Session A Results

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Session A Results, Has anyone had any?

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willobie	Mar 16 2012, 09:51 AM Post #31
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 2574 Joined: 9-July 05 From: Nottinghamshire Member No.: 4110	Three weeks today! I'm being bombarded by texts/emails from anxious parents... W (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

andante	Mar 16 2012, 10:41 AM Post #32
Prodigy Group: Members Posts: 1849 Joined: 27-April 09 Member No.: 63837	From my experience three weeks is far from abnormal for ABRSM. Waited 5 or 6 weeks for daughter's grade 8 clarinet. I was starting to think it must be really bad news and teacher didn't want to tell us while we were on holiday, despite having promised to text me.

Bagpuss	Mar 16 2012, 10:47 AM Post #33
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 2228 Joined: 7-January 04 Member No.: 371	Teachers hanging onto results is one thing, but assuming willobie is the Applicant then 3 weeks is a bit of a wait. The only time I've had to wait that long has been on the rare occasion of something going wrong at the session - e.g a pupil refusing to do the sight-reading test (!!) or an incorrect piece being offered. When this has happened although the problems weren't with my pupes, ALL the reuslts were held back until the Applicants concerned were notified of the mishaps. Personally, I'd give the nice people in the Special Visit office a call, willobie. Hope you hear soon. Bx

andante	Mar 16 2012, 10:57 AM Post #34
Prodigy Group: Members Posts: 1849 Joined: 27-April 09 Member No.: 63837	The teacher WASN'T hanging on to the results, the board just took a long time, and that was a visit to a school. I have very rarely had results in less than 3 weeks from ABRSM. I'm very surprised that W thinks it is abnormal to wait 3 weeks for results.

muzikalbadger	Mar 16 2012, 11:05 AM Post #35
Prodigy Group: Members Posts: 1442 Joined: 18-May 09 From: Scotland Member No.: 65753	In the last few years all my results from special visits have been out well within 2 weeks - usually 10 days. So I probably would be starting to worry by now if I hadn't heard. However as Bagpuss says the special visit office is lovely, so give them a ring Willobie and see if there is any reason for the hold up (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Bagpuss	Mar 16 2012, 11:05 AM Post #36
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 2228 Joined: 7-January 04 Member No.: 371	I wasn't having a go, andante, it was just how I read your post! I don't think I have ever waited longer than a couple of weeks for results in over 25 years of using the AB exams - maybe I've just been lucky? If pupes are entered via a school and the session is close to the holidays then it maybe that noone actually picks up the results for a while. Some of my schools give the peris the login details so we can access our own results if they are issued while the school is closed but that isn't aways the case. Paws crossed for willobie. Bx

willobie	Mar 16 2012, 11:12 AM Post #37
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 2574 Joined: 9-July 05 From: Nottinghamshire Member No.: 4110	QUOTE(Bagpuss @ Mar 16 2012, 11:05 AM) I wasn't having a go, andante, it was just how I read your post! I don't think I have ever waited longer than a couple of weeks for results in over 25 years of using the AB exams - maybe I've just been lucky? If pupes are entered via a school and the session is close to the holidays then it maybe that noone actually picks up the results for a while. Some of my schools give the peris the login details so we can access our own results if they are issued while the school is closed but that isn't aways the case. Paws crossed for willobie. Bx I'm sure this is by no means an extreme wait(!!!) - but I am feeling very jittery about these results. I had hoped that Special Visit results would be reasonably speedy - or at least, not longer than usual... I have emailed the Special Visits team (too much of a wimp to ring up) but no reply yet. I just keep hoping the results will suddenly turn up in the post... W (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

sbhoa	Mar 16 2012, 12:02 PM Post #38
Maestro Group: Members Posts: 18997 Joined: 31-October 03 From: Tameside Member No.: 24	QUOTE(andante @ Mar 16 2012, 10:57 AM) The teacher WASN'T hanging on to the results, the board just took a long time, and that was a visit to a school. I have very rarely had results in less than 3 weeks from ABRSM. I'm very surprised that W thinks it is abnormal to wait 3 weeks for results. For the relatively few AB exams I've taken myself or prepared students for only one result has been a day or two over two weeks.

