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It's getting closer...
...just received the CSSE letter detailing the time of exam and registration details. All pretty clear , although I do wonder what the pen is for. DS has a dreadful scrawl (a talent inherited from both parents) and I fear there is a danger of his work looking like the massacre at Glencoe if he has to do it in ink . I know the VR answer sheets need to be completed in pencil. Are the other papers done in ink?
It's still two sittings at CRGS, so perhaps there hasn't been a huge swell of applicants this year in response to the economic climate. Can't gauge anything from his candidate number as it's so low.
I can't wait to get this over and done with. Roll on the 21st!
It's still two sittings at CRGS, so perhaps there hasn't been a huge swell of applicants this year in response to the economic climate. Can't gauge anything from his candidate number as it's so low.
I can't wait to get this over and done with. Roll on the 21st!
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Yes, I too have received my (or daughters) letter, we have an afternoon sitting and I think by looking at the map she will have a side room out the back which is what she was hoping for. She dreaded the thought of sitting in a huge hall. My first thoughts were that the exam time is good as she can have an early lunch but Im also wondering if doing a stressful exam on a fullish stomach can be a bad thing!!
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My DS has a morning sitting and will be having his usual breakfast. By the time we get to CRGS he shouldn't be too full. If he had an afternoon sitting I'd probably be worried about the full tummy/nerves combo. No sign of nerves so far though. He's pretty stress-free but obviously it's a new situation and I have no idea what he'll be like on the day. My own stomach, however, started churning on receipt of the CSSE letter .
It shouldn't even be a big deal as the catchment comp is a good school. .
It shouldn't even be a big deal as the catchment comp is a good school. .
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seems like 2 sittings at kegs
my son is on the first one very early start there had been a rumour somewhere there might be 3 sittings
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Re: seems like 2 sittings at kegs
There are always three sittings, two on the day and one for latecomers and last year one smallish extra one due to numbers.Please try not to let it unsettle you as not everyone who sits the test is going to put the same school as you first.chelmsford dad wrote:my son is on the first one very early start there had been a rumour somewhere there might be 3 sittings
Good luck to all of you.
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