My dd is due to choose her GCSE options over Xmas. The school has suggested she does 10 but there's also a 9 option. She's keen to do 9 as believes she'd obtain higher grades. It seems most children at the school take 10. I've heard that university DO look at GCSEs and also put a child's results in the context of the cohort at school. So I'm concerned that it would go against her if she does 9 and the majority of her cohort do 10. Her 9 are maths, English x2, triple science, Spanish, geography and history. She's no idea what she wants to do but obviously wants to get as high grades as poss. If she took a 10th it would be 'food and nutrition'. We have a meeting with the head of year in Jan to discuss but I'm interested to hear views in the meantime please? Thanks in advance
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