DD2 got her GCSE results yesterday and did better than expected.
She was predicted mainly 5s and 6s after her mocks. I know these aren't terrible marks but she goes to a partially selective school and has a very academic sister one school year ahead, so we've not been able to shake her conviction that she's not capable of A levels.
Her actual marks were mostly a bit better. She got a 9 for art which is her passion, an 87 for double science, 7s for both English Lit and Lang, 6 for maths and a couple of 5s for her option subjects.
She did work much harder at her other subjects once Art was out of the way!
Anyhow, she was planning to leave her school as there were no A levels offered that really interested her and go to a local college and do a course in Digital Gaming.
She's hoping to go to university to study animation or Concept Art, something art based anyhow!
But since she got her results, we've had some pressure for her to reconsider some A levels and go elsewhere.
We've been told she's likely to get bored with a BTEC.
I really don't know much about them, apart from the fact there are no exams, which was what we were trying to avoid.
Can anyone comment? DD has to enrol for her course next week!