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Advise urgently needed - plz!
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Hi everyone, hope you're all having a good weekend!
I really need some help - well, advise really. I am, I suppose, what you'd call an 'academic' - I've just finished my GCSE's and should hopefully get some good grades. But after that, I have three choices for sixth from - I applied and got into four, but one of them is Thomas Telford which I didn't really lke when I visted.
My first choice is my old school's sixth form, which has horrendous A-level results and not v.good teaching - but all my friends are there and it's a nice place.
My second choice is the Wolverhanpton Girl's High which is rated the best school in my area for A-Levels - numero uno. It's got a fabbity reputation, and it's the norm to take extra A-levels and get straight A's. When I went on the induction I was ill for most of it and had to keep going home (three day induction) so that didn't make a v.good impression. The teachers didn't seem v.nice - I didn't get on well with any of them. The students were nice but all super clever and I didn't really click with anyone. The politics teacher was eeeevil and wouldn't excuse me from the lesson - I had a v.bad bladder infection so it's essential to go to the toilet when you need to (and painful if you don't) but i didn't really want to announce that to him or the class.
My third choice is Adam's Grammar - it hasn't got quite such a brillos report as Wolvo Girl's High - but it does have v.good A-level results and a good rep, and I really liked the school building, and the people, and the teachers were so enthusiastic!
I knowI should 'go where I'd be most happy etc.' but I honestly would be most happy where I get the best A-level results - not in a horrible 'I won't talk to anyone, I'll just sit in the corner and revise' way - just I'd really like to get into a good Uni!
Any advise would be muchly appreciated!
Hannah xxx
I really need some help - well, advise really. I am, I suppose, what you'd call an 'academic' - I've just finished my GCSE's and should hopefully get some good grades. But after that, I have three choices for sixth from - I applied and got into four, but one of them is Thomas Telford which I didn't really lke when I visted.
My first choice is my old school's sixth form, which has horrendous A-level results and not v.good teaching - but all my friends are there and it's a nice place.
My second choice is the Wolverhanpton Girl's High which is rated the best school in my area for A-Levels - numero uno. It's got a fabbity reputation, and it's the norm to take extra A-levels and get straight A's. When I went on the induction I was ill for most of it and had to keep going home (three day induction) so that didn't make a v.good impression. The teachers didn't seem v.nice - I didn't get on well with any of them. The students were nice but all super clever and I didn't really click with anyone. The politics teacher was eeeevil and wouldn't excuse me from the lesson - I had a v.bad bladder infection so it's essential to go to the toilet when you need to (and painful if you don't) but i didn't really want to announce that to him or the class.
My third choice is Adam's Grammar - it hasn't got quite such a brillos report as Wolvo Girl's High - but it does have v.good A-level results and a good rep, and I really liked the school building, and the people, and the teachers were so enthusiastic!
I knowI should 'go where I'd be most happy etc.' but I honestly would be most happy where I get the best A-level results - not in a horrible 'I won't talk to anyone, I'll just sit in the corner and revise' way - just I'd really like to get into a good Uni!
Any advise would be muchly appreciated!
Hannah xxx
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Sure grades are important, but at the same time you need to be somewhere you like, and will have friends. If you are willing to sacrifice your social life for higher academic achievment then go to the Wolverhampton place.
What do you parents say on the matter?
I often find I do my best work when I'm happy with where I am and happy in life
Old school, if you can motivate yourself to do the necessary work out of hours you will still get good grades, teachers may be crap, but I guess they still know the answers, and you get to stay with your mates.
Wolverhampton Girl's High, it's always difficult to click with people on an induction course, especially if both of you are holding up pre-conceptions about the other. It's possible for you to have a good time there, and you'd probably get the grades you want.
Adam's Grammar, sounds like the one you want to go to. You'll work best where you are happiest, you need to be self-motivated to get the A-level grades, you won't do as well if you expect to be spoon fed.
I vote option number 3 tbh.
I also support your dislike of Thomas Telford... they run a GCSE ICT course which our school participates in and it was such a ***** ******** **** , ****** **** ***** ***** (swears for a while). It expects too much I think!
Ouch. I'm in a bitchy mood today.