Another Path - part IV

[321zyx]

Apologies if I've done this wrong! I seemed to have filled up the last thread, hopefully the abbreviated title is ok!

Sorry to hear about the No from St Andrews @jano69. Good to hear that she is ok with it though and also that she is happy with the offers she has got

@maggiethecat Bristol is the place to be

One of the pros is DS will be there, one of the cons is that DS will be there ......

@maggiethecat sorry to hear about Edinburgh, I agree our dc have been treated very poorly this year. Glad she’s happy with her other choices.

@jano69 sorry about St Andrew’s but at least no more bloody waiting!

Hope everyone’s dc are ok and coping with assessments. Dd had 2 today and has her last one on Friday which is their official last day of school! Dd says she feels a bit numb by the thought of leaving school, it’s come a bit abruptly. She’s only been at this school for sixth form and doesn’t feel ready to leave yet. She had 2 broken ankles in year 12 (same ankle broken on 2 occasions!), then covid and lockdown hit. She feels a bit cheated out of the 2 years she spent at this school.

[quote SeasonFinale]**@maggiethecat Bristol is the place to be

One of the pros is DS will be there, one of the cons is that DS will be there ......[/quote]
😂 Another vote for Bristol too @maggiethecat my dd is off there too. I haven’t been to Nottingham but my oldest dd looked there and really liked it.

@bendmeoverbackwards my DS also missed out on the full enjoyment of his school as he only joined for sixth form as well. I do have to say though he has fully embraced all the opportunities available to him. Such a shame for them. I do feel years 10 to Uni graduates have lost so much

At my age a year or two makes little difference in terms of career etc as I am settled

I agree @chopc it’s much harder for their generation than ours. I’m just pleased that this year’s cohort are starting uni at the end of covid (fingers crossed) than during it.

I don’t agree it’s harder for one generation than other. I have friends who have been made redundant and lost their careers and older people like my parents have been isolated away from friends and family with a lesser number of years left to enjoy their retirement. It’s been bad for everyone in different ways

Some people have lost jobs- not all; some older people have been isolated- not all. ALL of years 10- graduates have missed so much in their passage of life

My DT’s haven’t had their graduation from last summer and DS isn’t having one for his Masters but they are more concerned about their grandparents and not being able to fly over to see they are ok.

@jano69 - glad your dd can move on now. It's the uncertainty that's so rubbish!

@SeasonFinale and @bendmeoverbackwards
She may end up meeting your dc!

@Parker231
I know it may be seen as churlish to compare groups who have experienced the awful effects of Covid but one reason I feel so much for the young is precisely that - because they are so young they have less life experience and are not as well equipped to deal with some of the blows dealt.

Many may be strengthened by the experiences they've had and adjustments of their expectations of how their lives should be. But many are likely to struggle with mental health issues largely related to the stresses and this is not something I would wish any young person to start their adult lives with.

I just hope it all works out for all of them in the end .They deserve to be happy and one thing that has been tested is their resilience.Difficult for us parents to witness,feel I am carry my emotions and my sons about Covid,uni and A levels.
Good luck and let’s hope they can enjoy their summer with limited restrictions.
Can’t wait until all the assessments (not allowed to call them exams) finish- for my son it’s 24 th May.

@jano69 DS also received a 'no' from St A today (also History). I think he's just glad to be able to move on and firm his offers - but if it was always going to be a 'no' why leave it so long!

Hi everyone. So sorry to hear about the Scottish uni rejections after all this time. It’s obvious there was nothing actually wrong with all their applications, otherwise they would have been rejected long ago. As Season says, they have probably been very economical and had to reject candidates they would have liked to have taken if there was space. Anyway, it’s freezing up there .

DS had his final assessments for two subjects on Monday and yesterday. So two A-levels finished! Just the final exam for the last one mid next week and that’s that. Can’t believe it’s all over. Also my younger one will finish the GCSE assessments next week too (I swear there’s been about 30 assessments these last few weeks, it’s been never -ending). And my younger DD has her end of year exams too next week (but that’s only Year 8).

DS has booked a (fully refundable) holiday to Greece with friends for June, so we’ll see if they actually get to go. He’s also planning a barbecue in the back garden to celebrate a belated 18th.

Also, he hasn’t received anything from Durham about an open day. Is it an actual, in-person tour and when is it? We would like to go if so.

DD also got a no from St Andrews today.

She had already committed to Brown so it doesn’t impact her decision but very late for anyone who was hoping to go there.

@Engley I know what you mean about carrying your DC's emotions. In my case I mourn for what he has lost more than him.....

Blimey, is St Andrew's taking anyone??

Ha! Glad dd is in good company ChimneyPot and 321zyx with the St Andrews rejections.

Just checked out The Student Room at the recommendation of one of you lovely lot and it's full of rejections from students with strings of 8s and 9s at GCSEs so really can't take it to heart...

Just crushing for those keen to firm there to get rejected in the midst of assessments.

Oh I hope your ds gets to go to Greece @quest1on Fingers crossed.

Dd has booked a much less glamourous trip with friends - 4 nights in Margate!

DS got an offer from St Andrews yesterday. Very wrong to keep them all waiting this long - it blocks the whole process. DS firmed Durham today (History), with Bristol as insurance.

Congrats @Justanotherday3 on the St A offer! Good of your DS to firm Durham today hopefully freeing up a place for someone who has their heart set on going to St A.

Congrats on the St A offer @Justanotherday3

So it is four of our DC's who are hoping to study History at Durham?

Thanks.

I do wonder if Uni’s sometimes shoot themselves in the foot. DS was quite keen on St A back in October (6 1/2 months ago!!) though perhaps not as much as Durham. The long wait and lack of communication, just made St A lose it’s appeal for him. He was v happy to firm Durham today!

Sorry to hear about these very late decisions now coming in. I understand where your dc are coming from with it being off-putting, takes the shine off when they've been left hanging so long.

Question I feel your pain, I also have a dd completing GCSE 'additional assessment opportunities' as the teachers keep correcting themselves to every time they say exams. Both dc just look washed out tbh. DS had a physics assessment today which he was pleased with by dint of completing every single question the exam boards had released - some of which came up in the paper. He has two more assessments next week then he's done. It all feels rather anticlimactic in terms of leaving school - none of the usual rituals.

@Longtimenewsee

Dd has had a terrible exam today. She’s feeling really low . She messed up a question and then ran out of time . She’s very low this evening .. fretting she won’t get the required grades. It’s going to be a long three months til results day . Without knowing the ratio of coursework :assessments I can’t reassure her much tbh.

So hard *@Longtimenewsee* I hope your dd is feeling a little better today. Hopefully if it’s just one paper/assessment it won’t have too much impact on the final grade.

@Longtimenewsee where does she want to go and what grades does she need?