Thread 26 - Covid Cohort Hoping for a Stable, Successful 2022

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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.

@ChristopherTracy

Just as we were humming along, DS managed not to turn up to a BTEC lesson today as he thought he was on A Level study leave. Please tell me other children do that sort of thing?

🙋‍♀️ DS did this the other day. I think he was probably skiving rather than mistaken but I didn't go there.

Thanks so much for the warm welcome. TSR - The Student Room. I've just started to lurk there too! DS is applying for history. Birmingham, Exeter, Edinburgh, Durham & St Andrew's. I know most of these were completely oversubscribed last year so am praying he gets an offer from one of them!

Hi @Fonty - my DS applying for various versions of history too

Hi @Fonty. We are also hoping for a history / flexible combined honours offer from Exeter.when did the application go in?

I am expecting universities which were burnt by TAGs to wait until March by which point we will know whether there will be exams.

Welcome @Fonty, I have a DS at St Andrews (medicine) if you want any St Andrews info.

@Zebracat

Hi *@Fonty*. We are also hoping for a history / flexible combined honours offer from Exeter.when did the application go in?

Despite me getting on his nerves since beginning Nov to get it in, it was early Dec. Has your son had any offers yet - apologies if you've listed anything upthread which I missed.

@Monkey2001

Welcome *@Fonty*, I have a DS at St Andrews (medicine) if you want any St Andrews info.

Thanks @Monkey2001. That's great to know. Hope your son is enjoying it.

@Fonty if you look at the 3rd post @singingstones has compiled a list of where everyone has applied and which offers are in.

Maybe I should do a mid thread update in a minute..
Good news here as DD Y11 got an A* in her GCSE maths, which she took in November. May it be the first good grade of many in 2022 🙏

Aw Singing, that’s brilliant, a real, proper exam and grade! Well done to her.

Oh how lovely @singingstones. Not easy in Maths!

Hi, just wondered if anyone knows when warwick biology normally reply as dd hasn't heard from them yet. She's heard from her other ones. Thanks

Thanks Ealing, yes she will be very pleased with that. A really nice boost ahead of the next few months of revision.

