Starting year 13 2016

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Continuing from the year 12 - 13 thread.

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

I think the relevant one for DD or maybe her form tutor - has to be someone who knows them and DD has only been there a year. Mind you that would be true for anyone who has moved to a Sixth Form elsewhere!

Juggling - I think that for each subject, one of the teachers provides some input, and I think the form teacher adds a bit too. All of DD's subjects are relevant and more than one is required.

I was told that each of the subject teachers gives info on how they are doing, but it's the form tutor who writes the reference.

I'm a bit perplexed as to why dd is doing her application, PS and getting references before she has her predicted grades.

Each teacher writes something. Then the form tutor pulls it all together and then it goes to the head for a quality check.

Little - it sounds more like the school is behind with the expected grades rather than that shes particularly ahead with those tasks - except obv shouldnt put the application in ahead of getting them. Did everyone do AS even in the new format subjects? Maybe assessing without as grades might take the school more time.

Yes - they did an AS exam in every subject whether it was the old style or new style.

I know they are turning everyone way unless they are the one or two students who are applying for Oxbridge. She is working on the assumption that she will be predicted the same grade as she got at AS or perhaps one above, but who knows? Guessing at the moment.

DD has just said to me that they are only doing Oxbridge applicants ATM. Which is fair enough.

And would-be medics, vets and conservatoires (there are randomly two or three in DDs year). Her school 'processes' anyone who is even likely to apply to oxbridge at this stage, but they've all got their predicted grades.

'Even vaguely likely' I meant to say.

Freshers party tonight. Year 13s go along to welcome the year 12s apparently

Was it a good party Hsmm?
Can somebody settle an argument for me?
Dd has 9 weeks work experience so far and is doing 1 day a week voluntary work over the winter term.Given that the interviews are in December ( if she's called up!) and she will have done at least 10 weeks by then ( Important because many places will not interview you unless you've done at least 10 weeks!) Does she include this on her P.S as a done deal?.I say yes,but she says no.

Teta - there must be some way to word it that she's done 9 weeks to date and is continuing until dd.mm ?

Haven't seen DD since freshers party but she doesn't drink much and is pretty horrified at the state of some of the others.

Teta I would probably include it as a done deal, unless you can think of a clever way to word it.

Teta, I would see that as a done deal and state that it is still ongoing. Most prospective vet med students will carry on doing voluntary work at the kennels or surgery or whatever until forced to give up by parents so they can revise. My friend whose DD is Y4 at RVC said the work experience was vital for interview because it gave her information to draw on when asked questions.

Well I will give you all a laugh - DS had his nipple pierced yesterday. He has slight gynaecomastia (he's had tests - nothing wrong medically) that he is very hung up about and thought this might make it better. It didn't! It did however make it much more visible as it caught the eye. When he finally confessed at about 11.30pm, he then decided he wanted to take it out (having also made what I would have thought would have been a fairly obvious connection between piercings, heavy rucksacks and chafing!). We proceeded to struggle to remove this blasted thing as he doesn't suffer pain well. All the while I was really trying not to laugh as he recounted the tale of how painful it had been and what an idiot he felt. We finally removed it at about 12.30am whereupon it bled profusely for half an hour. And then he was up at 5am for the journey to Wales - at least he can sleep on the coach unlike me who is mainlining coffee while trying to work. He has sworn never again so we can tick piercings off the bucket list now!

Ono a nipple piercing! Before wearing a rucksack!

Oh dear - really not good timing for that experiment ... has he got plenty of plasters etc to cushion his poor abused tit? God, I'm wincing at the thought of it. Hope it all goes well despite this.

@ nipple piercing!

A couple of DD's mates got theirs done the other day. One has slightly inverted nipples apparently. The piercer had to rub her nipple until it went hard in order to pierce it. It took a long time. And it bled for hours after, but at least girls wear bras!

!!!

DD is doing her DofE expeditions this week and next, a practice one this weekend and the longer real thing next week, in the Brecon Beacons - where I also did mine 30 odd years ago!

No nipple piercings though as far as I'm aware

I'm glad she's taking the opportunity to do something a bit different from the normal school routine, and hopefully they might get some autumn sunshine?

DS made it back in one piece, no chafing! He said the expedition was easier than the practice one despite it being in the Brecon Beacons and tipping down with rain every day and he actually enjoyed it. Just the week long cookery course at half term to go now and DofE is all done. Then EPQ, personal statement, UCAS application, coursework for History and English, mock exams....this year is going to fly past.

Good luck to your DD Juggling! At least the weather looks good.

Oh good, glad to hear that ono! Cookery course sounds like a great idea too. Looks like your DD has been luckier with the weather, Juggling.

DD was impressed by the dept. at Manchester but not sure about the area where most student digs are after the first year.

Do you mean you're worried about safety or don't know where they are? One of my besties from school went to Manchester and I spent quite a bit of time there. Plus it's only an hour or so from where I grew up - many happy memores of fhe Hacienda and Afflecks Palace amongst other stuff.

Safety (manc is our nearest big city, we know it tolerably well). Same applies to some other places of course. She's really not a city girl.

Would she feel happier at an out-of-town campus uni? Or maybe a smaller city, like York or Lancaster?