St Marylebone for STEM subjects?

I chose Woodhouse in the end, which I'm sure was the right choice. Everyone I know who went from my secondary school did much better than those who went to Marylebone or fortismere (out of my whole secondary year of about 60, the two that got into Oxbridge were the ones who went to Woodhouse). I'm on a gap year but will be starting at UCL next year. I did end up dropping computer science because that was awful at Woodhouse, but the maths and physics departments are excellent. If you've got any questions about Woodhouse feel free to ask.

I chose Woodhouse in the end, which I'm sure was the right choice. Everyone I know who went from my secondary school did much better than those who went to Marylebone or fortismere (out of my whole secondary year of about 60, the two that got into Oxbridge were the ones who went to Woodhouse). I'm on a gap year but will be starting at UCL next year. I did end up dropping computer science because that was awful at Woodhouse, but the maths and physics departments are excellent. If you've got any questions about Woodhouse feel free to ask.

i'm doing cs in september what about it was bad

To take you up on your offer, what's the atmosphere like at Woodhouse- students and teachers? Also, which secondary did you go to?

For the subjects I ended up taking in the end, Maths, Further Maths and Physics, all my teachers were great. Woodhouse has a very impressive maths department, lots of teachers, so plenty of support is available. The atmosphere between teachers and pupils is pretty relaxed, they treat you like adults and it all feels a lot more like how university will be. People find that teachers might not keep on top of students as much, which is true for some subjects. In further maths, as class sizes were small, teachers kept on top of you a bit more and would intervene if you were falling behind. Really, if you find you need teachers to push you in order to study, Woodhouse probably isn't for you, but if you're willing to seek out help, there is a lot of support available. Same goes for the physics department, albeit smaller than the maths department, the teachers were very nice and would all be up for helping you outside of lessons, but it's your responsibility to email them and organise this.

As for the students, given the size, it pretty mixed. I found it to be quite cliquey, lots of people grouped up but I mainly stuck with my friends from secondary school (North Bridge House). Since it's a larger school, it's got a range of abilities, from the 4 A* students to some who slack off a bit more and I'd say a small minority didn't really seem to care to be honest. There are tons of societies and it's very easy to set up your own. Woodhouse is VERY political, there's always some campaign going on, very politically correct, which some may like and some may not. All in all, I had a great time, and if you think you'd thrive in a more independent environment, then I'd say Woodhouse is the way to go.

yeah, I've heard that's the case with the independence of the place. Thanks so much for your help, could I ask how you knew Woodhouse was right for you?

Well I knocked out Marylebone because they didn't let me take Further Maths with Computer Science, so that left me with Fortismere and Woodhouse. I didn't really like the atmosphere of Fortismere and I preferred the idea of a college, so I picked Woodhouse in the end. There wasn't anything in particular about Woodhouse that stood out to me when I picked it, but I liked it more and more during my time there.