Thread 23 Covid Cohort Stepping Into Christmas, Tests, Mocks & Interviews

[OrangeCinnamonCocktail]

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

@20newnames/ DS / Engineering
@Alsoplayspiccolo/ DD / English + Film
@AnneofCleavage/ DD / gap year? Primary Education
@BlueMarigold/ DD / Biology
@cariadambyth/ DD / History / Southampton, Bath Spa, Warwick, RHUL
@collywobble/ DS / PPE, Economics / Lancaster (AAB)
@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 / Birmingham (ABB), Cardiff (ABB-BBB), Warwick (AAB)
@EwwSprouts/ DS / Biology
@Fiddlersgreen/ DS / Journalism / Bournemouth (104 pts), Brighton (BCC), Cardiff (ABB)
@Fruitygal/ DD / Biology
@Hattifatteners/ DD / Vet Med
@Heifer/ DD / Biology
@Hopeful201/ DS / Medicine
@Horace123/ DS / Classics / Edinburgh 34/665
@icanbewhatiwant/ DS / History + Philosophy
@Isthisjustnormal/ DS / Comp Sci
@JustHereWithMyPopcorn/ DS / Law
@KingscoteStaff/ DD / Medicine
@Knickerthief1/ DD / Child nursing / York
@Monkey2001/ DS / Medicine
@mummabear74/ DD / Environmental Science
@mummyinbeds/ DS / Law + French Law / Birmingham (AAA), Kent (AAB)
@Nard75/ DS / Maths
@NCTDN/ DD / Liberal Arts
@Oblomov21/ DS / Accountancy / Southampton ABB
@OrangeCinnamonCocktail/ DD / Music (uni)
@PaddingtonPaddington/ DD / Music (cons)
@Piggywaspushed/ DS / Social sciences / Birmingham (AAB-ABB), York (AAB-ABB)
@ProggyMat/ DD / Classics / Bristol (BBB), Edinburgh
@SandyBayley/ DD / Medicine
@Seeline/ DD / Liberal Arts / UEA (AAB), Kent (BBB), Nottingham (AAA)
@Shimy/ DS / Business + Management / Birmingham (AAB-ABB), Loughborough
@singingstones/ DS / Neuroscience
@Volterra/ DS / Maths
@whatsnext2/ DD / English joint hons
@Wheresthebeach/ DD / gap year? Marine Biology / Southampton, Portsmouth
@whoamitojudge/ DD / RyanAir cabin crew training
@Zebracat/ DD / Liberal Arts or Anthropology
@ZittiEBuoni/ DD / tbc applying next year

Role call above. Do let us know details if you wish and are new to the thread.

Oh wow a new thread already! Thank you for adding/tagging me!

@zittiEBuoni well done to your Dd on her mocks. With regard to your other Dd I forgot to mention is mine going off to do Music at Uni with singing. Let me know if you have any Qs.

Well done to DS @piggywaspushed

Well done to all Driving Testers!

Thanks @OrangeCinnamonCocktail

Thank you for the lovely new thread!

Thank you Orange

Thanks for the new thread!

Thanks @OrangeCinnamonCocktail, hope having distinct jobs like managing this thread is a nice distraction rather than a nuisance!

Thank you very much Orange.

Thanks so much orangecinnamoncocktail, I may well bend your ear about university Music applications at some point!

DD has chosen to go to a favourite place for brunch tomorrow - I'm excited . As far as the future goes, singingstones, it's still a blurry cloud in the crystal ball. She very much wants to go to university, but I suspect she has an unrealistic fantasy of what it will be like i.e. totally unlike school, which she loathes and dreads to the extreme. Before deciding, she really needs to develop the tools to manage her anxieties and social difficulties - but I'm optimistic that things are looking up and university could well happen a year or two down the line.

Thank you for the new thread. I have tried to keep up, but so much is happening. Congratulations to those getting offers, sending applications and passing driving tests.
Speedy recovery for those who are unwell. And thumbs down for bullies .
DD is anxiously waiting to hear from her four unis and I am keeping fingers crossed for interviews.

Thanks for the new thread! We’re off to Leicester tomorrow for the open day. Fingers crossed dd and dh won’t have a huge argument about current affairs like they did in Nottingham We’re taking a friend too so that should keep things civil! Dh has strong feelings about universities/places too - a bit like dd. He’s very keen on her going to Leicester and didn’t like Nottingham at all (whereas she loved it). I’m trying to encourage him to appear neutral as If he’s too keen on a place it will put her off!

Thank you Orange

Aw, enjoy brunch tomorrow Zitti. All sounds like it’s going on the right direction.

Another to add to the C interview list. They do interview most who apply but still. She also has an interview for Manchester next week so hopefully something one way or other will follow soon after that.

Ooh good news @ealingwestmum - hope the interviews go well. Dd is thinking of applying to Manchester too, we just need to visit first.

@crazycrofter hope Leicester is positive experience - also have to remind my DH that DD is going to uni not him ! :)

Yes it very much is @Monkey2001

@OrangeCinnamonCocktail

Yes it very much is *@Monkey2001*

A nice distraction that is !

Thanks for the thread @OrangeCinnamonCocktail, they do move awfully quickly, it’s quite hard to keep up! 😃

@OrangeCinnamonCocktail Thank you again for the add. I hope you’re ok.
Am I the only one in this group that has a DC not going to uni?

Congratulations on interviews @ealingwestmum, nice to have Manchester to warm up for Cambridge if Cambridge is top choice.

Thanks for the new thread and the tag.
I’m hope you’re doing ok @OrangeCinnamonCocktail

Well done mini @Piggywaspushed so exciting!

@ealingwestmum Ooh more exciting news.

Thanks for the add 🙂

@OrangeCinnamonCocktail. Hope you are Ok, you seem it,but Iknow theses days can have an air of unreality.

@ealingwestmum well done to your Dd. Hope the excitement is outweighing the terror.