Thread 21 Corona Cohort - Nervous waiting, so frustrating

[Monkey2001]

Continuation of OrangeCinnamonCocktail's threads

This is a thread for supporting all young people post GCSEs 2020, regardless of their educational setting. It is respectfully requested that all are supportive and helpful to each other. If you want to start a debate, e.g state vs private, please don't within this thread. Please also be sensitive when responding to threads about grades.

Some of us have been here since first thread back in yr10, some will be new. Everyone has been friendly and helpful in the past. Everyone is welcome. It is hoped this will continue.

Our DS/DD may go down various paths (such as employment, apprenticeships, higher ed) We have decided for anyone interested they will most likely find us within the Further Ed board.

Previous thread - www.mumsnet.com/Talk/further_education/a4354626-Corona-Cohort-Statements-Scripted-Grades-Predicted?msgid=111487286#111487286

Lovely news seeline!

Thanks everyone - she's really chuffed 😁

Great news @Seeline. I liked the look of UEA but DD said no straight away for same reasons as @crazycrofter. I then realised it was 5 hr train journey or 4.5 hrs drive, which is probably why we don't know anyone that's been there. Seems to have great reviews and lots of very happy students.

Great news Seeline, congrats.

Here's a first go at the list - just you, child and subject at the moment because DS is on my laptop and it would take ages on my phone. I'm not sure whether any more than this might be unwieldy but I do use the app so only have a small screen.

I haven't tagged properly but maybe this info could be added to tags for a new thread. Feel free to correct / add / subtract of course. It's what I remember and from a quick look back through the thread, so apologies to those not on there or whose info I have got wrong

20newnames / DS / Engineering
Alsoplayspiccolo / DD / English + Film
AnneofCleavage / DD / gap year? Primary Education
BlueMarigold / DD / Biology
crazycrofter / DD / Child (?) + Mental Health Nursing
Decorhate / DS / Economics + Politics
Delphigirl / DS / Oceanography
DoggerelBank / DS / tbc sciencey
ealingwestmum / DD / Middle Eastern and European Studies
EerilyDisembodied / DS / History or Environmental Management
estherfrewen / DS / History
EwwSprouts / DS / Biology
Fiddlersgreen / DS / Journalism
Fruitygal / DD / Biology
Hattifatteners / DD / Vet Med
Heifer / DD / Biology
Hopeful201 / DS / Medicine
Horace123 / DS / Classics
icanbewhatiwant / DS / History + Philosophy
Isthisjustnormal / DS / Comp Sci
KingscoteStaff / DD / Medicine
mummabear74 / DD / Environmental Science
mummyinbeds / DS / Law + French Law
Nard75 / DS / Maths
NCTDN / DD / Liberal Arts
Oblomov21 / DS / Accountancy
OrangeCinnamonCocktail / DD / Music (uni)
PaddingtonPaddington / DD / Music (cons)
Piggywaspushed / DS / Social sciences combo
ProggyMat / DD / Classics
SandyBayley / DD / Medicine
Seeline / DD / Liberal Arts
singingstones / DS / Neuroscience
Wheresthebeach / DD / gap year? Marine Biology
whoamitojudge / DD / Cabin crew training
Zebracat / DD / Liberal Arts or Anthropology
ZittiEBuoni / DD / applying next year

Thanks !

That's very impressive singing!

Biology looks popular!

There are a lot of biologists - and 0 physics or chemistry, weirdly.
It's just a start and I know there are a few regular posters missing but I do feel better for having a list

Fabulous singingstones. Thank you.

Love the list. We are DS/medicine.

Congratulations to @Seeline, that must be a relief! How does the offer compare to expected grades? Comfortable, achievable or aspirational?

Ill add you on - but just literally made a new thread @Monkey2001 sorry !
new thread here for when ready

I knew that - can't believe I forgot you Monkey, sorry!
Think I took my list from people you tagged at the beginning of the thread

Well done @Seeline DD!
@singingstones great idea!

@Monkey2001Wow! threads moving on with lightening speed. Can Ds be added?
Management/Business and Management.

Thank you.

Oh thanks @singingstones. Interesting to see everything summed up

@Monkey2001 The offer is AAB, so should be achievable. Her UCAS predictions are 3 x A*s, but she thinks that is pushing it!

@Seeline brilliant update!

@singingstones Great list. No destinations to add for DS. he's still thinking??

[quote Seeline]**@Monkey2001* The offer is AAB, so should be achievable. Her UCAS predictions are 3 x As, but she thinks that is pushing it![/quote]
What a lovely position - achievable offer from top choice!

Singing I love your list, thank you.

@singingstones amazing work with the list, quite a good range of subjects and no engineering. Our school has engineering and economics as the two top degrees I think.
So many offers already, that gives the DC something to hold on to whilst they are working very hard. My DS had a load of work to do in his first week of break, this week he is mostly going to 18th birthday parties.

@Hopeful201 There is one wannabe engineer on the list! I am surprised that DS is the only one tbh.

What a great selection of different courses! My DD's friends are a mixture of engineering, medicine, French, linguistics, physics, biochemistry, veterinary, maths, paramedic studies, economics, film and television production, animation and geology. None doing law degrees which surprised me. I love the fact that these teens have such different interests. Friends DDs and DSs getting offers from York, Sheffield, Nottingham, Glasgow and Exeter. She's getting frustrated as form still with school for ref etc (lots of friends chose Oxbridge hence offers now) but been out at gigs and parties so that is helping. Halloween party cancelled today as friend who is host is COVID positive (luckily DD not seen her for a week).

Brilliant work, singingstones!

Congratulations to mini Seeline - lovely news!

DD turns 18 tomorrow….feeling weirdly emotional

DD looking at English joint honours. Went to Swansea last weekend but a bit disappointed- only one outside van selling hot food (it was freezing), accommodation viewing had huge queues and the joint honours hardly got a mention apart from an initial reference in the degrees offered bit. Nothing to describe how the structure allows for it, coordination etc. I have a strong feeling the department view it as a pain and there will be pressure to just do a single honours.

Great work @singingstones thanks for including me and DS.

Congrats to @Seeline DD!

How do we know when the school has submitted? DS submitted it to them around 2 weeks ago