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Why? This is crucial as if your depressed now how are you gunna get through 2 years? The workload only increases and if you have no/little motivation now how will you motivate yourself with a larger/heavier workload.
Maybe alevels aren't for you?
Original post by jamestg
How did GCSEs go?


All round, very happy with my results.

Only slightly dissapointed with music, I got an A. Don't get me wrong, it's a very good result, but I'm pissed off because I got an A* in the performance section and an A* in the composition section, where our musical abilities are actually examined. I got a B in the exam (2UMS off an A) which tests your memory if anything. (Most of the course was memorising a textbook then regurgitating it in the exam).
Original post by Do it Right
Thanks so much :smile: So your not making revision notes as you go along? We've had basically no guidance haha

No as I mind map and split everything into sections I have November mocks so will begin making revision notes next month
Can you speak to head of sixth form? Can you possibly move school? Or can you suck it up and get on with it?
I think that's just a thing there's a clique at my school like it. You've just got to ignore it. As long as you've got your friends you'll be fine. You've got to snap out of this mood because it'll make your 2 years hell
My form tutor at induction told us how to work out our independent study times, 1 hour in class = 1 hour independent study, but I'm probably gonna add 2 or 3 hours on top because I'm horrible to myself but want to succeed pretty badly. In total, that's about 16 1/2 hours independent study per week. Wish me luck :h:
Original post by XLittleSparrowX
My form tutor at induction told us how to work out our independent study times, 1 hour in class = 1 hour independent study, but I'm probably gonna add 2 or 3 hours on top because I'm horrible to myself but want to succeed pretty badly. In total, that's about 16 1/2 hours independent study per week. Wish me luck :h:


Sounds like you have a lot of free periods and time outside of sixth form - to be able to put in 16 hours of independent study in a week. :lolwut:
Give it a chance. But you've got to think positive

Original post by XLittleSparrowX
My form tutor at induction told us how to work out our independent study times, 1 hour in class = 1 hour independent study, but I'm probably gonna add 2 or 3 hours on top because I'm horrible to myself but want to succeed pretty badly. In total, that's about 16 1/2 hours independent study per week. Wish me luck :h:

I have 11 frees per week and then every night I have 6:30-8;00 every night to do homework as that's a set time by my school as I'm in boarding school
Original post by ColossalAtom
Sounds like you have a lot of free periods and time outside of sixth form - to be able to put in 16 hours of independent study in a week. :lolwut:


Quite a bit, my college have an independent study area for those who want to study without any distractions. I'll probably spend my 4 1/2 hour frees on a Friday there, maybe the 2 hour ones as well :P

But as it goes, this is my complete weekly timetable! :redface:

(I do actually love it!)



Original post by ForeverFrench
I have 11 frees per week and then every night I have 6:30-8;00 every night to do homework as that's a set time by my school as I'm in boarding school
Oh wow, I suppose boarding schools have more control over your time, though :P
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Original post by XLittleSparrowX
Quite a bit, my college have an independent study area for those who want to study without any distractions. I'll probably spend my 4 1/2 hour frees on a Friday there, maybe the 2 hour ones as well :P

But as it goes, this is my complete weekly timetable! :redface:

(I do actually love it!)



Oh wow, I suppose boarding schools have more control over your time, though :P


That's the only control they have over my time barring the time you go to bed. But even then I don't have to be working as I'm in a study by myself so I could be messing about
I would strongly advise speaking to your mum or dad or someone at school and looking your options and friendship groups I really feel like your not happy hence why your not enjoying school. Start socialising with other people they'll be new people looking for friends
Negativity is not a good thing you need positive people to get you out of the dark times of alevels
lol everyone did this 3 weeks ago but idc

- Introduce yourself
heyo im salma, 16, aries, really strange in all ways possible :wink: if you go to my school, chances are i dont really like you :smile: <3
- What are your hobbies and interests?
hate this question so much i mean when someone asks u this u cant say "binge watching american horror story + 1000 other movies a day" is a hobbie... i have chickens and a baby duck ironic considering my favourite meaty animal is chicken >.< "IM SORRY MY BABIES" but i promise u i will never eat my babys, just their distant family (I TOLD U I WAS STRAnGE)
- What subjects are you planning to take?
chem, psychology, maths, geography and then maybe bio next year for AS and see if i can carry it on an extra year as an A2
- Your favourite subject
chem when i studied it a gcse, it was so chill. human geog, psychologys pretty interesting, gcse maths all the way. gotta love those vectors and stem and leaf
- Your ideal future occupation?
um, hi! im an underachieving aspiring medic/dentist who will be applying to unis and competing with straight A* students *cries in a dark corner*
Original post by ForeverFrench
That's the only control they have over my time barring the time you go to bed. But even then I don't have to be working as I'm in a study by myself so I could be messing about


Oooh that's pretty cool, then :biggrin:
Original post by sfaraj
have chickens and a baby duck ironic considering my favourite meaty animal is chicken >.< "IM SORRY MY BABIES" but i promise u i will never eat my babys, just their distant family (I TOLD U I WAS STRAnGE
Not too strange! One of my favourite animals is a chicken but I love eating it, it's really confusing!
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Original post by XLittleSparrowX
Oooh that's pretty cool, then :biggrin:
Not too strange! One of my favourite animals is a chicken but I love eating it, it's really confusing!

It is tbh having your own study can be a blessing and a curse. Every sixth former including day students has a study
Since you are in 6th form now and there are new people, you can branch out and try meeting and getting along with the new folk. For me, I continued at the 6th form at my school and it seems people are sticking to their own groups as about 1/3 people are new. Back when I was in school I stopped hanging out with a group of friends for various reasons and I had no one else to hang out with for about two years except my sister and her friends as everyone already had their own groups, but partly because I was fed up with the whole friendship group thing so now I'm happy for this chance to make some new friends. So good luck!
They kind of throw you in and expect you to get used to the school in a week. If you don't? It seems like you're being left behind!
Original post by HurtfulHarold
They kind of throw you in and expect you to get used to the school in a week. If you don't? It seems like you're being left behind!

Really? My school hasn't being like that. Our form tutors ask us everyday is everything fine and our head of sixth form is great. Teachers are gradually setting more work
Original post by Mr...
I have at least 3 lessons every day, to be honest my timetable is pretty good. I have a double free first thing Monday morning :ahee:

Same, I didn't expect so much work in the first week :lolwut:


Thanks, I'll try to do that :lol:

Thanks, I work in Topshop now:biggrin:

This is my Timetable I've scribbled bits out for privacy reasons. Monday is a nice day
En is English lit
RS is religious studies
Hi is history
Ga is p.e ( I don't take p.e it's complusory at my school) image.png
Original post by ForeverFrench
Really? My school hasn't being like that. Our form tutors ask us everyday is everything fine and our head of sixth form is great. Teachers are gradually setting more work


I got set homework in most of my classes on my first day, it was so exhausting. Yeah, the teachers are nice and all but they definitely go a lot faster than my old school, which isn't helpful as the content is more challenging. I think I'll get used to it in about a week or so.

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