University offers for 2017 start (Part 2)

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Continuation of the original thread which is now on to 40 page maximum.
Original thread (part 1) here: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/higher_education/2759621-Uni-offers-for-2017-start?

Most offers now received. My twins have had offers from their 4 and are currently deciding which will be firm and which insurance. One twin
( possibly two of them) is going to an offer holders' day coming up at Bristol next month with his friends from school.

Dd just worked 3 days in a row and has only just started revision today for an exam Weds. Just as well she had has an excellent memory!

First one was easy (one of them said) - never a wise thing to say.....

General studies was ok this afternoon, nothing too complicated by all accounts.

Mary my dd said the same, it makes no difference as long as you apply before the deadline of 31st July. They don't start allocating rooms until after the A level results have been confirmed.

Wanting to focus on their exams has to be a good thing.

DS submitted accommodation request on Sunday but I think they just get held now until August results. First exam on Friday, he's v anxious but I'm hoping it will be better once they're underway. Good luck all.

I think my boys can wait until after the exams for the accommodation application and I can understand they don't even want to think about it now.
Geography yesterday they seemed to have anticipated the questions. They do go in for exam paper prediction/science a bit too much, my boys. However it seems to pay off. I regard it as a risky bet as even though the exams do try not to cover the same aspects of the syllabus each time they might do two years in a row.

Economics today for one of them.

Behind, yes I think it's better once they are underway and in the flow of it often anticipation is worse.

I still regard my A levels as the hardest and most stressful exams even with university and postgrad actually. I used to dream about A levels for years after.

Economics - he said easy paper but he didn't do it very well. Never mind. There are always ups and down.

Mary. Nice of him to put your mind at ease

Ds has to be at school at seven today for a revision session, then he's in isolation all day because the exam boards have managed to make general studies clash with his psychology exam, they didn't think that one through did they ?! He's doing psychology this morning not this afternoon.

Oh that'll be a long day for him! DD has psychology this afternoon, so here's hoping for a good paper.

Ds first exam on Monday (pm). The rest are am. He goes by tube and train. This is where I start panicking about public transport letting him down. I can drive him but public transport is quicker. The worst thing is if he starts out and gets held up and I have to try and rescue him. We agree he needs to leave a huge margin but that can still go wrong. It makes me feel a bit sick just thinking about it.

Tobee - we had this with DD taking the bus for GCSEs and AS levels. We reckoned if the bus broke down we could rescue her in the car, but if we took her by car and the car broke down, she was stuffed.

As it was, when she got her own car, she broke down on the way to an important assessment and it was a military operation to get her to college at the same time as arranging the break down service.

good luck to those doing psychology then. DS's teacher has arranged for somebody to go out and get them all a takeaway for lunch

I love that teacher.

Those of you worried about arriving late for exams due to public transport issues, as long as they aren't very late they should be allowed in and given their full time allotment according to the regulations.
(Recently did some training on this and have read the regulation booklet).

Just to add not all exam officers may be up to date on this, so if this happens contact the school straight away and make sure your child is treated fairly

Thanks Linder

Thanks for your responses guys. Just worried about all the stress it will entail. Good luck to everyone's dcs and stressed out parents and carers!

Any feedback on today's Psych paper? DD found the 16-markers a bit difficult and has disappeared to lick her wounds. Apparently some students were crying in the exam Mind you, school have been late finishing the last module and a bit hazy in how to answer the longer questions 😡

Dd went straight from psych to an interview, so we've yet to hear.

Psych exam "wasn't that bad" she "nailed some questions" and "waffled on the rest".

I guess it depends what they've been taught. Also she loves psychology and wants to do it at uni.

DS said it could have gone better and it could have gone worse. Very reassuring - not.

General Studies was apparently easy, or at least the air pollution one was. As DS has asthma he is interested in air pollution.

Dd very happy with psychology and stats

Oh no! I don't want to think of people crying in exams. That's awful to hear.

No exams for my two today or tomorrow although tomorrow is their all important first day of voting! Exciting day.

DS4 very fed up that he doesn't get to vote (late summer baby).

No A levels here until next week but the Finals DS has hung up his exam boots which is good.