End of Year 13: Results, Summer and plans for September and onwards

[Rollergirl11]

Noticed the current thread is almost full so thought I better start a new one for discussing results day and our DC’s plans for uni/gap years or anything else!

@penguinsa sorry about your cancelled op. I know only too well how it feels being gowned up and ready to go. I once had to run to theatre as the nurse said we had two minutes to get there. Nothing being super stressed when getting anaesthetic. Hopefully they will sort everything soon.

I've just re entered dds grades into the calculator and her points have come out higher. So we are super confused now but it does mean with predicted btec grades she should get her confirmed choice.
Btec still blows my mind how she knows she can't get lower than say a Merit based on what she's done before. She got np in one exam so I'm super nervous they could move her to a P but she insists not and it'll be a M. My brain is so tired I can't wait till Thursday now

Oh @Penguinsa that's just awful, I am sorry.

This time tomorrow it may all be done and dusted!
Any one else having to actively not think about it else they feel sick?
I'm sure my own A-level results weren't this traumatic.

No, I’m just feeling sick! He’s my fourth, you’d think it would get easier, but no. And he hasn’t even applied for anything, he’s doing a wait and see what he gets gap year to think!
Anyway sending everyone love and strength for whatever tomorrow brings

Not quite @QueenMabby but I haven't slept properly for ages and I don't think it's all down to the weather. I have wall to wall meetings today (should really get off my phone!) and people round this evening so no time to dwell.
I'm still bitter about my a-levels! One grade dropped very unexpectedly and no points breakdown or re-marks back then. I can still remember the teacher's face as she handed me the envelope.
There'll be great fanfare around DD if she does well. I don't want to think about the possibility of downcast faces.

I felt sick when I woke up this morning but only briefly though more about op than results but now DD has started I won't get my grades.

She made a lovely Ferrero Rocher and nutella brownie cake for us all and her boyfriend yesterday which was nice. And Floof is so happy I am home, he didn't eat his tuna yesterday when I left for op.

Did put a complaint into PALS and Chief Exec yesterday evening and 7.50am I was called. Though it was a Secretary and she was lovely but this needs people much higher to get their acts together though I think a whole theatre out of action all day and a surgical team out of action all day will be raising alerts as well. I am 99.9% certain I don't even have the condition they stopped it for, its just one rogue 2022 blood test for cortisol and never had any of the symptoms of Cushings which are pretty distinctive.

I am also quite nervy now. It’s just the waiting that is a killer. DD flew in from Cyprus in the early hours but is staying at her boyfriend’s so I won’t see her until later.

DH and DS both have some kind of stomach bug and have been vomiting the last 24 hour. Hope I don’t come down with it ahead of tomorrow.

Where are people planning to post with their news tomorrow? Here or the other thread? I think I will update both but have a feeling the other one will move very very quickly and be difficult to keep up with so might just retreat back here.

What are people’s plans for after? I have booked a nice restaurant for lunch for the family and DD’s boyfriend. Hoping DH and DS are feeling better by then!

I think I'll probably post here.

We have no family plans as apparently even asking that question / offering special dinner etc is putting extra pressure on her and there might not be anything to celebrate. DD is meeting up with friends at some point, come what may, and if she feels like celebrating we'll do something another day. She is in a very odd mood with us (especially me of course) and being pretty unpleasant at the moment. I'm trying to remember she's probably just stressed, hoping it will all blow over after tomorrow and taking myself off for a wander around a nature reserve all afternoon today so that will help.

Hope you manage to avoid the sick bug Rollergirl

I wasn't expecting to be here so DD has made plans before with friends, she will get the results with a friend and then they are going somewhere. Then I think she is seeing her boyfriend then there's a pub then there's a club. And she also announced she's off to Venice with a friend. I am not sure when she will let us know results amongst that. I am sure we will hear when she wants things buying for university. Though its nice she has a good friend group. I do feel should do something but not sure what and also its difficult with DS, feels mean to celebrate her life being perfect and she is also very bothered about that. Though she loves pizza and a Toby carvery so sure we can arrange one of those. I want to check results are OK first as well though probably will get those regardless. I think plans with friends are a bit up in air after today as people don't know who will get what or how they will feel. Though she's in lots of groups that party/socialise so I am sure she will find things.

We are having a takeaway and I've bought her a Pandora charm for a well done whatever.
We may even get a Macdonalds breakfast too depending on how it goes! Her course hasn't got reduced ucas points but it is in clearing. I just so hope she's got the grades

Dd is meeting her friends at school tomorrow and lunch out with them. Her boyfriend is coming to our house later and staying until Sunday- so I am worrying about his results too! They both have Bath as first choice so if one does not get the grades tomorrow will be a nightmare.

