GCSE result's day near - LAE (stratford) or NCS ot Brampton

Hi I am still deciding whether to choose LAE or NCS or Brampton if I do happen to get some good grades. Please can you help me.1. Which one has the least pressure? I've heard that Brampton's atmosphere is pretty intense. But don't know. 2. For each of them, when a typical day starts and ends?3. And how often are the tests in each of them?Thank you so much for helping. Really appreciate 😊

Hi I am still deciding whether to choose LAE or NCS or Brampton if I do happen to get some good grades. Please can you help me.1. Which one has the least pressure? I've heard that Brampton's atmosphere is pretty intense. But don't know. 2. For each of them, when a typical day starts and ends?3. And how often are the tests in each of them?Thank you so much for helping. Really appreciate 😊

Hi I am still deciding whether to choose LAE or NCS or Brampton if I do happen to get some good grades. Please can you help me.1. Which one has the least pressure? I've heard that Brampton's atmosphere is pretty intense. But don't know. 2. For each of them, when a typical day starts and ends?3. And how often are the tests in each of them?Thank you so much for helping. Really appreciate 😊

Hey! Im a student at ncs so i hope i can convince you ( :
I have several friends attending LAE and they say theres a sort of hierachy there with grades which leans into borderline bullying behaviour from the top attainers, in addition they claim the work is overbearing and tedious, just as expected from a rigouros school, however deadlines for those works are apparantly unreasonable. But I will praise LAE's extra curricular it certainly looks good, however despite having a mental health network, they seem to be putting down and damaging students mental health.

I've finished my first year of sixth form at ncs and I can honestly say it's 10 times better than lae. I have several friends who went/are at lae and many tell me that the work is tedious and that the pressure on them is impossible to deal with but ncs isn't at all the same. I feel way more supported and even though I know they expect me to get good results, the pressure doesn't feel as noticeable. And , after all, ncs and lae both receive top level grades so I prefer being less stressed with the same outcome.

NCS has its bad sides too, the teachers are strict however they are understanding with work deadlines, and I will say the school is quite biased to some careers, the most notable being law engineering medicine nursing etc. so you will see more activities and oppurtunities for those careers more than others, however they will personally help you to reach out and get experience even in niche careers such as the one i want to do! I wanted to do conservation science such as entomology, and they were able to pair me up with some workshops (which look really good on my ucas). There are better support systems in NCS than LAE, LAE's mental health network is run by a small selective student body while NCS offers things such as mentoring and 'btech' group therapy. In addition NCS has better partnerships with universities so recieve more workshops at universities such as oxford.
I personally adore NCS, I've made so many friends and the teachers are so helpful and understanding, last year i was admitted to the hospital and fell behind by a whole week, but the teachers supported me even if it took a little while! I was encouraged and I also encourage you to go!

(copy and paste from a previous reply of mine as i think it clearly outlines good points to go to ncs)

Hi! Thx for responding! I have already enrolled at NCS. But reading through their booklet for students and parents, it gave me the feeling that atmosphere at NCS is going to be very tedious, and overwhelming. Thank you for helping though, maybe we can meet someday there

Hi! Thx for responding! I have already enrolled at NCS. But reading through their booklet for students and parents, it gave me the feeling that atmosphere at NCS is going to be very tedious, and overwhelming. Thank you for helping though, maybe we can meet someday there

Yeah sure. I'm joining from 1st sept

How are you feeling about it?

Pretty scared actually. I am more concerned about time. I need to balance gym, self-study and other things. If NCS really turns out to be that rigorous and time consuming, it will really take away my 2 years. Hope I still find some time to invest in myself while I'm there. What about you?

I think you’ll be fine tbh, as long as you’re good at time management and an efficient study you should find time to invest in yourself too, I also need to balance gym and a daily 2-3 hour course which I need to attend after sixth form lessons, so I’ll probably have to study late into the night. Don’t think you have much to worry about.

I’m impartial about it, the whole meeting new people and making new friends is a bit daunting but then again I’ve always wanted to be in a competitive environment being taught properly, didn’t have the best secondary education.

oh I see. What subjects did you pick?

Maths, Bio, Chem and Psychology, you?

hey! i enrolled at ncs and am doing the same subjects as u so we may be in the same classes. What masterclass thingys did u choose

Hey! That’s great, maybe we might see each other around.

I chose the KPMG tech creation and the UCL Biochemical engineering masterclasses, and then the Biotechnology and Philosophy oxbridge lectures, lmk what you chose too

Hi! I chose that KPMG tech as well along with tech consultancy with Accenture. For Oxbridge, I chose biotechnology and engineering.
Yes, we may really meet. We might be in the same lessons as well. Remember my name there!

Damn, that’s great, I’m sure I’ll remember if I hear your name anywhere, remember mine too, if we do share a class together, I don’t think there’ll be multiple people with our names 😂

where were you man?