A levels 2021
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Hope they get what they hoped for and are able to move to the next stage.
We have the wait again in 2 days, for DD's GCSE results.
We have the wait again in 2 days, for DD's GCSE results.
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Us too!
DD going to her first choice uni so she's happy.
DD going to her first choice uni so she's happy.
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Congratulations to your DD!
Early this morning it looked a bit dicey as DS was a mark down on the offer grade for one of the 2 entrance exams papers but did well on the other. The university must have taken the balance and DS will also join a large group of friends at his 1st choice. Though he does have a slog ahead, as they teach 6 days a week in the first year.
Early this morning it looked a bit dicey as DS was a mark down on the offer grade for one of the 2 entrance exams papers but did well on the other. The university must have taken the balance and DS will also join a large group of friends at his 1st choice. Though he does have a slog ahead, as they teach 6 days a week in the first year.
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Excellent news but goodness me - 6 days a week?? where is that ?nyr wrote:Congratulations to your DD!
Early this morning it looked a bit dicey as DS was a mark down on the offer grade for one of the 2 entrance exams papers but did well on the other. The university must have taken the balance and DS will also join a large group of friends at his 1st choice. Though he does have a slog ahead, as they teach 6 days a week in the first year.
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They will be going together then! But my dd's subject does not do Saturdays!!nyr wrote:Congratulations to your DD!
Early this morning it looked a bit dicey as DS was a mark down on the offer grade for one of the 2 entrance exams papers but did well on the other. The university must have taken the balance and DS will also join a large group of friends at his 1st choice. Though he does have a slog ahead, as they teach 6 days a week in the first year.
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And congrats to your son. It sounds as though the exams have been quite brutal this year.
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Congratulations to your dc, loobylou and nyr.
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Thanks all.
This is for maths at Camb and the applicants know they have their work cut out. Most university entrance exams are early in Y13 but STEP exams were in June and the students had to work their socks off, acquiring relevant knowledge and skills for several more months than friends with offers for other courses.
The interviews were brutal and I get the impression they like to do that to all candidates for all courses. The later exams were a slog, especially so when friends were enjoying the end of their A levels.
Not so much going together as only 3 doing maths but several friends on other STEM, humanities and languages courses and a friend taking a year out is doing an internship with a startup in the area. All very down to earth lads who, along with students like your DD, will help to chip away at some of the more traditional image.
This is for maths at Camb and the applicants know they have their work cut out. Most university entrance exams are early in Y13 but STEP exams were in June and the students had to work their socks off, acquiring relevant knowledge and skills for several more months than friends with offers for other courses.
The interviews were brutal and I get the impression they like to do that to all candidates for all courses. The later exams were a slog, especially so when friends were enjoying the end of their A levels.
Not so much going together as only 3 doing maths but several friends on other STEM, humanities and languages courses and a friend taking a year out is doing an internship with a startup in the area. All very down to earth lads who, along with students like your DD, will help to chip away at some of the more traditional image.
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yes it is tough - not sure what they did this year but they used to make twice as many offers as they had places and then were brutal on the STEP and A levels. Hope all goes OK there and they enjoy it - I had someone work for me who did the part I tripos (got a first) then did medicine, great employee but scared some future ones ++
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Yes, twice as many offers as places, with STEP and A levels for the final filtering, so it did look doubtful when DS missed the grade on STEP 2 by a mark. I think his performance on STEP 3, with arguably the more advanced material, probably helped in the rescue.
Hopefully the university experience will be a little kinder to DS and his maths friends than it may have been to your colleague, HM.
Hopefully the university experience will be a little kinder to DS and his maths friends than it may have been to your colleague, HM.