Countdown to exam results. Anyone else feeling anxious?

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Waiting for DS1's Gcses results on 22nd of August. He did really well last year but, all the talk of moving grade boundaries has got me worried. Fingers are very tightly crossed for maths as this is the subject he struggles with most.

Quelle surprise.....!

given the number of people trying to access it at once it's somewhat usual. It's why many of our students don't even bother trying and just come to school in the morning - lots of support for them there too.

Another one whose DD is awaiting AS results. No postman needed here though as they all have to log on to the school portal at the appointed time to see their results. She is very calm and taking it in her stride, I am in need of lots of .

I feel sick:(

I asked DS1 what time he is going into school tomorrow. He looked at me blankly and completely puzzled, and said "Why, what's happening tomorrow?"

I could only eat soup for dinner, DS2 is counting down the hours until next Thursday and there's DS1 so laid back he's bloody horizontal!

ds has been eaming the grade boundaries for the A2's and reckons he has his grades. Of course he wont actually know until tomorrow.
If he gets the AAB Bristol have asked for does that mean he has his place or can they change their minds?

Dd now wants me to come with her tomorrow to get her results, I was planning on staying at home and wait for the phone call

It will be nerve wracking morning she has worked extremely hard all year so I hope it goes well for her

Good luck to everyone waiting for results tomorrow

To all parents keep calm and be strong what will be will be

DD2 has gone out with friends to the cinema. One poor girl was in such a state her teeth were chattering. It is so much harder for kids these days, mind you one of DD's friends got her legs waxed today in case she got all A/A*'s, " well I want to look good when I am jumping for joy for the photo!".

Cant wait til school is finished. I feel like I am doing it all over again myself!!! Good luck everyone :)

Good luck mums with keeping calm. I'm so glad I'm the other side but offering a hand to hold, and sympathy and reminding you all to make sure you plan a family celebration!

I'm just as nervous with number 3 as I was with numbers 1 and 2! Get him shoved off to university then its just number 4 and I'm moving house!

DS just gone out with DH for a walk and to buy some beer! Poor thing needs it! for me

Good luck for the morning everyone... Dd2 has just told me that she's off out, thinks it'll be a late one (a friend's 18th) and she'll try and get results by noon. Bloody marvellous

UCAS was subject to a DDOS attack... Kind of a mini version of what will happen tomorrow morning when everyone tries to access Track!

Good luck to all. If the news isn't the best, there are some very good universities in clearing this year - Warwick, Newcastle, Liverpool, Manchester, York, Lancaster, Sheffield etc. Some, like Warwick and Liverpool, have reduced their entry requirements to BBB for a lot of subjects.

I think the only universities not entering clearing this year are University College London, London School of Economics, Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial.

My dd has just locked herself in her room and doesn't want to talk to anyone.

My DD has been foul all day. She's convinced she's missed her grades. These next 10 hours or so are going to draaaaaag for her AND ME

I work at a university and here is my advice for all of you anxious parents:
Don't phone or visit the university on behalf of your dc. They are adults, they need to develop the skills to cope with higher education & securing a place through clearing is one of them. I dealt with 5 anxious mums today & the conversation doesn't proceed very far as they don't have all the info that I need. The admissions dept & admissions tutors aren't impressed with parents phoning on behalf of their child & it can be counter productive by being a helicopter parent.

SOAS, University of London, QMUL & Kings College University of London are open for clearing this year.

DD1 just got A-Level results online

Got all 3 at A*'s and has met her Oxbridge offer

Is absolutely elated and stark contrast to GCSE's where 3 papers needed to be re-marked... advice on that to anyone BTW is it was genuinely staggering just how far out the original 'marks' were, so if in doubt DO put in for a re-mark... 2 of hers were actually A*'s but had been marked initally as B's

Very well done to your DD AmGrowingAnAwesomeTree! An excellent result.

Well done, Tree! Was that on the school website?

DS1 seems not to be stressed - waiting for GCSE results, but then again he is very good at hiding how he feels.

I am probably more nervous.

Well done Tree....how exciting!!

Good luck all. Remember if results are better than expected/predicted you can 'upgrade' your university choices now. Bristol even had places for this last year. Worth looking in to.

well done Tree!