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Whitgift and Trinity 11+ exams and Interviews

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mummax · 11/01/2011 23:16

Hi all
I am new to this. I am loving this site.
Has anyone's DS taken an 11+ exam at Whitgift or Trinity this year. We have taken both and have an interview at Whitgift.
Any tips for a first timer.

OP posts:
Blisstina · 12/01/2012 12:24

My DS sat the W test last Thurs. 3 boys from his school have been called for interviews already. 2 by text and email last on Monday and 1 by letter yesterday. my son's surname is lower alphabetically if they select alphabetically? and I believe he is boarderline, any information out there?. i'm beginning to fret........

SoupDragon · 12/01/2012 12:26

They don't select alphabetically, no. It will most likely be in order of papers marked - as a batch are marked, they send invitations out to another set of boys for interview. The phone ones would have been the first papers marked and they were phoned to get the process started quickly.

Blisstina · 12/01/2012 12:30

my friend had suggested that it wasn't alphabetical. i haven't had the dreaded rejection letter so am still hoping something will arrive tomorrow! so stressful, and DS will be anxious as his classmates have been contacted :-(
thanks

frankies69 · 12/01/2012 15:00

Well done Soupy...we got interview letter yesterday for our DS. Hopefully he will do well...I however am going to put a tie on my DS whether he likes it or not!! Wink
hope your DS2 gets on well

stressederica · 12/01/2012 15:01

Congratulations Soupy Grin
It will indeed be interesting to get your feedback on W interviews this year.
Generalhaig and albird, nice to hear that your boys are enjoying the 'Whitgift life'!

SoupDragon · 12/01/2012 15:38

One good reason for not putting DS2 in a tie is because the only one we have is a Trinity tie :o

morethanlikely · 12/01/2012 15:56

Hi
just wanted to wish you all well.
i was also an anxious parent last year. In the long wait for that interview letter I began to seriously doubt my own judgement re DS's academic ability. However all things ended well. For those applying to W my DS is in year 7 and he is having a great time.

Ladymuck · 12/01/2012 15:57

Yes, that would be sending a message, wouldn't it!

Good luck!

morethanlikely · 12/01/2012 15:57

Hi
just wanted to wish you all well.
i was also an anxious parent last year. In the long wait for that interview letter I began to seriously doubt my own judgement re DS's academic ability. However all things ended well. For those applying to W my DS is in year 7 and he is having a great time.

FarmerBarleymow · 12/01/2012 21:21

Hi havinganightmare! Well done to your son for getting an interview at W today. How did it go?

havinganightmare · 12/01/2012 22:52

Not sure how to read these things but I didn't really get a great vibe about it although DS said his interview went "well" whatever that means! He was asked a few maths questions, of which he got two right and one right on the second guess (his words!). He was very pleasant and quite complimentary about DS but I'm not sure. However, as we've never done anything like this before I have nothing to judge it against! Everything crossed please as DS now wants to go there more than ever - typical! I need to lie down for about a year....

moan · 13/01/2012 08:43

Has anyone any tips and advice on Eltham college exams and interviews. Now very very anxious nervous figure !

Blisstina · 13/01/2012 11:51

just throwing this out there.. My DS hasn't been called for an interview for W as yet?? (though slowly loosing hope) We did however receive a letter from the foundation today re his Bursary (requesting more information etc..) I'm assuming the two are not that closely linked, as separate offices etc.. anyone know anything on this subject????

Thanks

SoupDragon · 13/01/2012 12:01

They are separate offices.

SoupDragon · 13/01/2012 12:02

That is the Whitgift Foundation is completely separate offices to Whitgift School. One does communicate with the other though, obviously.

frankies69 · 13/01/2012 13:16

Oh Blisstina poor you!! Sad I am sure your DS has done well. Smile
Did he sit for T too?? We have heard from W but not T. Still hoping for interview at T, just wondering has anyone started receiving phone calls for T yet??. Confused

We too have applied for a bursary so perhaps they are working through these now.

Hopefully you will hear soon Smile

SWStressed · 13/01/2012 13:19

Does anyone have expereince of the sports assessment day at Whitgift? Any top tips?

frankies69 · 13/01/2012 14:10

Hi all again
Has anyone started hearing from Trinity yet?? Hmm
Got interview on Monday for W but as my DS has sat for both would like to interview for both Wink
Any interview feedback for W be good too Smile
thanks

keepingittogether · 13/01/2012 15:38

We just heard today that our DS has been invited for the sports assessment on Monday and an Interview Wednesday. So nervous, even phoned W to ask "does this mean he passed the exam" Doh! I understand the 'sports' is a combination of football, hockey, cricket and Rugby and they just want to see that DS lives up to their expectation which is high in terms of sports ability. A friend whose DS is at W says they grade them (0%, 5%, 10% etc unto 50%) in terms of award. But apparently success at interview is not related to the scholarship appraisal. If I thought I was nervous before today then I am a wreck now!!

frankies69 · 13/01/2012 15:47

Good luck to ur DS! Grin
MyDS is having interview monday, keeping everything crossed :)

keepingittogether · 13/01/2012 16:22

Good luck for Monday :)

frankies69 · 13/01/2012 16:48
Thanks
FarmerBarleymow · 13/01/2012 16:55

@those who have heard from both/either school...well done! I'm assuming (maybe wrongly) that this is for 11+. Anyone heard from 10+ at either W or T?

Marbleslonggone · 13/01/2012 16:58

Feel sick as we've had a W interview but haven't been invited for sports assessment next week although we applied for sports scholarship.... Oh dear .... Good luck everyone else. I'm gutted and DS will be v sad.

Kabba · 13/01/2012 17:17

My DS son did the sports assessment last year (age 9) and is having another go this year for 11+ - his assessment is on Thursday. He loved the day and found all of it enjoyable but was exhausted by the end. He came out saying what a great day it was as he got to play sport ALL day. This is what they did last year - the staff speak to everyone including parents at the beginning to say they understand everyone nervous etc but to try and enjoy it which I think is the best advice. They split them into their relevant entrance age groups and do a variety of fitness/agility/speed/power tests in the sports hall in the morning - so more than other schools do for sports assessments as most only do the bleep test in terms of fitness testing but nothing difficult or you could necessarily train for (well not before next week!). Then they do about 40 mins of each of rugby, cricket, hockey and football (not necessarily in that order). I am not sure if the swimmers and tennis player applicants do all those four sports on top of their individual sports assessment but my DS had to do those 4 sports - he is a football and rugby player and none of the boys in his group had ever played hockey which the school expect to be the case and he is no cricketer. They got no feedback from the staff just instructions and were observed and notes taken - apart from performance and potential i think they are also marked on how they cope, work as a team, communicate etc (my view i don't know this for fact). There were breaks throughout and a DS was very complimentary about lunch in the canteen! Good luck everyone

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