Hi,
I posted recently about how my school was cancelling their Higher Applications of Maths course.
It’s been around two weeks since this class was dropped, and I am still no further forward.
I can’t find anywhere else that does Higher Apps. Phoned up the SQA and they’ve told me only three schools in Scotland are doing it ??
…and so the options for me would be to either take Higher (regular) Maths at school, which I know I’ll struggle at as I wasn’t able to do N5 maths, or take a Social Subject - Modern Studies or Geography.
I was on my way to achieve four Highers by the end of this school year (including Higher Apps) and Regular N5 maths at college.
However, as Higher Apps has been dropped I now only have three Highers, and as I am looking to leave after this year (S5) I’d like to leave with a minimum of four Highers incase one day I do decide to go to university. It isn’t something I’m thinking of right now though.
I did Modern N5 last year and I found it pretty easy, but I found out today that the class I would be in - would be with people I have had problems with, and overall I would feel really uncomfortable sitting in that class for the whole year. I feel as though it would be worse as well as I would be joining this class two months in.
So the only other option would be to take Geography. There are two classes I can join; one with pretty much just S6s (only two or three are in my year), who I’ve never really spoken to or had problems with, or another - mostly with people my year, who I’ve had a few issues with but my best friend would be in that class. That one has less staff to it though and they usually have cover teachers every second day which in the long run wouldn’t help me catch up on any N5 stuff as well as Higher, as I would be crashing geography.
I’m not really keen on the idea of taking geography, it is not a subject that has ever stood out to me or I’ve been interested in - but I feel as though I have to take one of the two, so I can leave with four highers.
The final option which does seem slightly dramatic I will admit, would be for me to leave school.
I feel as though right now I lack a lot of motivation, as for the subjects I have taken: Higher Music, English & Computing - I am only really interested in music and couldn’t be bothered for English or Computing. I feel like I’m dragging myself round in circles here as I’m unable to make a decision.
Grateful to hear your input.