Whitgift and Trinity 11+ interviews - follow on

[frankies69]

Hi all

I have decided to restart this thread good luck for friday!!!!

Hi All. Dwon and Stressy here. Really gutted we didnt get T. We are all so very in our house. Anuway, at least np tears today so hopefully a bit better each day.
BUT-WELL DONE to all ofnthe others that have passed. I can only imagine how you are all feeling.Woop Woop to you all
Huve commiserations to Frankie and some the others that havent passed-God I know how you feel
Just a final word from me and thats to say thank you all very much for being there over the past few weeks. Youve all been a tower of strength. Now im off to have another boo. xx to all xx

Ahhh... Can't believe it Stressy. Weren't you going for a sports scholarship as well? So sad for your family. Hope you've got a good state option. Are you going to try again at 13+?

frankies you dont know me either but been rooting for you all along, very sad to hear your ds didnt get a place, but you and him have fantastic spirit! You're both winners already.

He'll make it, you'll see...he'll make it! Good mum

Congratulations to all the proud mummy's who got a place,

Hi all.
@ frankie, keeping it ... Gutted to hear ur news . But also inspired to hear you plotting for the next try.
My DD (14) had tutoring 2x a week , had a good prep school and got into a GDST school. She got in with the wrong crowd and while their marks did not suffer, hers plummeted. The school kept telling me she's still above national average - however her self esteem plummeted and she started to self harm in several different ways.I have moved her to a coed state boarding school that has no academic hurdles- she is so much happier.and her marks are the best they have ever been.
I feel I made the cardinal mistake of tutoring and hence did not do this with DS- hedid not get into any grammars or KCS- but I am confident the right school has found him and he will be at his own comfortable level.
I suppose what I'm trying to say, is whatever school they get into -they need to be at a comfort level they can maintain without extra tutoring and not struggle- so in the end - the school and boy shoud be a good match .
Sometimes a year to mature academically or in confidence makes all the difference.
FYI - state boarding school same price As GDST school.....

Selina-your words have been a real comfort and very very wise!!
Asterisk-thank you so much-we need to get over it and move on! We do have out second option which is Ewell Castle and he did recieve a Sports Scholarship so at least he has that. And as selina said, deep down, EC is probably better suited to our DS if we are being honest. Its better tp be at the top than struggling which is possibly what could have happend at T ( thats what i keep telling myself anyway lol)

@stresscity - I am so sorry to hear your news. I truly hope something good works out for you and your DS.

Thanks kravings Really appreciate it. I do hope that whatever you choose works out for your DS too- Well done him!

Soup, have you phoned T yet to negotiate about scholarship? It sounds like scholarships are very thin on the ground this year. Heard of high-flying boy from Caterham Prep thought to be a shoo-in for C scholarship, but nothing doing. I wonder if the schools are allocating more to bursaries this year, or just tightening the purse strings?

There certainly seems to be a noticeable paucity of academic scholarships from T and C.

Not yet, Asterisk. I want to talk to my friend (who is staff) to see who to contact and how to proceed.

It's a tricky position to negotiate from as the Whitgift scholarship puts both schools on the same footing financially speaking.

Interesting Asterisk and LM. At least one school apparently doesn't reoffer those declined.

Caterham certainly doesn't, and we know of one sports scholarship being declined. Also very few boys getting more than one scholarship offer across their schools which for the exceptional boys is again v unusual. Still stunned at the number of bright boys without an offer. Can only wonder whether scholarships have been offered mainly to those from the state sector, as the prep schools seem to have fewer than normal. And if so will there be lots of movement post 1st March? LIZS how did other children from your school fare? And any hint as to which offer your accepting?

Just to clarify - the preps seem to have a similar number of sport, art and music scholarships as in previous years, but no academic ones.

Eeek, you're not your!

Know of one Academic/Allround and one Art, not sure if other was offered a place yet. No decision here yet !

"Can only wonder whether scholarships have been offered mainly to those from the state sector"

DS2 appears to have the only one out of the 6 or so boys from his school.

DS from state sector but we haven't been offered one from either W or T. Didn't apply for anything specific. I don't know if it's different for 10+ or how well he would have needed to do to be offered one. It would have been nice though
Anyone made any decisions yet? I suspect most are waiting for March 1st before final decisions, but any 10+ decided yet? we are still dithering Suddenly 10 seems awfully young to be going to secondary school

Well Whitgift Foundation say 43% of pupils on fee remission, so where are they all this year? Old Palace?

I think there are probably the same number (43%) but the awards are smaller. That 43% will include bursaries too, obviously.

2 boys from my DS's state school got offered places at T. No bursaries or scholarships either.

same here, all offers in bag, no bursary or scholarships . Still no decision made.

@ Seeline - our DS offered places at T and W. After visiting T today again, T is our preferred choice.

We have accepted our place at Trinity ( we didnt apply to Whitgift) and are now looking forward to September. anybody any idea where to buy uniform for T- cant find it on the website? Our DS went to prep school and wasnt offerered scholarship either and i am unaware of anybody else at his school who has been.