Waiting for GCSE results and starting y12.

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Come and join me! Dd1 and I are on the countdown until results day. She is going to stay at her school for alevels.

Your school might be keeping it back until Thursday.

I’m sure they are. Less work for them.

What did she apply to do at the other sixth forms, if they don’t actually offer music?

The school she is at offers music at 6th Form. It’s an elective grammar with a very competitive entry into 6th Form, so if she meets the criteria she is fine there.
She didn’t realise that the other backup 6th Forms she applied to hadn’t said they aren’t offering do music at A level. She didn’t know this when she applied as - apparently - it depends how many students apply to do music at A level in one case. In the other, because her own school does it hasn’t occurred to her that other schools wouldn’t offer it. Yes, we were naieve but how would you know if it’s your first go at it and no one spells it out.

DD is very nervous today and we are not allowed to talk about it. She is a bright girl predicted 6-9 grades and wants to stay at 6th form. She did well in her mocks but you never know until that paper is in your hand.
i am nervous for her but keeping that to myself. I know she will pass everything but she secretly wants to eventually end up doing medicine if things go well so I know she is hoping for high grades in her sciences.
Good luck everyone 😊

@Basilandparsleyandmint my dd sounds the same.. she is hoping for vetmed at uni so these GCSEs carry quite a lot of weight for her future applications. She also has super high expectations of herself which doesn’t help things. Really hoping that they both come out with what they want! 🤞

I hope those who are waiting for exam results get the grades they need for the next chapter of their life

Had the cutest thing happen today that actually made me cry! We went for an eye test, me, DH and DD1 and were saying how its results day tomorrow and how although we know think DD has done really well and will be going on to 6th form etc. Anyway when we were about to leave the lovely lady in the opticians handed DD a 4 leaf clover saying good luck and they had all signed it! DD was chuffed! And I am just so bloody proud of her I cried.

I also have preempted the good results and have got a card and put £50 in it. And promised her favourite dinner from the Chinese takeaway regardless of the results.

Best wishes to your DD tomorrow and hope she gets the grades am sure she deserves ❤️

Brilliant results here, we’re so incredibly proud.
6th form here she comes!

Hope everyone else got the results they needed.

We’re very happy here. Congratulations to everyone

My son has done brilliantly in everything but got English language 5 and literature 6. 1 off a 7 I lit and 5 off a 6 in language. Is it worth paying for a re-mark.
He was predicted 8 for both so a little disappointed

We are in a similar position - predicted an 8 in Language and a 7 in Literature and has ended up with a 6 in Languag and a 7 in Literature - it doesn't really matter (and the 7 looks to be right in the middle of that grade boundary so very much fine) but they haven't given us the mark equivalent for the language paper and I'd like at the least to find it out.

He's 1 off a 7 so that one may be worth getting re-marked.
Am I wrong for feeling disappointed? It's still a b and a b/c. The others are top grades so that may be why.
I feel awful for not being overjoyed

My DS is in the same boat. 8-9 for everything else but a 5 for English Lang (didn't do Lit). He is 2 marks off a 6 so we have just submitted it for a review. A 5 is fine as he's a scientist really, but we are going for the review as it is so close.

Not at all! I feel like it's totally valid. I feel disappointed too - even though I'm very happy overall which doesn't make any sense. Academics are a big thing in my family and my sisters daughter is the same age and got six 9s and four 8s so its hard not to compare as well. It's all relative and my son is really happy with his results and he got the strongest marks in the subjects he wants to do at A level so logically it's been a great day. But I'm constantly surprised by the things that trigger me and the things that don't in parenting!

I would say it's worth geting a re-mark of both but can the school advise too?

My son has a 5 in Eng Lit which I'm disappointed in too (7 in Lang) I'm not sure how it will affect uni applications.

His siblings all got 8s and 9s and his eldest brother went to Oxbridge...I feel he had the potential to do so as well but he really didn't do any (enough) work...he's got mainly 6, 7s and an 8 so they aren't bad really but I think, if he'd made a bit of an effort, he could have done SO much better.....

It won’t affect most uni applications. Most only specify a 5 or above.

This is literally how I feel! That I am happy overall. He's done better than anyone in my family academically as far as I'm aware. And doesn't actually need English grades higher. He's been accepted for the a levels he wants to do.
I think perhaps it's that the others are at the higher end so these lower grades sort of stand out

Same 2 marks off I think I originally wrote 1. I think perhaps it's when they get 8's and 9's in everything else, the 5 really stands out.

Checking in - DD was very disappointed was predicted a 9 in maths and got an 8 and 9 in literature and got a 7! She’s 4 marks off a 8 so we have emailed her teacher and asked if we can pay for a review.
Objectively her marks are good and she gets into here selective 6th form but her ASD perfectionism is not serving her well today.

We had great results 7/6s pretty much across the board except a 3 in History which he has always been a strong 8/9 in and one of his A’level choices! He’s terribly upset I’ve asked for the papers to be reviewed. It’s such a shame as it’s taken the shine away from the rest of his results. I can’t stand seeing him upset, however he is bouncing back, we’ve reselected his A’levels and he’s told himself that they are better choices anyway as he prefers non- essay based subjects . I’m so proud that he’s managing to shake off his disappointment and move forwards positively. Fingers crossed the new A level isn’t over subscribed and the college accept him.

Well done to all your children 👏👏

Dd was really worried about her English lit, as she thought she had messed up the first exam but she has done well in all subjects.
She got 4 x 7s, 4 x 8s, 2 x 9s and a pass for level 3 Algebra (you just get a pass of fail)
The 4 x 7s have all just missed the next grade boundary - 2 by 1 point, 1 by 2 points and 1 by 3 points 🤦
We have asked for the scripts back for those and her teachers are going to have a look at them, to see if its worth them being reviewed.
She has signed up for 6th form and has now headed out with a friend to celebrate and to hopefully get some freebies 😂

This happened to us as well and is really strange. Dd got 6 in Lang and 7 in Lit

Well done to everyone on their results (and to all the parents for supporting!).

There’s definitely a theme emerging with English grades seemingly lower than expected both here and IRL as far as I can see. DS is really happy with his grades overall but also dropped a grade from predictions in English, as did many of his friends.