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2 hours ago, BarbaraH said:

And then you get an email from "The Royal Ballet School", but it's about Encore... No SI news yet.

Same 🙈😂

Just seen Hong Kong SI results are out / maybe the summer will follow 🤞 xx

Argh what a pain! I wanted to book on another course if not accepted but the later it gets the less likely we will get a place on the other course 😢 never applied before so I just presumed it would be the 4 weeks wait lol 

I’m not holding out much hope as mine were also done at gone on my phone and weren’t the best 🙈 

I just want to know so I can make plans 🙈 surely it’s got to be tomorrow 🤞

Wish they would put us out of our misery lol sick of checking x

Nothing yet xx

16 minutes ago, BarbaraH said:

Tomorrow will be 4 weeks. Last year it took them 5. So checking here as well. 😊

Ah so could be another week yet then! 🙈

Still checking my emails daily 😂 anyone else? Xx

7 minutes ago, Swanwings said:

I think its usually 4 weeks after closing date so we should hear next week. 

Ooh 4 weeks is this Friday 🤞

Anyone any ideas when we might hear? Closing date was 5th Jan I think x

Same here!! A happy yes for my DD 😃 she’s only 9 so I’m shocked - can’t wait to let her know! X

congrats to your DD BarbaraH ❤️

1 minute ago, BarbaraH said:

Thanks for letting us know!! Now the email clicking can wait till Thursday. 😉 

ha ha yes! I was hoping to know today though because other plans are on hold until we find out the results 🙈

I’ve emailed them. They’ve said they will be sent by the 25th of January. 

Same! Not sure if it’s likely it will be today now 🤷‍♀️

8 minutes ago, BarbaraH said:

I'm waiting here as well. I read somewhere on the Forum that previous years it was 17h when they sent the results. So hopefully we can still expect them today. 

🤞🤞🤞

Anyone expecting results today? I’m sure I read results would be sent out the 22nd xx

I know of 2 who have been offered from the wait list x

59 minutes ago, SpideyDad said:

That brings back memories: would've been us eight years ago! Best of luck with it all, you never know where it might take you and your DC!

Thank you! She started their associates this year but we went to look at the CAT scheme. The students were fantastic! X

Anyone go to the open day today? We absolutely loved it. Very informative, beautiful demonstration by the students and a lovely taster class. Really impressed x

20 hours ago, AllAboutTheJourney said:

The time goes by very fast! We did this 2 years ago and in some ways it feels like yesterday…

 

My DC is only trying for WL but I can let you know what that audition is like in a few weeks’ time - I imagine it will be exactly the same as the last few years! 

Thank you and best of luck to your DD! Xx

6 hours ago, Balleteveryday said:

Realise this thread is a couple of years old but does anyone know if they are still inviting Y6 JAs to White Lodge? We’ve had no notifications but I have seen another Y6 student who has clearly gone in the last few days under the banner of ‘insight day’. 

I saw this too and wondered the same! 

14 hours ago, Dancing unicorn said:

I can’t speak for CAT scheme as we didn’t do it as not one close to us! but if we had our time again we wouldn’t go to vocational school! 

Our happiest time was when we did RBS JA’s, we still look back fondly on those times! It was what came after that nearly broke our dd and it was only finding a college at 16+ (not even one of the so called top 4!) that put our dd back together again and gave her back her love of ballet that she had in JA’s. 
So my advice would be find an amazing teacher, stick with JA’s, MA’s SA’s (if you can) and keep your daughter at home

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Thank you so much for your reply!  She does RBS JA and Northern Ballet JA currently and she does love both of these. 
She’s done a few summer residentials this summer and fell in love with vocational school but I think she loves the idea of it more than the reality I’m not sure. 
We live close to Northern Ballet so that’s why I though CAT would be a good option but I’ve not heard too many positives about it so was hoping there would be some who had experience of it xx

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Hi everyone!

DD is currently on the Junior Associates scheme at Northern Ballet and really enjoys it. She wants to go to vocational school but we aren’t quite sure if she’s ready. I really like the idea of the CAT scheme as a way of getting the vocational training whilst at home but I’ve been put off by quite a few individuals saying the JA scheme there is far better than the CAT and the teaching on the JA scheme is better and she’s be better off just staying as an associate. 

Obviously that’s just a few people’s experience or opinions but at the minute it’s all we have to go off. Does anyone have any opinions on the CAT scheme and the quality of the teaching? Does it get the students to the standard they need to be? I can see they have lots of students go on to vocational schools but also quite a few who don’t. 
 

Any opinions and advice is greatly appreciated ☺️