Whilst I don't actually bite my nails any more, since I took up smoking at age 18, then stopped that at age 32 and replaced it with constant EATING, I am on tenterhooks at the moment (whatever they are) waiting for Jack's next set of exam results out tomorrow.
These two exams, he doesn't feel he did well in, mainly due to a reluctance to actually revise{rolling my eyes} and so we are expecting not to pass (get at least a C grade) in either of them If our fears are realised he will need to re-sit one of them in May in order to achieve all the points the colleges want in order to be accepted onto a full-time A Level course.
The interview season has started, for he and Grace. Jack's first one is on Wednesday, when he'll have to convince some college lecturer that he really is a good student, likely to work hard and get good results. This is a boy whose usual conversation is minimal and comedic. I'm dreading being there. Yes, parents are invited to the interviews for those under 18.
Jamie and I are expecting to sit holding our heads in our hands whilst he replies, 'Ummm...don't know, dude,' or alternatively, 'Ummmm....cool!' to most questions. Please pray that he passes at least one of the exams he took last November and that he'll somehow manage to fool someone enough to be admitted onto a course for next September.
You know, I am proud of my son, in many ways. He's fun to be around, has a great sense of humour, is kind to animals and small children, plays a mean geetar and leads worship like nobody's business. But come across as a dedicated academic? Not so much.
I wonder what's in the fridge?
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9 comments:
Hoping the exam grades are better than expected and that the not-so-red ferret mesmerises the interviewer into ignoring any less articulate moments.
Meant to ask ... what courses is he hoping to take?
Hi K,
In descending order, his hopes are 4 of the following:
Art A Level or National Award (A Level equiv) Music Performance National Award, Biology A, Law A, Psychology A maybe Critical Thinking AS, whatever the heck that is.LOL!
It's a slightly different combo depending on the FE as they offer slightly different subjects.
And no he has no idea about jobs/uni courses, so it's pretty pointless trying to gear A Level choices to that right now.
I'm reading this and all I can think of is all the pictures on your blog of Jack making crazy faces. I'm sure he'll come through. And if he wants to study Art, maybe it won't matter so much anyway!
I spend 5 years in European schools and did the International Baccalaureate program, so I sympathize with the anxiety over exam grades. We really have nothing equivalent over here...I remember being relieved towards the end of my last year of High School that I was attending and American university and had already been accepted, so that final series of exams--which was most critical for many of my classmates--was a lot less stressful for me. We used British A-level texts for some of our courses--biology was one, I remember.
I'm praying for the interviews to go well.
Princess was tempted by Critical Thinking as an extra AS. Glad his results were better than you expected... and hope you've learned to keep chocolate in the fridge :)
Dorothy,
James too talks along those lines when I'm around... but folks seem to highly regard him so I think he may act differently when I'm not watching. maybe you should let him go into the interview alone?
Linda, It's the faces I'm predominantly worried about.
Kathryn, The ferret has been allowed to back to brown just for these interviews and will return to red as soon as he has a place! LOL!
Renee, A parent must be present, I read in the instructions. I will have to gaffer tape my mouth up, I think.
I'm SURE Jack didn't actually call an interviewer "Dude!," Dorothy! (I'm right about that, right?!)
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