tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post1984187275729610076..comments2024-01-05T06:16:49.932+00:00Comments on Expat Mum: A Levels - A View from AfarExpat mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-78569850662076954622014-08-11T21:38:53.238+01:002014-08-11T21:38:53.238+01:00Trish, I remember only being able to hold two offe...Trish, I remember only being able to hold two offers at any one time, and certain universities not even making an offer even to strong students if they didn't list that uni as their number 1 choice from the get-go. <br />I was at a theatre summer camp so there was much drama over our results ;-) I failed English, which I'd been planning to study along with French, but I got an A in French so my first choice simply accepted me for French only rather than a dual degree.Almost Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17865905831387595915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-82962234484218468012014-07-30T08:10:43.318+01:002014-07-30T08:10:43.318+01:00We are in this A level limbo. Results come out Aug...We are in this A level limbo. Results come out August 14th and, if all goes well, Uni starts around about September 13th. The application process for UCAS seemed far more complicated than in our day. Apply for five choices but you can only accept one, plus one in reserve. Plus you need to include personal statement (which took ages) and references etc. <br />I hate this waiting time. Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119443727504215312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-47493706601970602992014-07-27T11:54:23.286+01:002014-07-27T11:54:23.286+01:00I can just see a picture of my daughter seeing how...I can just see a picture of my daughter seeing how she had done in her GCSE results. I can hear still vividly her hear a squeal of delight when she found she her results exceeded her expectations by a mile, even getting a A for dreaded maths. <br /><br />But more memorable was a shriek of disgust by her friend, a near genius, when she expressed her disappointment by getting only an A in one subject whilst attaining A stars in all 10 others. lol<br />She is now an astro physicist!! and my daughter is a teacher at her old school. :) Eddie Eddie Bluelightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069024660422117718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-67081428247744530412014-07-25T18:58:43.967+01:002014-07-25T18:58:43.967+01:00Good. :)
Good. :)<br />lynneguisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-53781913096937007072014-07-25T18:58:08.720+01:002014-07-25T18:58:08.720+01:00*now know**now know*Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-18229576632308114362014-07-25T18:57:39.471+01:002014-07-25T18:57:39.471+01:00Thanks Lynne. So - if the students don't get t...Thanks Lynne. So - if the students don't get the predicted grades what happens to the guarantee? Can the uni rescind the offer? (You can see I know now a lot more about the US system.)<br />They should try for a lock-em-in approach like the US universities do. You have till May 1 to commit otherwise they assume you're declining your offer. And most won't let you defer - they want you there as soon as possible. Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-58717334427486111292014-07-25T17:04:16.133+01:002014-07-25T17:04:16.133+01:00Just to note: many universities start earlier now-...Just to note: many universities start earlier now--having a more semester-like set-up. So, you're basically at uni a month after you get your results. More unis are therefore guaranteeing places to students who are predicted certain marks, but the students don't absolutely have to commit, so the universities have no idea who's showing up either. It's a crazy system.lynneguisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.com