don't get me started
i passed a 16+ exam with flying colours when i was 9. i had the highest scores in english that my junior school had ever seen. this led to me being offered a scholarship place in a local private school, a place where i would undoubtedly have met the "right" people and may even have snagged myself a rich husband.
however, there was another girl up for the same scholarship. she didn't need it, her parents were rich. mine were practically penniless. her parents were members of the school board. my parents felt self-conscious walking through the gates.
we were given tests to determine who would be awarded the scholarship and, despite the fact that i was 2 years younger than the other girl, i scored higher than her.
then we had an interview with the headmistress.
as a result of this interview, she was given the scholarship and i was kicked back into the obscurity of an overcrowded local high school.
due to severe illness, i had to be home-schooled between the ages of 14 and 16, losing out on a lot of my education. this doesn't make me feel any better about missing out on the biggest chance of my life.
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Fri 18 Apr 2008, 0:37, Reply)