11 plus done.....now it's the waiting game to see if dd's passed. Anyone else feeling a bit stressed?

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I thought I'd feel great that it's all done, but I think I feel a bit worse now! DD came out of both tests feeling happy and that she'd done really well on one and pretty well on the other but you can't tell can you? I just worry that if she's not passed she will feel like a failure when she's never felt like that before. She also really loves the grammar school and will be so disappointed if she doesn't get in.

We're 16 days after the test and counting - hoping we get the results via email tomorrow. It can't be much longer...surely!

Oh no, Rue!

The waiting is torturous and that is a long wait. I’m hoping you get some very good news tomorrow.

We got our results on Sat - we let DS open the letter himself. The most nerve wracking thing I've done in a long time. He passed but we decided to let him open it as he'd have to know either way if he'd failed. Good luck and commiserations to everyone. At least the exam is over now and we all know.

Hello,
Just want to confirm
If a child pass SET exams of both stages and live in a distance of 1 mile whereas another child who also passed both stages of exam and lives under 0.5 miles ,So who will get the priority on admissions criteria for nonsuch high school?

Regards ,

I just answered this on your other thread :)

Thanks lovely

Just had the email, DD has passed Sutton, with a pretty good score. I'm relieved/delighted

Congrats now you can help us how you prepare her for the test :)

Yay, congrats to your dcs, Malbec and Rue!

Fabulous news, Malbec and Rue! Congratulations to your DC!

Still waiting to hear about DD’s results, but I’ve pretty much convinced myself they’ll arrive this weekend.

Found out today that DD has ‘reached the required standard and provisionally been allocated a place’ at our chosen grammar school. No information about her test score, which is a change to previous years. Nonetheless, DD is delighted and we are too!

What is your experience of exam how did you prepare her? how many hours a week ?material used?tutor?

DD's grammar school used GL assessments in verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and maths in their entrance exam, so I got the GL familiarisation packs for those areas. I used the familiarisation materials to get DD comfortable with the areas each paper could cover and also to get her used to sitting the tests under timed conditions.

I didn't get a tutor for her, but I know of quite a few parents who did. Whether you would need a tutor very much depends on which schools you are looking at and I would recommend looking at the eleven plus forum for additional advice that particularly relates to your area/schools of interest.

Great news Bunnyjo - news worth waiting for!!

Brilliant news, Bunnyjo - glad you didn't have to wait until the weekend! Congrats to your dd and for you.

Thank you Medusa and bella. With it being a school night, I have been very sensible and cracked open a bottle of wine relaxed with a cup of tea!