Starting Y13 (y12 support thread contd) - number 3

[Littleham]

Thread continued folks...

Southampton
City
Loughborough
Surrey
Brunel

all a bit of a way from us (we're North) but the courses appeal.

Above message for polkadottyme.

Places we've applied to for Engineering.

just scary for the averagely good candidate - is able for a high league table course. Hopefully, just about will get the grades.

Time will tell.

Bluebellz - looks like your dd will be miles away not coming home for weeks on end. But with him being a year older he will be more mature and independent plus he seems to have determination to succeed, personally I think kids that come back fighting from a disappointment or set back shouldn't be discriminated but be commended they will have learnt so much from the experience. They not afraid of knock backs they get back up learn and carry on he's no defeatist. I think he might surprise you and be going to adjustment having exceeded his offer grades. At my dd school there have been a few that have got into Russell group uni having done A levels over 3 years.

webwiz did they not say anything about A*AA if he firms them? Weird that they are still sending out these offers after the email they have sent to everyone who has already been given them.

I wish we would hear from Durham. I know it is a forlorn hope but I would love dd to have a Durham offer before she finds out about Cambridge at the start of January. It could soften a Cambridge rejection!

thank you polkadotty.

He seems pretty chilled and determined in his re-takes.

As mum - I worry. Want uni to be worth it and a good experience.

MrsBartlet it was just a notification that track had updated not a personal email.

There is a chart somewhere showing when Durham give offers, they really don't get going till mid December. I will hunt around for the link I think it was on TSR. I have set my mind to not hearing till feb at the earliest.

DS is completely immersed in preparing for the Cambridge interview (that includes going for a much needed haircut!) and so will just be relieved to have his life back when its all over with. It will be like waiting for exam results when it gets near to decision day in January though.

do most unis not give offers until Feb? Does anyone know about this?

Most unis give offers as soon as they receive applications bluebellz.

Same here webwiz. Dd is reading lots and supposed to finish Middlemarch before her interview, which I am not convinced is going to happen. I will be so happy for her when it is done as she is being stretched in 2 different directions with history coursework due in 2 days before her interview.

Dd has a mock interview with an English teacher from the boys school across the road (ds's school) on Monday which should be good practise and hopefully will give her enough time to improve on anything he recommends.

Coconutty DS was predicted AAA.

MrsBartlet DS has one or two things on his personal statement that he hasn't finished reading yet so is ploughing through those. He has to send a list of five books he wants to talk about at the interview. I went slightly bonkers when he tried to put one that he hasn't actually read yet when does he think he'll have time to read it?!

He has a mock interview on Wednesday with one of the English teachers that hasn't ever taught him. He also has an extension on a giant history essay that was due in this week. I had hoped his interview would be in the second week rather than on the earliest day possible to give him more time to get his act together.

5 books is a lot to talk about at interview. Dd has just emerged from her room in a panic as she thinks she won't have time to cover everything. She is trying to read notes and criticism on the the things that she has put in her PS that she has read, to refresh her memory, as inevitably it is a while since she has read some of them. I'll be so glad when this is over.

Such a relief to hear all this stressed talk about reading, DD also has tottering book pile! She has given in a list of five books/plays and there are four others in her personal statement. She has read them all but not studied them, so is a little hazy on detail.

Rather annoyingly in one sentence in her ps she extended her comment so that it could be taken to include all of the author's many, many, many long and wordy works. She's terrified they'll ask her to compare and contrast other books that she hasn't a clue about. She's struggling to see the wood for the trees :( She says she'll be totally fine if she's rejected, just doesn't want to make a fool of herself in the interview.
Also English coursework to do by Friday. I feel for them all.

It is helpful to hear of others in the same boat - I asked DS was he building a barricade a la Les Mis in his room as there are so many books on the floor. He has said goodnight already this evening and gone "to read" - will be glad when this is over with!

Been watching the Harry Potter film tonight the first one. It so reminded me of you ladies who's dc have a interview at Oxbridge :) brought a smile to my face.

Ahh Polka, I think I would definitely be a very pushy and enthusiastic Mum if either of my DC had an interview at Hogwarts!

We have watched the dvd of 'The History Boys'. Except she is the only person in her sixth form to make it this far in the process (as far as we know). No pressure there then! The teachers have been lovely, which is just as well because we don't have a clue.

Love the Hogwarts analogy - will have to tell dd. Her room is also turning into a pile of books.

That would create a very favourable impression on the uni with me, mumslife. Can I ask which one? No worries if you don't wan't to say.

Well dd has finally finished her ps and has hit the send button. Gulp. It will go to her tutor first and then that's it, it will wing it's way across the airwaves. It's out of her hands now.

Has anyone filled out the finance forms yet?

mumslife, never heard of that before, but it would certainly give them brownie points in my eyes :)

Anyone had a post-offer applicant day invitation from Bristol? dd got a letter yesterday from them - thought it might be about a visit, but it was just a nice little card suggesting various ways of making your mind up about which uni to choose! I guess I'd assumed everywhere did these offer visits now, but maybe not. Or maybe nearer the deadline?

Fairenuff, hope confirmation of its arrival comes soon :) dd's school seemed to take forever to send it off! I thought it was good when the tweaking finally stopped and it went :)

Fairenuff - DD hit that button more than once! The school sent it back to her a couple of times for her to change bits and add in pending music exams.
Good luck!

DD may have to wait until Wednesday to find out if she has an interview, according to the college website. I don't know if I can take it! She had a mega panic attack today - feeling overwhelmed and can't deal with it.
I wish I could take the pressure off her somehow.