Previously, I was at a boarding school and was very keen to leave.  My father said that if I could find a good local school, I could study for my A-Levels locally. I wrote to the Head, John Ashurst, and asked if Hymers College had considered taking girls as I wished to study science A-Levels and knew that his school had a first-class record. I had an interview with the Head, who told my father that I was tenacious! I was then admitted into the school for my A-Levels.