Charterhouse or Cheltenham Ladies’College?

Thank you,stoney1986. :smile:

If Charterhouse gives me a scholarship (about one third of the fees),which one do you think is better?

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By the way,who can tell me which one is more famous in UK?
Many thanks! :smile:

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Ollie

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I have heard of charterhouse only, but thats because i used to live about 5 mins walk from there, and my uncles all went there.

Charterhouse is in a town called Godalming, its quite quiet, but very pretty and old. Guildford is 10 minutes away via train and that is where University of Surrey is, therefore there is a decent nightlife to be had there.

Ive lived in godalming 12 years and loved it.

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DanMushMan

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i would say cheltenham ladies is slightly more prestigous than charterhouse.

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OP

jinsisi

Hi,everybody!
May I have a question?
Charterhouse and Cheltenham Ladies’College,which one do you think is better?
I will study in one of them next year,but I can not decide which one I will choose.(I am a Chinese.)
Thank you for your help! :smile:

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^_^

It depends whether you are male or female!

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Unregistered11

It depends whether you are male or female!

I am a girl. :smile:

But Charterhouse has one third female students.That means both of the two schools enroll girls.hehe~~
Thank you all.

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Ollie

I have heard of charterhouse only, but thats because i used to live about 5 mins walk from there, and my uncles all went there.

Charterhouse is in a town called Godalming, its quite quiet, but very pretty and old. Guildford is 10 minutes away via train and that is where University of Surrey is, therefore there is a decent nightlife to be had there.

Ive lived in godalming 12 years and loved it.

^_^
Thank you.

Reply 9

Alexander

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Cheltenham Ladies' College is more prestigious for girls IMO, because most people still think of Charterhouse as a boys' school, even though it's now mixed.

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Alexander

Cheltenham Ladies' College is more prestigious for girls IMO, because most people still think of Charterhouse as a boys' school, even though it's now mixed.

Thank you~~
Now I know Cheltenham will better for a girl. :smile:

I always believe Charterhouse is a famous public school just like ETON,HARROW,AND WESTMINSTER.Maybe I was wrong.

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OP

Cheltenham's a good place to live. Generally a nice town, though very upper middle class (maybe that's a good thing). Good night life if you're after that, enough shops to keep you amused, and Gloucestershire is a pretty county. Cheltenham Ladies has got a very good reputation, but they are very aware of it so just be careful.

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OP

I heard that CLC had slipped down the ratings very badly and they no longer take part in the league tables. You can check out their position if what I heard is not true.
BTW - Don't Charterhouse only take girls in 6th form?

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OP

Unregistered11

I heard that CLC had slipped down the ratings very badly and they no longer take part in the league tables. You can check out their position if what I heard is not true.
BTW - Don't Charterhouse only take girls in 6th form?

I've just checked ratings myself and take it all back!!!
For last year's exams
CLC GCSE 295th out of 3,571 (nationally)
A/AS 8/2241

Charterhouse
GCSE 462/3571
A/AS 45/2241

CLC wins hands down on position in league tables!

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LH

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Unregistered11

I've just checked ratings myself and take it all back!!!
For last year's exams
CLC GCSE 295th out of 3,571 (nationally)
A/AS 8/2241

Charterhouse
GCSE 462/3571
A/AS 45/2241

CLC wins hands down on position in league tables!

Neither are absolutely fantastic, considering the money they charge.

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OP

Lord Huntroyde

Neither are absolutely fantastic, considering the money they charge.

Oh I don't know so much. Coming 8th in A/AS levels is pretty good even for an independent.
Your school only came 145th for A/AS!!

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LH

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Unregistered11

Oh I don't know so much. Coming 8th in A/AS levels is pretty good even for an independent.
Your school only came 145th for A/AS!!

I was talking about GCSE really, as that is the level that everyone goes up too, so it is a good bench mark for comparison.

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Alexander

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jinsisi

I always believe Charterhouse is a famous public school just like ETON,HARROW,AND WESTMINSTER.Maybe I was wrong.

I would say (I'm sure others may argue) that Charterhouse isn't quite as famous as Eton and Harrow, but probably on a par with Westminster. CLC is probably equally famous as a girls school. However they are all very prestigious schools.

However I don't think that you should be making a choice of school simply on the basis of "prestige": just choose a school at which you think you will be happy and successful. Unlike universities, the fame of your school is won't change things in the long-run. Why would you particularly want to go to a prestigious school unless you just wanted to boast about it? (sorry about the unsolicited opinion there, but I felt the need to say something...).

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