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When do they need to apply for college/6th form by?

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notremotelyintofootie · 16/03/2011 20:19

dsd is currently doing her gcse's and 'apparently' wants to do a levels in September.... I say 'apparently' as he has made no effort to look into applying....

Dh has just asked her what she wants and she said 'to go to college' but has done bugger all about it... He is frustrated by the apathy and asked her what doesn't she want to which she just said 'not to die'.... Arghhhhh

Is there a deadline by which she must apply?

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CestTout · 16/03/2011 20:24

I work in a FE college and would advise to get application in ASAP, she can turn down the place later if needed.

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notremotelyintofootie · 16/03/2011 20:27

This is what we have been saying for a few months... It's compliated as she wants to come and live with us too rather than go to college/6th form with her friends but short of doing her spoliation for her (which we won't!) we dont know how to get her moving!

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notremotelyintofootie · 16/03/2011 20:28

Application not spoliation!

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brightermornings · 16/03/2011 20:31

Has she been to look round any colleges/6th forms? My son went on organised trips with his school. He also had interviews in school aswell. Obviously I know every school is different.

Goblinchild · 16/03/2011 20:34

Our college interviews took place in February and offers have already been made and accepted by the majority of Y11.
Most of the open days/Evenings were in Oct/November.

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notremotelyintofootie · 16/03/2011 20:34

We don't know about whether she has seen any up where she lives, she won't tell us but she definitely hasn't seen any down here.... It's so bloody frustrating!

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Goblinchild · 16/03/2011 20:36

Why don't you talk to the people she's living with?

brightermornings · 16/03/2011 20:43

Can you not contact her school I know you don't want to
do everything but she may have said something to her head of year maybe or you could find out her options. You could go online get some info on local colleges/6th forms round where you are.

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notremotelyintofootie · 16/03/2011 20:53

Dh does talk to her mum but she is just as in the dark as we are... I think the idea of talking to her school is good, if she has done nothing by the middle of next week I will insist we do that...

It is a bit worrying that offers have already been made, although tbh I am not suprised...

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TheFallenMadonna · 16/03/2011 20:54

Our students have all applied already.

brightermornings · 16/03/2011 21:02

It's a scary time and she may not be sure what she want's to do. Sometime's just being interested helps my son's had some GCSE results this week maybe you could ask about that or is she having a prom you could ask about her dress.

senua · 16/03/2011 21:13

It's not like secondary school transfer. There is no national scheme nor national timetable; each sixthform will have its own way of doing it. She has probably missed the boat for any schools/colleges which do entrance tests or interviews. Also, it's not like Y7 where they will all be doing English, Maths etc so it is easy to slot in an extra body. She will have to fit in with timetabling/blocking constraints, and all the slots for her preferred combination of subjects may already have gone.
She needs to get her skates on and start making some decisions.

lazymumofteenagesons · 18/03/2011 11:41

Do some research on the colleges etc near where you are and what they have to offer. Show it all to her and discuss what interests her for next year. There are not many 15/16 year olds who are so independently motivated to do it all themselves. Although the school should be a bit more pro active in this. When was/is a parents evening, this could be when it is discussed. All my son's applications had to be in by the end of january and interviews have already taken place. But different coursed have different dates.

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notremotelyintofootie · 18/03/2011 17:43

I did give her details of the colleges etc and tips back in December but she couldn't be bothered.... Ho hum...

Hopefully this weekend she'll sort it out! Ds (11) however has already ordered medical school info....

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lazymumofteenagesons · 18/03/2011 19:06

Ahhh. I didn't realise you had already done that! I'm afraid I do know of a couple of mothers who literally filled out the applications for them. So don't think you are the only one with a child like this. I'm not sure my older son would have ever decided what he wanted to do at university without parental involvement. I get terribly impatient with the approach teenagers seem to have and do far too much 'helicoptering'.

happilyconfused · 03/04/2011 11:31

oophs - she should have got input from her Yr 11 tutor on this. We do year 11 assemblies about planning the next step in Autumn. A lot of schools will no longer be offering places at Sixth Forms but will suggest turning up on enrolment day just in case there is space. Local sixth form colleges may already be full if they are very popular places like Godalming or Esher in Surrey.

The best bet is to apply to college sixth forms asap - you can hold more than one place.

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