Starting Y13 (y12 support thread contd)

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Well, I filled up the other one, so here's a nice new one to get us through dropping subjects, Uni open days, personal statement writing, and UCAS applications

Plenty of and and (nicely-intentioned) s available!

Excellent news fairy cakes. But am shocked at the low predicted grades they wanted to give her. I'm think my dd's school have been a tad optimistic with hers but we will seen!

That's great Fairycakes
And takes sone of the A2 pressure off with less UMS to make up.

DD has had feedback from Unis withtypical offers for her course of AAA/AAB, AAB/ABB, and ABB.

All have indicated that with an ABC prediction, she would get an ABB offer. Those at the lower end generally DO have students below ABB on the course, At the higher end it is unlikely. Course is moderately competitive, about 6 times applicants as places. All say PS is s huge factor.

Just wondering, if her predictions were to increase to ABB, does that
mean she would end up with a higher offer for those typically higher? Or does it just increase the chance of getting an offer at all?

Chemistry remark came back the same
He was only 2 marks off a B, so that's a bit of a shame.

Decorhate- they r very mean at dd school for predicted grades they are such a cautious and pessimistic lot. They weren't very supportive of her applying to A*AA courses hence I don't think her teacher reference is going to sound particularly great. Just hope dd grades and PS will be enough. Sometimes I feel like its their lack of understanding of my dd and her temprement dd is a quite and shy not a extrovert like they would like her to be so they dont see her ability as she isnt as vocal and cos of this they can't read her if you get what I mean.

Mumslife- that's a shame history came back the same its such subjective subject my dd was very lucky she needed a boost in confidence came at the right time. Hope you feel better soon.
Circular- I think having predicted grades that r either same as requirements or over it leads more to a likely hood of a offer plus maybe a chance of a lower offer but I've noticed they give lower offers depending on A level subjects taken especially having further maths seems to be looked on favourably obviously depends on the degree too.

fairycakes its all very confusing. Sounds like not everyone gets the same offer for the same course.

Wondering now the likelihood of same course making offers to more than one at the same school. DD knows of at least one other applying to 3 on her shortlist. Similar overall predictions.

Circular - students from DDs school got offers for the same course last year. Although none of them ended up choosing the same as far as. I know.
Does anyone know if a Welsh uni is likely to give a higher offer to an English student if they have a range of offers or is it irrelevant? Do they have any bias either way?

Thanks Hellsbells99 so at least not in direct competition with friends.

Interesting question Re the Welsh Unis. Only one DD not getting feedback on re entry requirements is Welsh.

DD has received acknowledgements from all her choices now, but no offers as yet. She has been finding things tough for the last few weeks - constantly in tears because she is worried that her work isn't good enough and she panics that she is going to fall behind. She isn't falling behind at all, but she can't see it - she got a D in one essay and it was like the end of the world had come. I contacted school to let them know how she was feeling and they have been really understanding but she is putting herself under ridiculous pressure. Practising for the Oxford entrance tests doesn't help either. I have started to really worry about how she is going to cope away from home next year.

Oh dear MissMilliment. The A2 year is so stressful isn't it? When you have a child that is over working & stressing out, the only thing you can do is to plan treats to take their minds off exams and essays.

My dd has had acknowledgements form all her choices now, so it is just a waiting game. She is going away on a trip at half term, so I think that will be very good for her.

circular when we went to York open day for psychology the typical offer range from AAA-AAB the admission tutor said that they give AAA requirement to those who offer no science subjects everyone else with a science will get a AAB. However this part we didn't expect him say???. He said anyone with AAA offer but if on the day they get AAB they would accept. If the offer was AAB and they got ABB they would most likely to accept it too. They said they did last year, however they wouldn't go as low as BBB.

miss milliment I feel your pain, they get these wobbles from time to time. My dd applied to Oxford too and is doing the TSA practicing for that, is your dd doing TSA? So far dd has applied to 4 uni all acknowledged but no offers either.

No fairycakes, she is doing ELAT and MLAT - hoping to do joint honours so that doubles the pain on admissions tests! School have been very on the ball and run a lunchtime club to do practice sessions for the tests so at least she has some guidance on what to expect.
Is everyone else finding their DC are getting much more work than last year? DD has 10 pieces of work to hand in next week including three essays and two first drafts of coursework - and that's not including whatever she gets set today. She had a similar amount this week. She is constantly worried about missing a deadline and falling behind, although she never has yet.

No. Next week my dd has three whole days at home (INSET Day, Ucas form day & a day where she has only one lesson). She is having to self motivate.

MissMillament not much you can do unfortunately
Just make sure she's eating well and getting good sleep. A few nice treats might help too.

It certainly is a stressful year.

miss millament your poor dd no wonder she's so stressed! Poor child doesn't have enough hours in the day to do all the work load. Is this because its near half term they want all the stuff in so they can mark it over the holidays. Or this is the norm? My dd only has history that requires essay at the moment. The other subjects are more familiarising and remembering processes and content and Maths which is practice practice and practice. Her work load isn't as much as your dd was more in yr12 when she did 4 subjects. DD has to do all the TSA stuff herself with no help whatsoever from school she had to find all the practice papers and books on her own. School never had a Oxbridge applicant before so there a bit head in the ground so to speak. We ended up knowing more than them because of all the research we have had to do.

Getting seriously worried here, DD seems to be doing hardly any school work at home - an hour or two, two or three times a week.
Says she gets everything done in her 'frees'.
Admittedly no essay subjects, and planning a few maths past papers this weekend now they've just finished C3.
Seems much less workload than last year, but equally she has more going on outside school, though seems more organised in general this year.

DS is giving off an aura of chaos this year. Last year he was incredibly organised but the addition of free periods, a million and one extra activities and an extended project that seems to be turning into a phd means I have this face a lot.

He's at an 18th birthday party tonight and then he "promises" to get on top of everything.