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Moving Schools in 4th yr

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IHaveBrilloHair · 21/02/2017 18:10

Long story short.
I'm not at all happy with the teaching or support in Dd's school, she didn't get great results in her prelims, but I thought it was workable, now I'm not so sure.
We only have one school in our town, other than the Independent so no movement here, but possible maybe to move house for a better school.
Should I even consider it?
(There's an almighty backstory but this would be the main thing)

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IHaveBrilloHair · 09/06/2017 09:16

Thank you, she has very little faith in herself, even though I've drummed it into her that she really does have the ability.
She'll need 4b's for physics at St Andrews, adjusted from 4a's, we've not done the open days yet but will at other Unis, though she really fell in love with St Andrews and can apply for summer school again next year.
I'm hoping that Hyndland see she has a lot to offer them, rather than just what they can teach her.

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C0RAL · 09/06/2017 09:48

That's a great offer from St. Andrews. If you look on the universities websites , some of them list adjusted offers. For example, here are strathclydes. They are asking for ABBB from 5th year, although I assume she is planning to apply from 6th year - too hard to do first year without AH maths and physics.

www.strath.ac.uk/media/1newwebsite/documents/Contextual_Offers_2017_entry_–_For_Web_Dec_2016.pdf

They also have a care advisor and a strathclyde bursary of £5k ( over whole course ).

Most other Scottish unis will have the same .

I know this is more than a year away , but it might encourage her to know that the Scottish unis are really keen to support applicants like her .

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IHaveBrilloHair · 09/06/2017 12:13

Yes, she'll be doing AH in 6th yr.
I have told her there's a lot of support for her, she finds it difficult to believe

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IHaveBrilloHair · 12/06/2017 12:08

We did it, she's got a place at Hyndland, I'm overjoyed.
I can't even tell her as she's at school.
OMG.

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offblackeggshell · 12/06/2017 12:13

Great news, and good luck to her! Well done for all your effort, you are a

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C0RAL · 12/06/2017 14:05

That's great news, I'm so pleased for you both

Hyndland is a very good school, a friends DD has just left 6th year and she and all her friends are off good courses at good universities. Your DD will fit in just fine and hopefully get the grades she needs this and next summer.