When Logan received an A4 envelope in the post containing news of his 100% bursary acceptance to Dollar Academy, he couldn't have imagined the journey that lay ahead. Now serving as Head Boy in his final year, Logan reflects on an educational experience that he describes, without hesitation, as ‘life-changing’. Logan grew up with his mother and grandparents, attending a state school in Dunblane. His educational path seemed set – until a chance conversation changed everything. "The plan was for me to go to Dunblane High School," Logan explains. "But my mum was speaking to another parent who knew about our financial situation. She said, 'You know, there are bursaries available. Why don't you try?'" Logan took the entrance assessment for Form One. When the acceptance letter arrived offering a 100% bursary, the decision was easy; "I was absolutely delighted, because I'd heard such wonderful things about the school," Logan recalls. "Once I knew that I was going to be able to get a bursary and that I'd been accepted, it was no question that's where I was going to go."
For Logan, arriving at Dollar was like stepping into a new world. "The campus was beautiful, I was amazed at what was there. It was like Hogwarts," he says with genuine enthusiasm. The transition from a state primary to Dollar's expansive grounds was overwhelming – not because of any perception of social difference, but because of the sheer scale of opportunities. "I just couldn't believe this idea of a campus with so many different buildings and all the labs and all these things I'd never really seen before... I remember sitting at home with my mum and looking at the Dollar website, at all the co-curricular activities and all the subjects, and thinking, 1 'Wow, look at all these opportunities, all these different paths that I could go down.'"