Applying for Uni 2019 Part 8: Results Day - congratulations, champagne, clearance, commiserations... Our DC will get through it whatever happens.

[NewModelArmyMayhem18]

Following on from our previous thread.

Good luck to all DC awaiting results and university places.

School question: Is it only the SLT and the Exams Officer(s) who get to see the results today?

[Decorhate]

I will go with ds but probably wait outside the hall.

I’ve just checked Southampton for ds’ course. The have it at ABB in clearing - the standard offer was A*AA. It was his next favourite after his firm & insurance (and was my favourite!) so that is reassuring.

[Laniakea]

MrKlaw we're in the same position - Soton just emailed dd to say they're open from 6am but she won't be able to get her results until 9 which is a pain.

[CoffeeRunner]

DS2’s first choice course is in clearing at CCC. His offer is BBC.

I hope that’s a good sign!

[RaptorInaPorkPieHat]

Delurking

DD wants us to go in with her tomorrow, we didn't for her GCSEs (because I didn't think it was the done thing - we hung around the car park) but apparently quite a few went in.

Both her firm/insurance courses are in clearing (standard offers) so we'll see what happens tomorrow.

Good Luck to everyone

[NewModelArmyMayhem18]

DS has AAB offer for Durham but their website entry requirement for this year is A*AA. Not holding out much hope that they'll take him if he hasn't got his grades.

On the other hand B'ham (which was his third choice) initially offered AAB and now offering ABB.

So there seems to be wriggle room for some courses but not all.

[Piggywaspushed]

Those Southampton and Liverpool grades are certainly considerably lower than their published grades. Liverpool do some fascinating languages (Basque!). I know someone whose DS went there to do Chinese, although he has now swapped to English...

[Mustbetimeforachange]

The ones I've looked at either have the same grades or just refer you to the main course page :(

[PhannyMcNee]

Evening all, we’ve had a fairly horrific time with dc1 since I first posted on these threads months ago. It’s made me want to clam up and not talk about her at all.

But all calm at the moment and everything crossed for tomorrow. Like PPs, she has asked me to go with her tomorrow, unlike GCSEs.

I know from my own and my niece’s experience that all will be fine BUT it would be simply marvellous if she gets her grades and we have a palaver free day!!!

[Shimy]

Sussex university has listed all its clearing courses with Clearing grades if anyone is interested. Computer science has gone from AAB to BBC.

[Ingles2]

well ds1 insurance is Surrey and they are now accepting Economics through clearing at BBC instead of AAB.... I think (hope to god) we're fine for him...
ds2 .. obviously Durham isn't in clearing.. and Birmingham are still saying A*AA for Physics... so we'll just have to keep our fingers tightly crossed..
I've already had wine and choc... nearly ready for bed! :D :D

[mum2eim]

Evening! Goodness the anxiety is really getting to me and I am struggling to even keep busy! DD currently on a plane back from where she's been working this summer so I'm glad she's been kept busy and away from me! I don't want to make her anxiety worse.

@Laniakea thank you for the link to Southampton. DDs insurance course is on the list and down to AAB from her A*AA offer which is good to see and has settled me a bit.

@FrameyMcFrame I am going down to school with DD (she's asked me to) but will lurk about unless she wants me to go in with her. I think I am going to be guided by what she wants me to do.

Also on the last thread the was a video posted but I can't remember who by. I have downloaded the app that was suggested. It's a clearing one where you can search the course and which universities are in clearing and bookmark them. There are direct links to phone or request a call back from each uni. It looked really useful tool to have at midnight when I couldn't sleep!

Good luck everyone. I'm off to have some wine, chocolate and any other mood enhancing sustenance I can get my hands on!

[Shimy]

This is like Black Friday for UCAS. Only of course, it’s on Thursday but you get the drift.

