A few months ago, Dd was offered a means tested scholarship at an excellent independent school. She was told that she would be expected to get 7A*/A grades at GCSE (although apparently this is not a conditional offer - I don't really understand what that means). I accepted and paid the deposit, although I must admit that I've had many sleepless nights wondering how we'll pay the fees (we're a low income family). I also told her to apply to another sixth form as an insurance just in case.
Dd just picked up her results and got 7As and 4Bs. She was predicted all As. She already has two A grades from early entry exams, so she has attained the grades required for the independent school. However, I don't know what to do because she did bugger all work for her GCSEs. She spent the entire year holed up in her room lying in bed with her headphones on watching every bloody TV series and film available. Every time I gently nagged her to revise, she screamed at me. I feel very guilty about this, but in the end I gave up and just let her get on with it. The only revision I saw taking place was the evening before the exam, and even then for 2 hours max (she said they were revising at school so it wasn't necessary). She has long dreamed of going to the independent school and has bragged to everyone she knows about the fact that she is going there, but has made sod all effort.
So now I'm faced with a dilemma. Do I send her to the good independent school even though she's been bloody lazy or should I send her to the local sixth form (also appears to be good, although it is fairly new)? The fees will be a huge sacrifice for us, it will mean absolutely no luxuries or holidays or clothes etc for the next two years, but if it meant good A level results, I'd be happy to go without those things.
I'm really pissed off with her. Tbh, I didn't ever think she would get all A grades, but she was certainly capable of a handful and the B grades were all in relatively easy subjects.
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Etaina · 25/08/2016 10:15
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