Here's an update for our new joiners and the Oxford Trio amongst others

@22Newnames / DS / Engineering / Lincoln (U/C), Bath, Durham, Warwick
@Alsoplayspiccolo / DD / English Lit + Film, Liberal Arts / Reading (BCC), Birmingham, Southampton, RHUL, KCL
@AnneofCleavage / DD / gap year + Primary Education / UWE, Winchester, Bristol
@Appuskidu / DD / Psychology / Nottingham, Birmingham
@BlueMarigold / DD / Biology / FIRM: Birmingham (AAA-AAB), INSURANCE: Lincoln (U/C), Lancaster (BBB), RHUL (BBB), Nottingham (ABB)
@CaliforniaDrumming / DS / UCL
@cariadambyth / DD / History / Southampton (AAB), Warwick (AAA), RHUL (BBB), Bath Spa
@ChristopherTracy / DS / Mech Eng / Nottingham (ABB), Kingston (ABB), Sussex (ABB-BBB), QMUL (ABB), Warwick
@collywobble / DS / PPE, Economics / Lancaster (ABB), Loughborough (AAB), Leeds (AAA-AAB)
@crazycrofter / DD / Psychology / Nottingham (ABB), York (ABB), Southampton (ABB), Manchester (AAA), Bath
@Decorhate / DS / Economics + Politics / Leeds, Sheffield, Southampton, Manchester, Bristol
@Delphigirl / DS / Oceanography / Southampton (ABB), Cardiff (BBB-BBC), Plymouth (112 pts), Dalhousie (CC)
@DoggerelBank / DS / Biotechnology / Edinburgh, Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds, Bristol
@ealingwestmum / DD / Middle Eastern & European Studies / Bristol (ABBM2), Manchester (ABBM2), Leeds (ABM2), Cambridge, Durham, McGill
@esterfrewen / DS / History / Birmingham (ABB), Cardiff (ABB-BBB), Warwick (AAB), Lancaster (BBC), Cambridge
@EwwSprouts / DS / Biology / Sheffield (AAB), York (AAB), Nottingham (AAB), St Andrews, Durham
@ExtremelyDetermined / History, Environmental Management / RAU (56 pts), Winchester (104 pts), Chichester (104 pts), Bournemouth (96 pts), RHUL
@Fiddlersgreen / DS / Journalism / Bournemouth (104pts), Brighton (BCC), Cardiff (ABB)
@Fonty / DS / History / Birmingham, Exeter, Edinburgh, Durham, St Andrews
@Fruitygal / DD / Biology / Lancaster, Sheffield (AAB-ABB), Exeter (AAB-ABB), York (AAB-ABB), Durham
@Hattifatteners / DD / Vet Med / Bristol, Nottingham
@Heifer / DD / Biology / Nottingham (AAB), Sheffield (AAB-ABB), Sheffield Hallam (96pts), York (BBB), Loughborough (AAB)
@HibiscusIsland / DD / Biology / Nottingham, Southampton, Surrey, Bristol, Warwick
@Horace123 / DS / Classics / Oxford (39/666), Edinburgh (34/665), Exeter (36), UCL (36), Durham
@icanbewhatiwant / DS / History + Philosophy / Sussex (DBB-DBC), Lancaster (DBB), Southampton, Gloucestershire, Herts
@Isthisjustnormal / DS / Comp Sci / York (AAA), Cambridge, Warwick, Exeter, Bath
@JustHereWithMyPopcorn / DS / Law / Nottingham (AAA), Birmingham (AAA), UCL, Warwick, York
@KingscoteStaff / DD / Medicine / Nottingham (biochem/med sci), Birmingham, Newcastle, Bristol, Barts
@Knickerthief1 / DD / Child Nursing / York
@Monkey2001 / DS / Medicine / Manchester, Newcastle
@mummabear74 / DD / Environmental Science / York (AAB), Southampton (ABB), Cardiff (BBB-BBC), Nottingham (ABB)
@mummyinbeds / DS / Law + French Law / Birmingham (AAA), Kent (AAB), Warwick (AAB), Nottingham
@Nard75 / DS / Maths / Aston (BBC) Warwick, Manchester, Nottingham, Birmingham
@NCTDN / DD / Liberal Arts / Bristol (ABB), Warwick (AAA), Loughborough (ABB), Manchester (AstarAA), Durham
@Oblomov21 / DS / Accountancy / Southampton (ABB), Durham, QMUL, Reading, Nottingham
@OrangeCinnamonCocktail / DD / Music / Sussex (ABB-BBB), Surrey (BCC), RHUL, Southampton, Cardiff
@PaddingtonPaddington / DD / Music / FIRM: RWCMD (EE), Leeds Conservatoire
@Piggywaspushed / DS / Social Sciences / Birmingham (AAB-ABB), York (AAB-ABB), Sheffield (ABB-BBB), Cambridge, Bath
@ProggyMat / DD / Classics / Oxford (AAA), UCL (AAB), Bristol (BBB), Edinburgh, Exeter (AAA)
@SandyBayley / DD / Medicine / Oxford (39/766), Newcastle, Leeds, Bristol
@sazzy5 / DS / Medicine
@Seeline / DD / Liberal Arts / Exeter (AAA), Kent (BBB), UEA (AAB), Nottingham (AAA), Birmingham
@Shadedog / DS / History / UCL, LSE, Edinburgh, Newcastle
@Shimy / DS / Management, Business + Management / Birmingham (AAB-ABB), Loughborough, Warwick
@singingstones / DS / Neuroscience / Exeter (AAB), Aston (BBB), Sussex (ABB-BBB), Nottingham, QMUL
@sofakingcool / DS / Business, Economics / Bournemouth, Reading, Portsmouth, Cardiff, Southampton
@Volterra / DS / Maths / Exeter (AstarAA), Bath (AstarAA)
@Wheresthebeach / DD / gap year + Marine Biology / FIRM: Swansea, Portsmouth (U/C), Southampton, Plymouth, Liverpool
@whoamitojudge / DD / Cabin crew training completed and work begins!
@Zebracat / DD / Liberal Arts, History+ / Warwick (ABB), Birmingham (ABB-BBB), RHUL with foundation (CCC), Cambridge Arts Foundation, Exeter
@ZittiEBuoni / DD / applying 2023 tbc

(Obvs anyone please just say if you want to be removed)

@singingstones I'm not sure exactly what universities Ds applied to. Apart from Sussex and Lancaster. The ones he originally told me didn't have Lancaster on the list. I might find out at some point.

@singingstones. Well done to your Dd. Is it just me or is your wizardry with the list an indicator of a maths brain? I know I Couldn’t do the list or get an A* in a maths exam, so Imthinking that your little apple hasn’t fallen far from the tree!. . Got to sit with the prodigy now while she has an informal online getting to know you chat with 1 of the unis. She’s terrified.

Thanks @singingstones and very well done to your Dd !

Super well done to your DD, singing! I know how hard DS is finding GCSE maths, so appreciate what a great achievement an A* 6 months early is

@singingstones also congrats to your dd for her maths.

Thank you everyone, DD is due home any minute so we are ready with our cheers.

Zebra I do love maths and help out the DC of a couple of friends and volunteer as a tutor too. DH did physics at uni and DS is doing maths A level so we are quite a mathsy bunch. Not so hot on humanities though and I haven't passed on my list-making obsession skills, sadly. Hope your DD's chat goes well.

icanbe your DS must drive you mad at times but I must say that your updates always make me smile. I have visions of him finally telling you which uni he's going to as you're loading up his stuff to take him there

Thanks @singingstones

Icanbe...I think that would send me over the edge...(control freak - moi?)

Well done to your dd @singingstones! And to you for keeping track of everyone!

@singingstones yes I can imaging him doing that.

@Wheresthebeach I like everything to be just so. I like to know exactly what is happening, when and where etc. I like to be organised and write lists too. So yes ds2 always has driven me mad with his laid back attitude. But I think he will probably go exactly where he wants in life.

@singingstones Wow A*! time.