willobie	Mar 16 2012, 12:45 PM Post #39
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 2574 Joined: 9-July 05 From: Nottinghamshire Member No.: 4110	UPDATE!!![size=6][color=#FF0000] Have finally rung the Special Visits team and found that the results had been withheld due to an admin mix-up (their fault - not mine!). This has now been resolved and I have the results - NO FAILURES and 3 Distinctions!!! Thank for your concern and encouragement! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) W (IMG:style_emoticons/default/woot.gif)

sbhoa	Mar 16 2012, 12:45 PM Post #40
Maestro Group: Members Posts: 18997 Joined: 31-October 03 From: Tameside Member No.: 24	QUOTE(willobie @ Mar 16 2012, 12:45 PM) UPDATE!!![size=6][color=#FF0000] Have finally rung the Special Visits team and found that the results had been withheld due to an admin mix-up (their fault - not mine!). This has now been resolved and I have the results - NO FAILURES and 3 Distinctions!!! Thank for your concern and encouragement! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) W (IMG:style_emoticons/default/woot.gif) Well done everybody. (except admin (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif))

Hedgehog	Mar 16 2012, 12:48 PM Post #41
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 4266 Joined: 25-May 05 From: Suburbia Member No.: 3747	QUOTE(willobie @ Mar 16 2012, 12:45 PM) UPDATE!!![size=6][color=#FF0000] Have finally rung the Special Visits team and found that the results had been withheld due to an admin mix-up (their fault - not mine!). This has now been resolved and I have the results - NO FAILURES and 3 Distinctions!!! Thank for your concern and encouragement! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) W (IMG:style_emoticons/default/woot.gif) Well done! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/party1.gif) [I had something similar happen a few years ago, but it was down to an individual examiner - the exam people I spoke to sounded a bit put out about him really.]

Bagpuss	Mar 16 2012, 01:00 PM Post #42
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 2228 Joined: 7-January 04 Member No.: 371	Great stuff! See, it was worth plucking up the courage to phone! Bx

willobie	Mar 16 2012, 01:08 PM Post #43
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 2574 Joined: 9-July 05 From: Nottinghamshire Member No.: 4110	QUOTE(Bagpuss @ Mar 16 2012, 01:00 PM) Great stuff! See, it was worth plucking up the courage to phone! Bx Thanks! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) W (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

dolce@piano	Mar 16 2012, 01:19 PM Post #44
Prodigy Group: Members Posts: 1575 Joined: 26-November 08 Member No.: 46163	QUOTE(willobie @ Mar 16 2012, 01:45 PM) UPDATE!!![size=6][color=#FF0000] Have finally rung the Special Visits team and found that the results had been withheld due to an admin mix-up (their fault - not mine!). This has now been resolved and I have the results - NO FAILURES and 3 Distinctions!!! Thank for your concern and encouragement! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) W (IMG:style_emoticons/default/woot.gif) And there you were, predicting doom, gloom, failures and the end of time !!!! Brilliant - well done !

Halka	Mar 16 2012, 01:30 PM Post #45
Prodigy Group: Members Posts: 1361 Joined: 1-May 07 Member No.: 11036	QUOTE(willobie @ Mar 16 2012, 12:45 PM) UPDATE!!![size=6][color=#FF0000] Have finally rung the Special Visits team and found that the results had been withheld due to an admin mix-up (their fault - not mine!). This has now been resolved and I have the results - NO FAILURES and 3 Distinctions!!! Thank for your concern and encouragement! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) W (IMG:style_emoticons/default/woot.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/party1.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clarinet.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sing.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hurrah.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/jumpin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/yay.gif) and any other appropriate emoticons. Well done!

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