We are having a nice dinner at home tonight when unbeknown to him, he’ll get a new phone . It’s nice to reward effort, but the spec of PC he gets (which will be for gaming as he already has a good laptop) will depend on his grades!

He should be going out tomorrow, but not much officially arranged as a good chunk of his friends only get back from their Camps International trip today. Worse case scenario there is a nice park opposite his school with plenty of places nearby to get alcohol and food (including Greggs and Nando’s for freebies). Even worse scenario - for him not us - is he comes home and we’ll get Five Guys.

The poor boy is so tired from working atm. Although he has worked a lot and earned a good chunk of monkey he hasn’t actually worked over 32 hours in a week and today is the first time he will have worked 5 consecutive days. Bless.

Do we know which, if any, places are doing free food/snacks for A level results?

I didn't know free food was even a thing but found this

https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/29859995/free-food-drink-students-a-level-results/

Forwarded to DD as she loves food, she's thin but eats a lot as she moves constantly.

I couldn't sleep last night and when I did I had a nightmare that DS missed his firm by one grade and then his insurance said they'd changed their mind! I know this particular scenario won't happen but I woke up in a cold sweat panicking. And I think I am getting a cold too, so all in all I feel a bit rough today.
DS hasn't surfaced yet. He was out at a big sports thing between 7am and 10pm yesterday so he was absolutely exhausted when he got in. Probably a good thing. He's going to a party tonight. It's a friend's belated 18th. Seems an odd choice of date to me but the rationale is that it's the only night of the Summer when everyone is guaranteed to be at home which I guess is true. I'm not sure whether all gathering together with a lot of alcohol at a time of such intense stress is wise though! Fortunately DS is designated driver for a group of his friends and he is absolutely strict about not even having one drink when he is driving.
He hasn't said whether he wants to drive himself in the morning or me to take him yet but I guess if he has a late night he might want a lift. I just want to fast forward today to be honest.

DD not sure whether she wants me to go with her to school or not. I'm hoping she does tbh as it will feel like the conclusion of her time there.

I'll post here tomorrow I should think.

Having a bit of a mare. DS is still not well and been in bed all day and hasn’t eaten anything for 36 hours now.

Then I had to take the car to the garage because the engine light has come on. They spotted that something else needs fixing and the part wasn’t delivered until 5pm today so we won’t have the car in time to collect DD’s results from college in the morning. Impeccable timing! 😡

So now have had to rope DD’s boyfriend in to taking DD and me as there won’t be enough room in his car for DH also.

DD isn’t back from her boyfriends yet either. I haven’t seen her since last Tuesday and am missing her.

DS has been out with friends so not seen him for the past 30 hours.

I am taking him to school so aim is to get there for 7.55am to hopefully get UCAS results and actual grades as early as possible.

Don’t think there will much sleep tonight as he really wants his first choice and it is a really niche course. He defo doesn’t want his reserve choice unfortunately.

Good luck everyone! I will be posting results on this thread..

What a disaster of a day @Rollergirl11 ! DD is planning to go for brunch with friends but I think it'll depend how it goes. I'll post here - silly really as it's all virtual, but I feel this group's been on the journey together, while there are more 'new' people on the other thread.

I think it's going to be ok for us. Her first choice have just lowered the ucas points needed and add my daughter did btecs were almost know her grades. Bar one which may have topped it now won't.
I'm very confident now she's going to be accepted tmrw.

Ds is also out and just texted to say please keep his dinner as he'll be late. I still don't know what he wants to do tomorrow morning regarding his results and I'm supposed to be take dd to orchestra so could do with a plan!

I've just looked and his course is NOT in clearing for U.K. students at his firm uni. Is that good or bad do you think? His plan B uni/course is but only to the alternate offer they gave him anyway which is only 1 grade in 1 subject down from his firm. So maybe grades are not down too badly this year?

@Rollergirl11 - sorry you're having such a nightmare day.

DS also out. Currently at the gym and then off to meet friends.

Loughborough clearing is now out which was one of DS original 5 and can see that his course that he got an offer of ABB is in clearing for BBC so may make a good plan C if first choice and insurance isn’t met.

Dd has now been picked up to go off and play board games.

Good luck to everyone for tomorrow. DS2 seems to be relaxed at the moment they get an email at 0800 in the morning from school with results.