end of the world but bloody hell does it feel like it is!

Artdecolover · 10/08/2021 11:11

Just in...
A A A
☺

SlightlyJaded · 10/08/2021 11:12

@MarleneDietrichsSmile

Agree *@KittyMcKitty*, DS and friends all have grades below mocks or predicted
I am quite shocked by this, and not sure how that would ever make sense without an 'actual exam' to sway the grade down. If all previous evidence points to an A, mock said A and no exam is sat, where does a B come from?
ablutiions · 10/08/2021 11:12

@LindaEllen that sounds very stressful. Just pick up the bloody phone. Or text/message. Waaaaah!

MrsAvocet · 10/08/2021 11:15

Relief here.
DS has exceeded expectations overall , though one grade is a bit disappointing. But he got what he needed for his preferred course - just need to check if he can defer now. I'm hoping that the fact that he has a medical reason for deferral will count in his favour.
Having done better than expected he is wavering slightly and considering just declining and reapplying next year, but he still doesn't quite meet the requirements for his dream option so my gut feeling is that he should stick with what he has. In these uncertain times, a bird in the hand is definitely worth having I think.
Worst thing here this morning is that in my anxiety I forgot to complete my Tesco order last night. I'd secured the slot ages ago by putting a couple of items in the basket but forgot to add anything else......whoops...
Well done to all who've got their first choice, commiserations to those who haven't and good luck to those still waiting. Remember that there are many roads to Rome and though disappointment today may feel like the end of the world, it isn't. All our young people have done brilliantly to get through this last couple of years.

SingingInTheShithouse · 10/08/2021 11:16

Phew, mine has done really well with A+ B+ & B, after being convinced she'd just scraped by if that. Especially thrilled as we know how badly she has coped with online learning etc. She was predicted higher, so no grade inflation here either, but we are relieved given how much she has struggled

No Uni to worry about yet, but her grades should make that pretty easy next when that time comes

ljmutti · 10/08/2021 11:43

Four A star and medicine first choice
Still in shock

EmeraldZ · 10/08/2021 11:53

Hi. Can I just jump on to ask advice. My ds has been accepted to his first choice but he doesn’t understand how as he was short by 10 UCAS points. He did really well in 2 subjects but more or less failed his 3 subject. He hasn’t had to go clearing and has his offer though at 8.40 before he’d even checked his exam results. Is this usual? As I thought he’d be declined a place.

Kiduknot · 10/08/2021 11:55

Ds has his grades which should be enough but track still hasn’t updated.

stoneysongs · 10/08/2021 11:57

@EmeraldZ
Yes that happens, 10 UCAS points is a tiny bit over one A level grade, so he wasn't far off. Sometimes unis reject in this kind of situation but sometimes they let them in. Celebrate!

ChazsBrilliantAttitude · 10/08/2021 11:57

Universities have discretion to take someone even if they miss a grade or two. The conditional offer simply means that you are guaranteed a place if you make the grades i.e. the Uni can't take it away. The Uni will know how many places have been filled and may prefer a candidate that chose them from the beginning who they have already considered than having to offer the place in clearing to a new candidate who may have similar grades anyway.

Bryonyshcmyony · 10/08/2021 11:57

@EmeraldZ

Hi. Can I just jump on to ask advice. My ds has been accepted to his first choice but he doesn’t understand how as he was short by 10 UCAS points. He did really well in 2 subjects but more or less failed his 3 subject. He hasn’t had to go clearing and has his offer though at 8.40 before he’d even checked his exam results. Is this usual? As I thought he’d be declined a place.
Don't question it!! Perhaps course not oversubscribed and a slightly less popular uni?
kittykitty · 10/08/2021 11:58

Daughter didn't get the results she needed (as expected). She got three Bs and really needs AAB.
She wants to sit the in person A-level exams this October. Does anyone know of any crammers that'll prepare her for these?

RainBow725 · 10/08/2021 11:59

Very happy house here too. One grade higher than needed for all subjects which just about makes up for having COVID. Off to Lancaster he goes 😊.