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in Turmoil · Post by **in Turmoil** » Tue May 12, 2009 2:26 pm

Voice of reason as ever Sally-Anne!

My frustrations with admissions are my own.

IT

dejavu · Post by **dejavu** » Tue May 12, 2009 3:07 pm

The actual letter from the Admissions Manager said: "I will write to you again by 15 May to let you know whether it has been possible to offer a place at one of your preferred grammar schools". So from that I was assuming that we would actually get the letter by or on Friday.

Oh well, it will be hear soon enough....

dejavu · Post by **dejavu** » Tue May 12, 2009 3:08 pm

Sorry, I meant "here" - obviously it's getting to me!

Sally-Anne · Post by **Sally-Anne** » Tue May 12, 2009 3:33 pm

dejavu wrote:The actual letter from the Admissions Manager said: "I will write to you again by 15 May to let you know whether it has been possible to offer a place at one of your preferred grammar schools". So from that I was assuming that we would actually get the letter by or on Friday.

Oh well, it will be hear soon enough....

As I have mentioned many times before, all dates quoted by Admissions are the dates of posting, not the date you can expect to receive the letter, and it is a constant source of confusion. Schools have even been known to set deadlines for acceptance of alternative 12+ school places based on the date quoted in the letter, not realising that the date quoted is the date of posting.

I really wish that Admissions would change the wording. "I will send a letter to you on, or before, 15 May ... etc" would be clearer. The even clearer but less grammatical option (in the third person), would be "A letter will be posted to you on 15 May ...".

It seems like such a little thing to change and would save all concerned some trouble. If anyone in Admissions should happen to read this, how about it?

Sally-Anne

zee · Post by **zee** » Tue May 12, 2009 4:44 pm

Sally-Anne wrote:The even clearer but less grammatical option (in the third person), would be "A letter will be posted to you on 15 May ...".

There's nothing ungrammatical about the passive voice example you cite

. Whilst too much passive can be harder to understand, sometimes it is preferable and sometimes it's the only way to express something.

Sally-Anne · Post by **Sally-Anne** » Tue May 12, 2009 8:44 pm

zee wrote:
Sally-Anne wrote:The even clearer but less grammatical option (in the third person), would be "A letter will be posted to you on 15 May ...".
There's nothing ungrammatical about the passive voice example you cite . Whilst too much passive can be harder to understand, sometimes it is preferable and sometimes it's the only way to express something.

Indeed Zee - I think I am becoming a slave to the Grammar and Spelling Checker in MS Word! It doesn't seem to comprehend the passive/third person voice at all.

Guest55 · Post by **Guest55** » Tue May 12, 2009 9:35 pm

Sally-Anne

I can't believe anyone in an over-worked Admissions team would have the time or inclination to read this forum.

Although I do agree that your suggestion is a good one

Ambridge · Post by **Ambridge** » Fri May 15, 2009 1:51 pm

Fingers are in complete agony and toes crumpled, I can't keep them crossed any longer - HAVE ANY OF YOU HEARD ANYTHING

Why is there no action on this part of the Forum, why are you all keeping it such a secret, they said you would hear by 15 May and IT IS NOW 15TH MAY, don't you realise

Agitated Ambridge

mummog · Post by **mummog** » Fri May 15, 2009 2:13 pm

Calm yourself now Ambridge. Close your eyes and repeat after me 'ommmmmmm'

There now, doesn't that feel better?

Mmg x

Ambridge · Post by **Ambridge** » Fri May 15, 2009 2:17 pm

Fab thanks and I can even cross my legs as I do it - ohmmmmmmmmmmm

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