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where should i go for y12?????

I'm currently in year 10, expected grade 9 in most subjects, and taking triple science, german, history, math, english lit&lang, and art. i want to go to the best sixth form or college possible but right now, my options arent clear. all my older siblings went to halesowen college, since their coach stops right near our house, but i want to go to kind edwards stourbridge, even though its significantly further and the commute every morning would be over an hour. this also means i would need a bus pass, which would be quite expensive in comparison to the free coach. my dad wants me to go to halesowen but their a level math course got CANCELLED all together because not enough people signed up!
im wondering if there are any other sixth forms or colleges near smethwick or birmingham that i just havent found yet because i cant find any comprimise between the two schools.
idk what to do at this point, getting into kind eds wouldnt be difficult for me at all, but the circumstances arent in my favour.
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by Dietdrpepper
I'm currently in year 10, expected grade 9 in most subjects, and taking triple science, german, history, math, english lit&lang, and art. i want to go to the best sixth form or college possible but right now, my options arent clear. all my older siblings went to halesowen college, since their coach stops right near our house, but i want to go to kind edwards stourbridge, even though its significantly further and the commute every morning would be over an hour. this also means i would need a bus pass, which would be quite expensive in comparison to the free coach. my dad wants me to go to halesowen but their a level math course got CANCELLED all together because not enough people signed up!
im wondering if there are any other sixth forms or colleges near smethwick or birmingham that i just havent found yet because i cant find any comprimise between the two schools.
idk what to do at this point, getting into kind eds wouldnt be difficult for me at all, but the circumstances arent in my favour.

As you are still in year 10, you still have time to decide and look into things.
Has the a-level maths been cancelled just for this coming academic year, or has it been cancelled forever? I cant imagine them cancelling it permanently just because not enough people signed up this one year. Especially as maths is normally one of their main/popular subjects.

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by Emma:-)
As you are still in year 10, you still have time to decide and look into things.
Has the a-level maths been cancelled just for this coming academic year, or has it been cancelled forever? I cant imagine them cancelling it permanently just because not enough people signed up this one year. Especially as maths is normally one of their main/popular subjects.

Yeah, the course has been cancelled this year (I know because my older sibling started there this year) and I assume that it'll come back next year, but I don't know if this is a common thing and if I go, that year they'll have to cancel it again
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by Dietdrpepper
Yeah, the course has been cancelled this year (I know because my older sibling started there this year) and I assume that it'll come back next year, but I don't know if this is a common thing and if I go, that year they'll have to cancel it again

I was going to say, i bet it will be just this year.
6th Forms/colleges only usually cancel subjects if there really is too few people doing it.
As maths is one of the more common subjects, its one of the more popular subjects. Id imagine it was just a one off. Id be surprised if it was cancelled again.
A lot of people usually choose maths. Especially if they want to do things such as science or maths related things after 6th form.
So id say that going there would be a pretty safe bet.
Obviously apply to the other just as a back up.
But i cant imagine it being cancelled again and id say you are pretty safe.

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by Emma:-)
I was going to say, i bet it will be just this year.
6th Forms/colleges only usually cancel subjects if there really is too few people doing it.
As maths is one of the more common subjects, its one of the more popular subjects. Id imagine it was just a one off. Id be surprised if it was cancelled again.
A lot of people usually choose maths. Especially if they want to do things such as science or maths related things after 6th form.
So id say that going there would be a pretty safe bet.
Obviously apply to the other just as a back up.
But i cant imagine it being cancelled again and id say you are pretty safe.

Thanks!

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