Finishing year 13 in 2017

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DD came out of Biology (OCR?) saying it went "well" so that's really encouraging.

Only one more biology to go on Monday, and a couple of general studies, including one tomorrow.

I'm much happier than stressy yesterday. Nearly there!

DD is in a total strop about her drama. She got a bad result for a group in her AS because their group leader was in a car crash and another teacher took over and changed it completely at the last minute. Then this year one of her group decided to be as disruptive as possible and then drop out at the last minute. She knows it's a subject she is strong in and is gutted her result won't be a true reflection of her abilities.

Anyone else analysing what dc say about their exams afterwards to the nth degree? "It was fine". Initial thought "phew, they aren't crying" 10 seconds later "but what does fine mean?" Etc etc . Have to bite my tongue. I'm sure I'm more stressed about these than dd's a levels. And definitely way more than mine. But then I knew I would do badly.

DS came home so hot and knackered, and he's got Physics at 9am.

He said he didn't do as well as he'd wanted to in Biology. He got As in practice papers, he knew everything, and he needs A* or A, and yet he knows he hasn't got that in this paper.

He says it's as though OCR Biology has become Ecology and Experimental Design.

And there was another mistake on the paper but at least this time they flagged it up. Doesn't instill confidence though.

HSMM ds doing drama as well. It makes me fume when people say it's an easy subject. I think it's ds's hardest but he loves it. Can't think of many other exams where group dynamic impinges on it so much.

I've just been on that other thread. The usual AIBU empathy bypass from some I see.

tobee - hello and welcome! I am stressing so much about DS' A levels that I have lost the stubborn half a stone that I've been struggling to lose since Christmas so every cloud and all that. I too analyse every comment but I have had more of the "I didn't do my best, my structure went to pot, I waffled on, I have failed" type of comments than the "decent" type.

Not sure which board (Edexcel?) but I heard from DS that his friends said maths was a horror, people crying coming out and saying it was the worst exam they'd ever done. I know this means grade boundaries might be lower but it really knocks their confidence for the rest.

Carl, how is your DD? Did she go for RADA in the end or uni?

HSM, that is tough. Fair enough if you messed up yourself but to do badly because of someone else doesn't seem right.

God sorry to hear of all the awful exams. And this heat is horrible for them to be revising/sitting exams in, whatever AIBU say.

The thing is ono I don't get much more happiness from "fine" because I think "fine? You sound over confident to me! What if you just thought it was fine?" Then I feel bad for doubting him, it's just a no win situation.

DS sat his last GCSE today, but DD is sat infront of our only fan revising for History and Eng Lit on Thurs. I cant find anywhere selling fans anywhere near us and am feeling like a very crap mother

My DD also says C3 was hard (and that everyone says so) but she thinks she's done well enough in it

Dd said Aqa Biology was ok - lots of 'application' but within the bounds of normality.However Aqa C3 Maths was really horrible - didn't have time to finish and more questions than normal.Apparently everyone thought the same.

Teta, similar response here for AQA Bio, very negative vibe on some of the threads though(TSR )
Looking forward to next week.

DS said C3 was 'shit' I have never seen him look so down.

Everyone at his school thought it was hard but general consensus online was that it was ok.

Don't know what to make of that tbh.

He looks really fed up. I have done the 'it's done now, put it behind you' pep talk but I feel worried for him now

Roll on Friday...

Tobee I think the trouble is some people take drama because they think it's easy and mess it up for the ones who take it seriously. The former tend not to finish the course in my experience.

DH has asked me when I'm chasing dd up about assorted things she needs to do and I said I'm saving all my nagging for next week.

Everyone at his school thought it was hard but general consensus online was that it was ok.

my DD's take was that it was hard, but also ok because of grade boundaries, and silly mistakes being less important on a tough paper.

Edexcel biology was aweful, just like the last paper is what I'm being told, roll on Monday and it will be over!

Errol - my DS can be a bit defeatist, so I'm hoping he is imagining how dire it is!

I was just talking to DD again, her wry observation of eg StudentRoom is that everyone commenting there thinks they either have failed or that they have 100%.

My DD said C3 was the worst maths exam she has ever done in her life. Later I was on the receiving end of a rant about how hard it was and what she did wrong. My motherly role was to listen sympathetically.

She seems in a better frame of mind now, revising with her friend for physics tomorrow.

Dd is bringing her revision buddy home again tonight. I can't complain, because he makes her work hard and is a lovely guy, but ... it means I can't leave my bedroom door open and I have to wear pyjamas, so I'll be hot. I don't do hot, but I'm prepared to sacrifice my sanity for her exam results.

My DD has already turned in, and I'm under orders to keep the dog quiet and not clatter in the kitchen under her room. No revision - she knew she'd be tired after an afternoon exam so put the work in earlier. 6:15 alarm set, so if I had as much sense I'd turn in soon myself.

A better night's sleep last night all round (windows shut, fan on, sheets instead of duvets), and so Physics awaits.

That's good, Liney.** otoh, my sensible young woman appeared in my bedroom at 3am in the guise of a small child, sobbing that she'd been awake since one. So, after assuring her she would be fine, she was soothed much as if she really was a small child. I'm pretty certain that far from being detrimental to her 'resilience', she will learn from this that she can do an exam after poor sleep. Hoping this physics paper isn't now too much of a stinker though!