Hello
My DS is currently year 11 and he got accepted to a private sixth form in SW London. His current state secondary has an outstanding Sixth form and he was always clear about wanting to stay here.
DH really wanted him to apply to a private sixth form and do the entrance exams, never really expecting him to get in as he's never had a tutor in his life. Now that he was offered a place, DH is trying to convince him to go even though DS still wants to stay where he is.
He is a very bright boy, if a bit lazy, and has a huge potential. DH thinks a private sixth form would help him reach his full potential, get into Oxbridge and "set him up for life". DS wants to stay where he is, he has good friends, is doing well, has predicted a couple of 9s and mostly 8s for his GCSEs and he thinks he could still get into Oxford (to study Maths or Physics) even from the state sixth form.
I don't know what to do, I don't want to pressure him into going and risking him being unhappy but on the other hand I don't want him to regret not taking this opportunity.
The deadline for accepting the place is in 5 days...
Any advice, what would you do?