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HELP: changing schools, again

Basic info:
I am British and in the UK, 14 and aim to make money off websites I already own, off the internet at 18 and do a degree should anything happen....

So basically this year I changed schools, to this all boys school. Now I may have to move again to a new school...

Things haven't gone well at school, I get good marks in all my exams but the teachers complain that I don't get homework in on time, don't concentrate and I am too "contradictory" and I get too many detentions...
So basically as I won't be able to do an extra GCSE exam to help me get into university (which I likely don't need), my parents want to move me.

These are the factors though which are for and against my move:
FOR;
Almost everyone at this school are pretty anti-social,
No girls ;D
At the new school, the headmaster is better and says I will get 2 more GCSE's

AGAINST;
They don't do my favourite subjects: Philosophy and computer science...
This is where this issue arises: I know a few people who go there and I really don't get on with them and they consider me kinda wierd... Cuckoo
Also I have a reputation as a hacker, which boosts my ego.

Please can some of you guys help me make a decision!
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Re: HELP: changing schools, again

Try to move to a school where they do have your favorite subjects then?

Also, shouldn't this be in ST&V?
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The Desert Fox Wrote:Try to move to a school where they do have your favorite subjects then?

Also, shouldn't this be in ST&V?

As I am 14 many [good] schools entry years are at 11 and 13 (senior), apart from this one
ST&V?
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MJSA Wrote:
The Desert Fox Wrote:Try to move to a school where they do have your favorite subjects then?

Also, shouldn't this be in ST&V?

As I am 14 many [good] schools entry years are at 11 and 13 (senior), apart from this one
ST&V?
Wait, you can't change schools until you're in your 11th year of school? Not even if you have parental permission?

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The Desert Fox Wrote:
MJSA Wrote:
The Desert Fox Wrote:Try to move to a school where they do have your favorite subjects then?

Also, shouldn't this be in ST&V?

As I am 14 many [good] schools entry years are at 11 and 13 (senior), apart from this one
ST&V?
Wait, you can't change schools until you're in your 11th year of school? Not even if you have parental permission?

ST&V=School Talk and Venting.

You can, but the good state schools which need exams [and private ones] do have points at which you can enter, varying years....
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Go for whichever option is going to be most fun and/or interesting. The qualifications don't matter in the long run, especially considering you've already got a source of income for as soon as you turn 18.
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Pick your choose. Whatever sounds better in the end. Also, question: Why is no girls a pro? Just curious is all... I can totally see why antisocialness is a pro, to some degree.
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Leon Kinotolian Wrote:Pick your choose. Whatever sounds better in the end. Also, question: Why is no girls a pro? Just curious is all... I can totally see why antisocialness is a pro, to some degree.
LOL, thats a pro FOR LEAVING!
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