[TheCheeseAlarm]

Also delurking. I just wish it was all over. DS2 is suffering from having done Edexcel Maths (cried afterwards) and History (48% get the wrong grade apparently) so he's very worried. School have sent a text to say he can go in for clearing at 7am with no mention of the normal time of 10am so I'm assuming he's not got his grades.

He needs ABB for Warwick; it's at BBB in clearing but he thinks he's only got a C at the most in Maths.

He wants me to go with him but not until he's checked track.

I just feel sick!

[Mustbetimeforachange]

*TheCheeseAlarm" the grade bounbaries are very low for maths (55% for an A).

[TheCheeseAlarm]

He reckons a maximum of a C after checking the grade boundaries, unfortunately.

[Miljah]

No real skin in the game this year (tho getting A level results tomorrow)...

But, can I ask, is your young person relieved to see their first choice in Clearing... but with a lower grade entry? Do they not worry that if they achieved the, let's say AAB needed, they'll be sitting with ABB, or BBB students?

I ask because we went a bit 'unconventional' with DS1, who messed up ASs so badly that he started again with a BTEC, which he got top marks in (oh, sweet Maturity!)- so headed off to uni, to find himself surrounded, in Computing, with kids who hadn't done ANY programming whatsoever, to the extent he felt he would have made a better fist of delivering a couple of the lectures on Cobra himself, having done 2 years of nothing but computing at BTEC...

It has made his first year at uni relatively 'easy', but DS readily says there at kids on his course who really don't cut the mustard- he's interested in seeing who doesn't turn up in Sept.

However, Computing has a high drop out rate as kids don't know what they're signing up to, have done no coding, think it's all Game Playing.

At least DS, via the medium of the reviled BTEC, knew exactly what he was signing up for! But sees many on his course who are 'seat-fillers'. And has had to be quite 'proactive' in group projects to have to chuck some of the assigned group under a bus to confirm who, in the group, has put in the effort, and who didn't bother; to the extent that each group member, this year, rates their fellow 'team mates' against criteria like participation, involvement, attendance- to allow the grading lecturer insight into who actually cares.

I hope this won't be your DC's experience where Clearing has opened the flood gates, but it's a consideration. This used to be the preserve of struggling ex-Polys, but it appears to have become way more 'main stream'.

[olliepolly]

We are going in to school with DD2 , DD1 who went to same school may come along . Hoping for a happy day we surely could do with one as lost grandma , m in law on 8/8 while on holiday ( DH had to fly home after 24 hrs ) in the middle of funeral organisation. We really need to let DD2 have a good day she has worked so hard for 2 years. Fingers crossed

[Miljah]

55% for an A.

How has our system become so skewed?

[Alittewornout]

Hi All Scottish mum here just wanting to wish all you amazing mums and your dc the very best for tomorrow. It was results day for us last week so we feel your pain! Empathy hugs are winging their way to you all. Whatever tomorrow brings your dc will be fine because they have your incredible love and support. Not all teens do sadly. I know it will be a long night so thinking of you all.🤗

[juicy0]

miljah I can understand what you are saying with regard to coding knowledge that your son gained doing a BTEC versus the lack of knowledge of some of the other students but I don't like or support your statement of Do they not worry that if they achieved the, let's say AAB needed, they'll be sitting with ABB, or BBB students?
The margins by which some students miss one or more of their required grades are so small, in some cases it may only be a few raw marks, but that doesn't suddenly mean they plummet into a lower level of intelligence or become awful course mates.

[ZandathePanda]

Having a small

[juicy0]

frameymcframe yes my DC has asked me to go with her and her friends are also going with their parents. Good luck for tomorrow 🤞🏼

[Fibbsdottir]

55% for an A seems nuts.

Dd did a Btec (as well as 2 a levels) and i do agree that the coursework and the practical approach seems much more relevant to her degree (which is quite a practical one- sports science)

[ZandathePanda]

It’s 94% for an A* in OCR English

[Fibbsdottir]

Zanda