Ds was interviewed in 3 subjects for a 6th form academic scholarship. He didn't have a clue what to expect & nor did we (he's at state school). He's desperately wants to go to this school and was keen to impress but totally messed up the maths interview. He thought it would be a 'getting to know you' interview to find out how enthusiastic he is about the subject. When he was asked to do a series of calculations he had a total panic, his mind went completely blank and he floundered through the rest of the interview. He couldn't even do basic calculations let alone level 9 maths which he's predicted. He must've done OK in the entrance exam to get the interview but he thinks what happened in the interview has blown his chances of a scholarship. He's devastated.
This evening, I came acoss an email in my junk folder which was sent out yesterday afternnon saying that they would need a pen and paper to do calculations. Ds feels he would have been mentally prepared and would have done much better in the interview had he known what to expect (and he wouldn't have to fetch a pen and paper either).
I feel terrible. I should have done some research about what to expect in scholarship interviews and checked my bloody junk mail. I feel that Ds has been disadvantaged because of this and it's all my fault.