The Oxford 2012 Results Day Discussion Thread

Original post by medbh4805

My mum said she would be okay with it if it was France or Germany, the trouble is that it's much more competitive to get a family within the EU (because the languages are more popular, better working conditions/rights etc, often better pay, easier if you live in another EU country etc etc), but I have relatively little experience working with children and no childcare qualifications - all the EU families I contacted didn't even get back to me (not surprisingly, since for the ones with dates which suited me, there were often 100+ other people) :emo:

If you're OK with not making money, you could try WWOOFing? You still get free accommodation and food and language learning in the country of your choice (in exchange for work), but you don't need childcare experience and it should be less competitive.

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Original post by anyone_can_fly

If you're OK with not making money, you could try WWOOFing? You still get free accommodation and food and language learning in the country of your choice (in exchange for work), but you don't need childcare experience and it should be less competitive.

but, but...you have to be outside! :nooo:

thanks, I'll look into that :yes:

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DCDude

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Original post by medbh4805

My mum said she would be okay with it if it was France or Germany, the trouble is that it's much more competitive to get a family within the EU (because the languages are more popular, better working conditions/rights etc, often better pay, easier if you live in another EU country etc etc), but I have relatively little experience working with children and no childcare qualifications - all the EU families I contacted didn't even get back to me (not surprisingly, since for the ones with dates which suited me, there were often 100+ other people) :emo:

What is your timing? I know a French family w/ 2 girls and a boy that are just moving back to France after a year in the US. Bordeaux, I think but could check....actually husband is french, wife is Irish (Kildare, I think).

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Original post by DCDude

What is your timing? I know a French family w/ 2 girls and a boy that are just moving back to France after a year in the US. Bordeaux, I think but could check....actually husband is french, wife is Irish (Kildare, I think).

Any time between the first of July and mid September

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DCDude

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Original post by medbh4805

Any time between the first of July and mid September

I'll check then, & get back to you. May take a few days.

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Original post by DCDude

I'll check then, & get back to you. May take a few days.

Thank you! :adore:

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I've finished my exams!

:woo:

Sorry. I'll go away now.

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fluteflute

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Original post by anyone_can_fly

I've finished my exams!

Sorry. I'll go away now.

Whoop! Much planned for the Summer?

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Original post by fluteflute

Whoop! Much planned for the Summer?

We have a school physics trip to CERN, and then I'm WWOOFing in Israel and Palestine for two months. :biggrin:

You?

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fluteflute

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Original post by anyone_can_fly

We have a school physics trip to CERN, and then I'm WWOOFing in Israel and Palestine for two months. :biggrin:

You?

Ooh sounds fun!

Orchestra tour to France, family center parcs holiday, and five weeks of work at the end :biggrin:

Lots of time inbetween those to fill in though!

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Original post by anyone_can_fly

We have a school physics trip to CERN, and then I'm WWOOFing in Israel and Palestine for two months. :biggrin:

You?

I am extremely jelly.

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Original post by medbh4805

I am extremely jelly.

I'm sure you'll find something awesome to do. And even if you don't you'll probably learn fifteen languages over the holiday anyway. :wink:

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candide

Original post by anyone_can_fly

I've finished my exams!

:woo:

Sorry. I'll go away now.

SAME!!! =D

And that physics paper was a joy, and it means I'm totally meeting my conditions... :smile:

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Chaofan88

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For those of us who still have exams: how's revision going?

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Original post by Chaofan88

For those of us who still have exams: how's revision going?

Stessfully. currently angsting over my greek verse exam tomorrow while nearly about to faint from the heat

I can't handle these temperatures at all :nooo:

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emmaaa88

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Original post by Chaofan88

For those of us who still have exams: how's revision going?

Not bad... I've got 2 of the easyish ones out of the way, now I have exactly two weeks before the other 7! Also I've been revising at school which apart from being vaguely depressing is quite productive.. don't know how I'm going to cope during half term, I procrastinate sooo much when I'm at home!

Hope revision is going well for everyone else too :biggrin:

Original post by medbh4805

Stessfully. currently angsting over my greek verse exam tomorrow while nearly about to faint from the heat

I can't handle these temperatures at all :nooo:

Good luck!

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Original post by candide

SAME!!! =D

And that physics paper was a joy, and it means I'm totally meeting my conditions... :smile:

Yeah

I didn't really revise because I've had a chest infection for the last ten days (and also because I have unending potential for procrastination) so I didn't do as well as I should have, but I'm still pretty confident of getting an A. (Mind you, there was one question I really failed at - the one where you had to make the weight equal to the magnetic force or something, I just sat there and went "but there's no formula connecting mass and current!".) What are your summer plans?

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fluteflute

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Original post by anyone_can_fly

the one where you had to make the weight equal to the magnetic force or something, I just sat there and went "but there's no formula connecting mass and current!"

F=BIl ?

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