2019 SQA Results

[Groovee]

So the 6th of August is fast approaching... here is the 2019 thread.

Ds was sitting a mixture of highers and Nat5's. So we'll see what this year brings.

I'm just grateful it's not 2 lots like last year as it was a mare.

Thanks Groovee for making this thread I will definitely need the support over the next 3 weeks! Dd sat 5 highers she is at the stage of complete self doubt as to how they have gone. However it is nice to see her getting out with her pals and we are having some lovely mum and daughter times. Keeping my fingers crossed for all our Dc. 🍷always available here for anyone who needs it!

DS2 is sweating and trying not to think about it. He sat A H English and H in history and politics. He seemed to have thought he did ok after the exams but now trying not to get his hopes up. He needs 2 Bs in his highers to meet the conditions of his uni offer. Fingers crossed for everyone. Quieter day for us as just one set this year too. DS1 got a distinction for his first year at uni.

Just one set for us this year (and even better boys on holiday so no sibling rivalry). 5Hs for DD. She will be upset if she doesn't match her prelims - 4As and 1B.

Campaigning (successfully) to be Head Girl distracted DD3 after she returned from study leave and started S6. Transmit and 3 outfits to plan distracted DD4.

Thankfully we have our family holiday between now and results day to stop stress levels building too much.

5 Highers for DD3 and 8 Nat 5s for DD4 both might need to change options depending on results.

Cannot believe 2 weeks done already .

Well done to DD3 and all the distractions! Hope you have a lovely holiday.

My oldest is waiting for Nat 5 results. We're trying to not talk about it... he's bright and should do well but put in zero effort so let's hope it's not a wake up call for him.

Youngest is waiting for her Higher results. She works hard so should do well but she is nervous (or rather more nervous than usual) as she really wants to do well enough that she gets an unconditional offer for next year. Lots sad puppy looks when the 6th is mentioned.

Elder son is awaiting his Advanced Higher results (Mods, Music and RMPS). A lot hinges on this, as he has an Oxford law offer with conditions of AAB. Exams went reasonably well so we are all thinking positively. Otherwise he's off to Edinburgh (no conditions) which isn't too shabby!

I hope all your DCS achieve their grades and everyone here is a happy bunny come results day.

My DS waiting for advanced higher results too (maths , mechanics of maths , chemistry , physics). He’s already accepted unconditional for St A so there should be no pressure but he’ll be disappointed if he doesn’t pass all four. He’s expecting A’s 😬. Although he failed his driving test this week - first time he’s ever failed anything - so hoping he’ll lower his expectations !! It’s a good lesson to learn before going off to uni I think.
Good luck to all on 6th 🤞🏻

2 weeks today!🙈 We are currently on holiday in the beautiful Canary Islands. Dd is enjoying herself and as luck would have it another family we know are in the same resort so the girls are meeting up regularly.
I find myself looking on uni websites re entry requirements for reassurance if the grades don’t quite go her way😂 please tell me I am not alone! Hope you are all having a lovely summer.x

I looked on the ucas websites and saw that courses ds applied to and was rejected from still had available spaces. I think I've thought through every scenario in my head from failing to meet his offer conditions and him exceeding them and wondering if he could reapply, not that I think he would want to, mind just working overtime! Don't know about ds, but I'm fed up waiting now.

Wax I am keeping everything crossed for your lad I know you have said he has worked hard this year so really deserved good results.
We are lucky as Dd is in 5 th year so has another year if it goes a bit meh. But after working so hard and fab prelim results she will be upset if it’s not quite as she hoped. Like you I am fed up waiting now.

Sorry Wax deserves not deserved!! Sun in my eyes lol!

Dd just needs to pass Nat5 maths, she has a conditional for college based on it, two huggers too but they aren't interested in them
Last year was awful, 3 hospital admissions in 3 months for her asthma, 5 for me plus her mental health issues and ongoing refusal to be assessed for PDA.
Anyway college is for HNC Applied bioscience, from there she can do HND then degree so small steps.
She wants to go into vet nursing.
She's currently staying with her BF who is about to start his 2nd year at Glasgow Uni.

Huggers=highers
Chemistry and History, she dropped AH biology because she'd missed too much.
Her school were great with her though which the previous one wouldn't have been so all that angst to get her in was still worth it.

Thanks alittle he does deserve to get in I think and I hope it's everything he's looking for if he does. Hopefully they all get what they need this year but having an extra year is an added bonus.

Fingers crossed hirples, there is no one way which is the most sense I've seen in all the education stuff you see.

It's good for them to have ambitions and plans and there are many ways to get there.

Aparantly the key to a successful and happy life is about recognising opportunities and taking them even if they don't necessarily fit your plans. We maybe need to teach dc to be bolder.

