Starting year 13 2016

[HSMMaCM]

Continuing from the year 12 - 13 thread.

Good luck with continuing studies, uni open days, driving tests, etc.

Good to see things are generally going smoothly for them all. I hope you get somewhere with the extra time HSM.

First lesson for DD today with her new Skype tutor and it has gone pretty well by the sound of it, I was relieved to hear she hadn't dropped off her standard with a year's break after GCSE. The tutor has set her an AS paper and will see how she does with the idea being if she's ok with it she can self study for AS and she will teach her the A2 as it contains a lot of literature.

Emailed her old college to ask if she can sit the exams as a private candidate and if she might be eligible for extra time, DD's job hunting isn't going well as you need to be 18 for most of the jobs plus speak the language so not looking to hopeful for her earning the money she needs to get to Asia next summer and there are discussions of her returning to the UK next summer for a bit to get work if college will let her sit the exams there and advise about the extra time etc, I think I'll be on top of the situation.

Great news Rooby! 👍

Wow Mirabelle - great that you are getting all that sorted from abroad!

Thanks BTM. Heard back from College who are making encouraging noises, fingers crossed..

That's good! It must feel pretty weird organising it for a DD that isn't actually here. Not that I am at all

BTM, 1 year and you're there ! I love her dearly but it must be said the level of drama in the house has fallen considerably.

That is exactly what I am looking forward to!

I'm totally in awe ... at the other end of the independence spectrum, my DD made her first solo train journey last weekend. TBF she'd simply never had any reason to do this before.

Mirabelle - I was off MN earlier and missed out on hearing where your DD was off to and why. (and it took me longer than it should to work out what a mirabelle is ). Anyway, hope the skype tutor continues to go well.

Oh fuck. Today Dd heard that one of her old school mates committed suicide. She is really cut up about it. Makes all her problems seem so trivial.

Oh no dingit

oh dingit, how bloody awful.

Oh Dingit, that is dreadful

Thanks all. They weren't close but as the year group as small they knew each other well. She's had an inset day today ( entrance exam day at school) but hasn't been able to focus on work. The rest of her cohort went to college, so at least they gave each other, and the college are offering counselling.

I myself am struggling, 17 years old

Sorry for the typos. I so need tonight

Oh dingit That is just awful, that poor kid.

That's just awful Dingit. That poor girl xx

Sorry to hear that dingit xx

Awful news dingit. Same happened to one of my dd's friends.

Dingit something similar happened around the time DD was taking GCSEs. Puts everything in perspective really. I went from thinking GCSEs were going to shape her whole life, to thinking, as long as she's happy, that's all that matters.

Hope your dd is ok dingit.

Thanks littlehohum. She was better today as she was back at school with her friends, and of course busy with lessons. Unfortunately, it's something she will never forget.

What awful news dingit, your poor DD must feel terribly sad. What stress our poor kids are under nowadays.

We have a garage gathering tonight. Should I set up chairs and desks, to make it more comfortable for them to study?

Ha ha HSMMcM.
Dingit ,what sad news.It does make you appreciate the importance of happiness and stability in life ,not just academic success.I think a happy home life can go a long way towards that.

HSM

DD has done a decent draft of her PS