lae vs brampton manor academy

hey guys! i wanted to ask whether london academy of excellence stratford or bma was a better pick? i want to study cs at uni, and at bma id take computer science, maths, further maths and physics, but at lae i'd take economics, maths, further maths and physics. bma does the maths a level in year 12 which is a plus, but most of my friends are going lae and lae does start later and i can therefore sleep more. However, brampton finishes earlier and is of course well known for their results. LAE does seem to have much more relaxed uniform rules, and is better situated. I have heard some stories about brampton (no jumpers allowed, cold rooms, etc), but I don't know which to choose between the two..
Any advice??

Reply 1

Nazhnayoj

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I hope you're a new year 11 otherwise it'd be too late to ask...
While I did end up enrolling into Brampton, I'd say LAE stratford's a better pick. From what I've seen LAE is much more "relaxed" and offers some nice extracurriculars and instrumental lessons. At Brampton most clubs end up being academic, but you can still make friends.
Also, Stratford is much more fun of an area that wherever Brampton is (i.e. London's backrooms).
However LAE fills up VERY fast, so you'd have to run to the branch during results day for enrollment (explaining why I ended up not going there). Brampton on the other hand will give you a fixed enrollment time most possibly on the 23rd, so it can serve as a sort of back-up choice if you fail to enroll into LAE.

Reply 2

bubbl3es

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Original post by Nazhnayoj

I hope you're a new year 11 otherwise it'd be too late to ask...
While I did end up enrolling into Brampton, I'd say LAE stratford's a better pick. From what I've seen LAE is much more "relaxed" and offers some nice extracurriculars and instrumental lessons. At Brampton most clubs end up being academic, but you can still make friends.
Also, Stratford is much more fun of an area that wherever Brampton is (i.e. London's backrooms).
However LAE fills up VERY fast, so you'd have to run to the branch during results day for enrollment (explaining why I ended up not going there). Brampton on the other hand will give you a fixed enrollment time most possibly on the 23rd, so it can serve as a sort of back-up choice if you fail to enroll into LAE.

i've enrolled in both loll, so im in a bit of a weird situation. would you say bma gives support for the MAT/TMUA? are people friendly?? from the taster days i found it was lae that had a more welcoming atmosphere [didn't make a single friend at bma lol......]

Reply 3

Nazhnayoj

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Original post by bubbl3es

i've enrolled in both loll, so im in a bit of a weird situation. would you say bma gives support for the MAT/TMUA? are people friendly?? from the taster days i found it was lae that had a more welcoming atmosphere [didn't make a single friend at bma lol......]

Their site says they offer support for any sort of admission test, MAT included.
I don't know about the friendliness but brampton gives off a sort of oppressive aura to me... I guess I'll have to see.

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Reply 4

bubbl3es

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Original post by Nazhnayoj

Their site says they offer support for any sort of admission test, MAT included.
I don't know about the friendliness but brampton gives off a sort of oppressive aura to me... I guess I'll have to see.

oh okay thank you! yeah,, i found it hard to start convo there ibsr,,,,,, seemed a bit bleak idk. lae starts tomorrow so im pressed for time but i really don't know if its worth going bma for the prestige + a level maths early + being able computer science in return for all the stuff i've heard + getting up earlier...

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contaminated-cop

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Original post by bubbl3es

oh okay thank you! yeah,, i found it hard to start convo there ibsr,,,,,, seemed a bit bleak idk. lae starts tomorrow so im pressed for time but i really don't know if its worth going bma for the prestige + a level maths early + being able computer science in return for all the stuff i've heard + getting up earlier...

where did u end up going?

Reply 6

Nazhnayoj

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Just had my first day at Brampton. The students are actually kinda talkative. Lessons from tomorrow.
Just as the previous person asked: where did you end up going?

Reply 7

ibbyndow

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Original post by Nazhnayoj

Just had my first day at Brampton. The students are actually kinda talkative. Lessons from tomorrow.
Just as the previous person asked: where did you end up going?