The Trinity-Whitgift thread of 2013

[hardboiled]

I thought I would start this tradition once again while we all wait? DS only sat Trinity...

Goodluck to fatalflower.. And everyone else awaiting a phone call/ letter. Lets hope today brings the awaited good news.

Also all the best to those who have interviews at W today ( not sure if T have started). Including any lurkers out there.......

Postman just came. Interview on Wednesday for Whitgift. Good luck to all the others still waiting to here.

Hear even

Can anyone tell me if there is a 13+ day place intake at Whitgift? I know they take boarders at that age but the website is very unclear about whether this applies to day places as well.

Thanks

Oh, and by the way good luck to all applying this year for 11+

A friend has a GS at Whitgift, he is doing very well.

therugratref -well done to your ds that's good news.

Yes definitely 13+ day places. Boarding is very early days from September.

Great news rugratref! Well done to your ds

Well done to your DS therugratref, hope it all goes well on Wednesday.

Congrats to your DS rugratref! Can't keep up with so many good news...work mounting...must stay focused...Yes, they have to bring something to T to break the ice.

Thanks popcornpizza & hardboiled for your responses. W said not to bring anything. We haven't heard from T yet.

Some interesting posts on previous years threads. One boy waited 3 weeks for interview letter, another was invited to sports assessment day prior to being interviewed! Wonder how usual this is?

I imagine it is fairly normal. I reckon it is too big an operation to add in any kind of sorting wrt timing of interviews. Basically, the entrance exam tells them which boys are capable of doing well at the school. The interview and/or sports assessment is what tells them which boys they want.

Phew, just heard from T. Interview on Mon, DS gets taken away for a 15 min interview and we have been told we are seeing the HM (Not sure what this means!!) Sports Assessment at T is on Tuesday. DS is in the 10+ group.

Good luck to all others waiting on news......

Nothing from W as yet.

Good luck on Monday getashley's DS!

Same here getashley! Could have written your post (lol). Just told DS, he is over the moon.

Your post re T, I mean.

Well done all who have interviews! Hang in there those who haven't heard yet. If you read the thread from last year it can take aaaages, so no news definitely doesn't mean bad news.

Fab somelikeithott! Now you have to bring him back down from the moon so he can actually attend!

Congratulations to everyone who has heard about interviews...you lucky things! I'm not in the least bit envious... ;-)
Still waiting to hear from W about 11+ and liking Marnies comment that no news is good news! Fingers crossed.

Yep, still waiting here too. Am hanging into the idea that it doesn't mean anything but... it's not easy. Must stay positive!

Been following this thread for last couple of days, and envious to the fact that so many had received letters !! But finally a letter from W today for 10+ but no news on T, any advice on interview prep would be grateful hang in there to those who haven't heard

Hardboiled, I've sent a space rocket to bring him straight back (lol).

Kylep, welcome to the thread and congratulations to your DS, all the best with the interview & hearing from T. My DS is in the 10+ camp as well. I was going to ask re interview prep as well. It is tricky because we have always taught him to be humble & not cocky, so now having to tell him to sell himself is kind of difficult for him. He keeps asking if that wont be boasting etc.

We don't want to over coach him, because we feel he is better off being himself and using his own words. Also there is the question of which school is his first choice. The truth is, he changes his mind every week. We have decided we will deal with making a decision on where he goes when the time for that comes ( fingers crossed). But clearly, he has to tell each school they are is first choice???? Moral dilemma!!!

So in summary, advice needed, his interviews are on 2 consecutive days, so good in a way.

I did no interview prep with either of my DSs.

DS2 tells me he had to do a short English comprehension in his interview (because that was the weakest by a bloody long way of his papers). Other than that, it was just a chat. He thinks he was asked about what he liked about the school (and I don't think he told W he liked it because it gave him a legitimate reason to hate his brother who is a T. Which is what he told me when expressing a preference).

Remember that they are interviewing children and don't expect adult quality interview technique :) They have also done enough of these that they know how to deal with nervousness and draw your boy out of himself to get to know them in that 15 minutes.