One of my sons is very bright but very lazy and willful. He wants to take 9 GCSEs at school instead of 10/11 because two of the subjects he wants to do 'clash'. Does anyone have any advice? He sometimes talks about Oxbridge and although I'm not sure if it'll be the right place for him once he's 18, I don't want him to narrow his options at this age. Does anyone know how much universities pay attention to number of GCSEs? I feel unable to come down strongly on either side until I'm sure myself. Has anyone got a child who sat GCSEs out of school? Please help!
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