Study in UK - I have many doubts

Betty113

My son is studying F.5 for DSE syllabus.  He got scared by the liberal studies and he decided  to go aboard for studying in UK for Sixth Form in the coming September.  He plans to study civil engineering in an UK university afterwards.

I have started approaching an agent mid April. The agent made an initial written assessment test of their own (in Maths and English), and then they selected some schools for consideration. They also said the tests my son had undergone would also be sent to these selected schools together with the applications. I do not have much say on  the schools they selected as I have no idea about them. Also they said I was so late that many good schools had already full.

However, amongst those applied, one of them (Monmouth) repsonsed that it is full, so far TWO
(i)   Bedford School
(ii)  Berhamsted Collegiate
replied that they would put my son on their waiting lists. How is the chance? Much hope or no hope? Can any one give me information on these?  Any of you have the experience of being waitlisted? Please share. How long normally I could get an answer for their final decision? Are these schools good too?  

Some more questions:

My son was asked to give registration fee of 160 pounds for a school named Gresham's School in Norfolk and two tests on English and Maths had been taken. My son said he is quite confident with the test results. The decision for acceptance into the school is not yet known.  Is this a good school ? I would like to have your advice too should I pay the retention money if finally they offer a place to my son.

Furthermore, the King's Bruton School in Somerset has offered a place for my son upon application, No test was required. But I need to pay 100 pounds for the registration and also 2000 pounds for the retention before end of May 2012.  Is this school Ok? What is your comments on this school? Should I register and pay the retention money?

Thank you so much for your help.

Regards

tomsmum

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Betty, which school does your boy finally go to
We got the offer from Bedford and want to collect more about it.
Thank you!

CPU1995

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CPU1995

要留意Lourghborough 同Warwick同London Freeman是宿位少的boarding schools，香港每年都收10個8個，基本上所有宿位都是近99.9%Chinese，放學後是講廣東話，但好處是學費平。

2boysmum

I think my son's school result met the school's standard, so they accept us. Alos, attend the entrance test is a much so that they can know his level of standard.

2boysmum

C. Chiu,  sorry for my confusion.  My son will repeat F6 (A level) in Sep13-Jul14 in UK in order to familiar the environoment and the English standards.  So we might be the classmate if we can enter into the same school.

The school did read my son's school report and replied us that they would be happy to accept us  if we pick his school and asked us to attend the entrance test in HK..    Since this school is  one of my target school only...I am not sure whether the one (one of our target school)  will accept us.  If the other one accept us, then we will not take the Loughborough as standby.

C.Chiu

2boymum
Your son has not taken the entrance exam but verbally confirm the offer by School? Or the school confirmed there will be exam for your son (not confirmed admission for him?)

C.Chiu

2boysmum
my son is currently in F4, he will study in F5 from Sep 2012 to July 2013, so he will study in F6 in UK.  

Will you son go to UK in Sept this year for F6?  If not, it should be F7 in Sep 2013

2boysmum

CPU1995, do you mind to tell u the school name of yr son?

2boysmum

my son is now F5 and will enter to Year 12 in  2013.  We did not sit in the admission test yet as we might locate agenda for help.   

C chiu, you mentioned that you son is in in F4 and he will going to study Year 12 (= F6)  in 2013.    Do you think he can jump to it as Year 12 = A level syllbus...

The school called Ipswich school  is also my target school!

C.Chiu

CPU1995, thanks for your advice!  Your son must be an elite and very smart boy.

2boysmum
Loughbourgh Gramma School has verbally made offer to your son.  Have your son taken entrance exam?  If yes, would you mind giving some information regarding the exam?  Is your son currently studying F4 or F5?

FYI, there's UK Education Expo to be held 2 & 3 June which is organised by Academic Asia.  You may call it at tel: 28330919 for more information.

CPU1995

I have no idea on the exam syllabus of loughborough.

Some schools have detailed entrance exam syllabus such as www.Tonbridge-school.co.uk/admission/introduction/ listing out the syllabus of entrance exam subjects.

My son is going to study Grade 12 in a boarding school with ranking below 20 in the coming Sept though I have not yet made up my mind on the offers on hand.

2boysmum

C. Chiu, any target school on your mind?

2boysmum

Hi C.Chiu, the school did highly recommend Academic Asia to me.. I didn't make any official application and I didn't locate the agent yet. But it will work on it in July after my son completed his school exam.

Agree that at the school didn't much updated information on its new....the reason I  I choose this school is  because of its lower fee and it's ranking as well.  

I did read the UK Inspection report for this boaridng school - overall is good but not excellent.  there is few areas need to be improved in order to the the national minimum standards.  i.e. quality and choice of meal / the medicication keep by the boarder / the old facilities in the boarding house  etc...   

C.Chiu

Thanks CPU1995.  Academic Asia has not much information regarding Loughbourgh.  They said that very few students enter into this school through them.

Do you have any information regarding entrance exam of Loughbourgh?  I plan to make application by early July.

Which is the target school for your son and in which grade?

CPU1995

Grade 12 entrance exam may be different from lower forms.  

Some schools might only require school confidential report without exam for Grade 12 application.  For lower forms, most schools require science paper or reasoning papers apart from Maths and English.

You may consider approaching academic Asia, Cooper and Cooper,etc to obtain more details.

C.Chiu

CPU1995, Which agent you may recommend.  Can you please advise me more information regarding the exam?
I like this school because of its ranking and low fees

CPU1995

原帖由 2boysmum 於 12-05-23 發表
hi c.chiu, sent an email together with the school acadamic report to them and they will give you a r ...

Applying this school through agent can save you the exam audition fee of about 2k charging by British Council.

CPU1995

原帖由 C.Chiu 於 12-05-24 發表
CPU1995, are your son study or will study in that school?

Loughbourgh is not the target school for my son though it's ranking is good and school fee is comparatively low.

My son's classmate is studying Grade 11 in this school but his mother reveals very little information on this school.

C.Chiu

It's just in the very beginning.  My son has not yet made application to school.  Could you please let me have more information on the entrance exam?