mumof6
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thankyou i have just rang and they have got her down as boarding she checked everything for me so i feel alot better now. she went through everything in the mds award with me too very helpful. I think i was just starting to panic thinking its only next month she goes and i dont really know much, im sure this will not be my only panic lol
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i just wondered if we get told they definately have a place at boarding and things they need etc like bedding, phones, if they hungry what happens as they eat at the hammond
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may seem like a strange question but i have heard back from mds award regarding fees uniform etc heard from stardust but not heard a thing about boarding. i know my dd was a late acceptance and maybe im a bit impatient as trying to get organised which im not good at.
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she is going into yr7 and thankyou all she is currently jumping around the house screaming
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thought i would let you know, i have just recieved phone call from hammond and an award has become available for dd. I am in a bit of shock right now and will probably take a while for it to sink in
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i think its a hard decision to make that lots of us will be making. i know even though 50% is good we still cant afford it, weve had tears as she really doesnt want to go to the local high school and had her heart set on the hammond, i said to her everything happens for a reason even though you dont always know why that reason is and if shes meant to go to the hammond something will come up.
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ive just had phone call now to say everyone has accepted the scholorships and highest bursary will be 50% i actually got quite upset silly me i thought they were ringing to say one had come available, no idea why i thought that when i knew they would be ringing soon with bursary information
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my dd did gcse dance and is now doing a level dance, there is alot of written work but some practical aswell she said its not much difference to be fair gcse was pretty much the same it was the dance exam that was hard writing about techniques and foods that are good for dancers etc.i just watched her dance show and it was being recorded to be marked. she has been assured that along with drama and travel and tourism she will be able to get into uni, but she looking at doing a degree in dance at the same place my son goes as it has alot of practical there and alot better than the universities.
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ive not heard back yet either
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oh dear i rang tax credits they said yes as long as you get a seperate bill for boarding
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i totally agree my dd had never done a ballet class in her life and her brother taught her commercial at home she had only just started going to a street dance class one night a week and she got offered a place i think they look at talent and potential too.
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what fantastic news ballet4boyz. what a rollercoaster ride. i have not heard back yet from hammond about bursary but im thinking they will probably wait till the date from the mds awards then let us know incase anything changes. also not sure if any of you were on tax credits but i was looking into it last night and not sure if it applies to the hammond but i might ring and find out if it does you can apply for help with boarding as it can count as childcare, obviously i dont know much about it and will have to ring myself but if it does apply that might help some of us.
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great news balletmum20 i bet your up and down too just like us
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yes i got that on my letter too i have rang them and someone will ring me back
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i totally understand now lema i didnt realise others had already been and accepted. and with having same last year of course you will be seeing it as the same. i thought i would be really happy my dd didnt get offered one as it took me a long time to agree as i never wanted her going i didnt like the idea of boarding, but to be honest i got my head round the idea seeing her so happy at the prospect i know it will break my heart seeing the disappointment in her face when i tell her its reserve. so i am a bit up and down to be fair glad i get to keep her at home but disappointed for her if you know what i mean.
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you just never know with a reserve list there could be hope some might have got into other schools so take the award elsewhere, its not a full out no i see it as a maybe. ive read some on here that have been offered the awards later on
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i only live in north wales so not too far away thats something to look into thankyou.
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thankyou all, im happy i know now and am very proud she actually got offered a place so she still feels she was good enough. and considering she is a commercial dancer and had never done ballet in her life i couldnt be prouder of her. im keeping my fingers crossed for all your dc
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I got my letter this morning shebis on the reserve list
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my eldest son is 19 and goes to addict in leciester but thats mainly commercial but i wasnt this nervous waiting for results of his auditions maybe its because he was older and not only 11, so this forum has already made me feel better seeing everyone elses comments. thankyou for the welcomes
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i thought i would say hello i just found this forum my dd also auditioned monday and i wouldnt have had a clue of how or when they found out if it wasnt for here. She has thoroughly enjoyed her auditions at the hammond and made a lovely friend aswell. it took me a long time to agree to even let her audition to be honest i didnt think she would even get offered a place i never imagined she would have got through and i would be awaiting results of an mda award, I am so nervous about receiving the letter because if its a yes i will break down as i cant imagine her boarding and if its a no she will break down.
