Go easy with me. Advice badly needed please.
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 6:31 pm
Hi everyone.
Can I just say what a fantastic forum this is. I so wish I had found it months ago.
I have a dilemma which is amazing but I cannot seem to work out what is best for my son. He sat entrance exams for two independent schools and we have now had both sets of results back.
He has been so fortunate and I know that, in the scheme of things, this just is not a problem. But I would love some help trying to decipher which school to opt for.
School 1 - a good school academically. Son offered small scholarship but financial help meaning that we pay no fees at all. This could change over the years as income rises though. Fees are extortianate at this school.
School 2 - less good academically. Son offered a scholarship for half the fees with a bursary for most of the rest. We still have to find 20%. The fees are pretty low. Even if income rises we will only ever need to find a maximum of 50% of the fees.
Son wants to go to school 1. We want him to also.
Are we being sensible choosing school 1?
I know that this is a great dilemma to have and I really haven't joined to be boastful in any way. No one I know has faced this sort of problem and I cannot ask my friends for advice as their children have not been as fortunate as my son.
Can I just say what a fantastic forum this is. I so wish I had found it months ago.
I have a dilemma which is amazing but I cannot seem to work out what is best for my son. He sat entrance exams for two independent schools and we have now had both sets of results back.
He has been so fortunate and I know that, in the scheme of things, this just is not a problem. But I would love some help trying to decipher which school to opt for.
School 1 - a good school academically. Son offered small scholarship but financial help meaning that we pay no fees at all. This could change over the years as income rises though. Fees are extortianate at this school.
School 2 - less good academically. Son offered a scholarship for half the fees with a bursary for most of the rest. We still have to find 20%. The fees are pretty low. Even if income rises we will only ever need to find a maximum of 50% of the fees.
Son wants to go to school 1. We want him to also.
Are we being sensible choosing school 1?
I know that this is a great dilemma to have and I really haven't joined to be boastful in any way. No one I know has faced this sort of problem and I cannot ask my friends for advice as their children have not been as fortunate as my son.