Thread 37: Covid Cohort 2020 Results Thread 'Heroes of Their Own Stories'

[CinnamonOrangeCremeBrulee]

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Stellar results picc! 💐👍

UCAS have confirmed acceptance at DS firm, but he received an email from insurance saying congrats you've been accepted but he hasn't received an email from his firm! He's panicking. Is this usual?

Thanks Zebracat. His insurance was Aston Birmingham, but not sure he is keen on there now.

Thread is moving so fast I’m having trouble keeping up with who got what.

Congratulations to those who got what they wanted and commiserations to those who didn’t. I hope you are all able to make
other plans, it’s so hard seeing your DC unhappy.

DS needed ABB for Cardiff but got BBC so has got into his insurance choice of Brighton.
He is quite disappointed. He’s tried to call them but was on hold for half an hour and then the phone cut off and then said it was having technical difficulties and now is just engaged?
Is it actually worth him calling or should I be encouraging him to stop and come to terms with his insurance/look for something else?

York St John always had a good reputation for would be teachers

Also he hasn’t heard anything from Brighton, UCAS says he’s in but should they have sent something to say congratulations/welcome?
I don’t know how we sort accommodation or anything yet

Hey hey hey that’s amazing. So last minute collywobbles were just that! Fab!

No that’s not right. He needs to get onto ucas and sort that out.

Dd is in her firm, RH. We are delighted. DH has booked a table at a lovely restaurant for lunch but all I want to do is fall asleep!!
I’m sorry to hear about those who have been disappointed this morning, I do hope they get sorted soon. Such a difficult day and so hard to see those around them celebrating x

@Benjispruce4
Look at the East Coast train line. Newcastle to York is around 50 minutes hassle free and cheap with a railcard. There’s loads of trains each day. That opens up Northumbria Uni and Newcastle. Xx

That's was my feeling too. Thanks for replying

Thanks @Babyroobs she is looking at U of Sheffield now. Two possibilities and on train line to bf in Leeds.

Hmmmm, me too now re grade boundaries. Was it Edexel? Dd just found out her (small) music class, where no one was predicted lower than B and most of them were predicted A, have not a single one of them got higher C. One of them predicted A got a D. Only one of them got their place and that’s because she applied to a conservatoire and had her place confirmed a while ago via her audition.

DS smashed it - AAB. Off to Keele

When can we find out the grade boundaries?

DS and his friend were both very surprised to have dropped a grade in the same subject, they have their marks but no idea how close that is to the grade above?

This is really concerning with regards to music.

Edexcel grade boundaries: qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/Support/Grade-boundaries/A-level/2206-gce-subject-grade-boundaries.pdf

So a really bad day in the exam hall for Music and composition downgraded , she wasn't near the grade boundary as it turns out.

Cardiff had changed her offer to unconditional, which is how she got the place.

She is worried about her anxiety at Cardiff due to distance. But she has come on so well in that respect over the last few months.

On hold to Southampton which I just feel is a waste of time. No places in clearing and didn't meet the low offer they gave her.

Anyone know how long a grade appeal takes?

@CinnamonOrangeCremeBrulee thank you for the pointer over here. Dd got her course of choice at Liverpool and required grades but she's not overly happy with her marks. Wishes she'd done 3 not 4 A levels now. We are going to Liverpool for a couple of days next week - no need to cancel my Booking.com now!

Wishing all the best to you all - I've had a (very clever) child who didn't get required grades first time and one who utterly aced it so I know how you feel, except this year is definitely stranger.

Edexcel - qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/Support/Grade-boundaries/A-level/2206-gce-subject-grade-boundaries.pdf

OCR - www.ocr.org.uk/Images/658475-as-and-a-level-grade-boundaries-june-2022.pdf

I can't find AQA.

For us, Edexcel Maths has barely changed, OCR Physics went down much more than I expected.

Thank you @Monkey2001 and @PaddingtonPaddington it’s AQA I need and I can’t find it either

All A stars, off to Oxford. Very, very happy for her.

RH just answered the phone after 1.5 hrs……waiting waiting 😐

AQQ A level grade boundaries:

filestore.aqa.org.uk/over/stat_pdf/AQA-A-LEVEL-GDE-BDY-JUN-2022.PDF

We were just collecting the one AS result today - a B in Further Maths, which DS is happy with.