Brillo both you and your daughter are amazing in the face of real adversity. As Wax says there are lots of ways now to get where you want, I know lots of friends kids who went down the hnc route into higher ed and now have fab careers in teaching and,engineering to name a couple.
My ds now 20 is always so positive he seeks out opportunities and just goes for stuff. His feelings are that by trying even if it doesn’t come off you are no worse off and you learn from the knock backs for the next time. He has had a few of those but equally has also succeeded in many things resulting in amazing experiences he wouldn’t have had if he had just sat back. Yes he is doing well at uni but if I am honest I am even more proud of the other stuff he does and his attitude. I wish I was more like him but have doubted myself all my life and not gone for promotions etc when realistically I probably stood a good chance of getting them.
All our dc are amazing young people with a wealth of talents and skills as Wax says we need to encourage them to be bold and believe in themselves and know that we are right there with them.

Ds sounds fab alittle. I bet he does very well in life. My DS1 just got a distinction in his first year at uni but has barely left the house due to his crippling shyness and anxiety. We are trying to push him to do things and telling him he'll be happier but it's a struggle. I want more for him and he has a lot to offer but just can't see it himself.

Oh Wax your poor lad anxiety is an awful thing. Is he getting any MH support or using any nhs on line resources?? You are right to keep pushing to get him out there. I had this a bit post natally and a combination of counselling and setting myself little goals helped. To the outside world no one knew but honestly I had to force myself to go out everyday with the kids which actually was the best thing I could do as felt better once I had done it. Now and again I feel it creeping back but I refuse to let the anxiety be in charge instead I am now in charge of it. But that’s hard to get your head around as a teen I never wanted my kids to feel as I did and to them and others I appear “ sorted”. Wishing you lovely boy all the best, to get where he is shows a real strength of character,he is amazing tell him not to let the anxiety monster win, he is bigger and better than it! Hugs to you both.🤗

Thank you Alittle
WaxOn
You could be describing Dd's bf, that's exactly him, rarely goes out, except to the shops maybe, has a few friends but they are all painfully shy too!
Dd is more sociable but 95% of her friends are like her, HFA and quirky, they socialize mainly at home with pizza and watching one of their tv shows, (GOT, Ru Paul, Bake off, Stranger things), They like zoos, the cat cafe and they go to Comic Con in Glasgow every year, mainly for another selfie with Tomska!
Dd will go to gigs sometimes, bf won't, it helps that they have kept a lot of school friends so they've grown up together and all understand each other.

He's not really willing or able to engage with any services and he's 19 so I can't really drag him. We are following up a couple of volunteering opportunities, just a couple of hours every few weeks, related to his studies and interests. Just need to get him to actually go now. We've said to set goals and not make them too ambitious or at least a mix of some future things and some small things such as going for a pint with a friend. Even getting to that seems to be stuck on "send message to old friends asking how they are doing"

Dds bf flatly refuses to come to a barbecue with around 20 people, two of them are me and Dd, one is my cleaner who he's known for three years, (its her barbecue), its directly opposite my house and he can leave at any time, even after 5 minutes with no judgement but no, not happening.
Some people just aren't comfortable with it, he's 19 too btw.

On plus point brillo, he has managed to form and maintain a relationship with your dd so there may be hope that he has someone that he speaks to. Ds unfortunately is struggling to maintain a relationship with us, never mind anyone outside. He will come out for dinner etc with us but if I'm honest he is hard work. I'm very shy but quite chatty and even when it's just the two of us, I get fed up having a one sided conversation and eventually find that I've stopped speaking. DH describes it as self imposed solitary confinement in that he leaves his room only for meals and an occasional walk in the prison grounds (aka our housing estate).

That's true, but very much on his terms, or was.
Tuesday evenings and all day Saturday.

She got fed up and they split up, but after 6 months realised she adores him, and now she's staying there so we'll see.
I'm not sure how much he does talk to her properly tbh, she affectionately calls him the robot!
Saying that, she's not a talker either, we were on a train together a few months back and our phones had both died, we passed the time listening into other people's conversations!
I'm definitely the prompt when it comes to talking, she hates being in the car with me and avoided it at all costs but I've just come to realise if I put on the radio, rather than just play music we end up chatting about the news bulletins, or what the presenter is saying etc.
It's hard work, but I keep on going and trying, and even if nothing changes as such, it lets her know I'm always there.
I think it's all you can do really.

Just popping on here to wish all your DCs good luck! I'm a careers adviser so please just tag me with any questions. Don't forget to use the exam results helpline and you'll probably have your school careers adviser available in school on results day.

Some people take the straight path and some people take the winding path - so there's always a route to where you want to be.