year 13's - How many of you will be taking a gap year

Ah alright well I fear I may end up with AAC or ABC this year and therefore miss my ABB offer, my school didnt offer economics which is actually a major interest of mine so I'd hope after a gap year (if necessary) I'd have AAAB with possibly another a level

SAME! what do you say youve been doing for an extra year?!

I've been having a rather bad time in sixth form these past two years. I used to be in the top group all throughout school, but when it got to A Levels things just went downhill for me . I had been planning to do Year 14 next year to finish off my A Levels I had started late, and maybe to do resits, but I'm really fed up of my school and doing A Levels, so I think I may just quit education for now and go work in Abu Dhabi for at least a year. It'll give me a break from education, I get to try something new, and maybe think longer about what I really want to do . That's my plan for now, I hope it goes OK.

SAME! what do you say youve been doing for an extra year?!

i missed my grades for med school last year - got a D in biology A Level and whilst i did well at GCSE it was just a complete shock (i mean c'mon how many doctors get these sorts of grades?). I took a "gap year" this year but spent it resitting AS/A2 Chemistry and biology in one year and am now on track for AA. I hated my sixth form and was very depressed there - it is one of the many reasons i missed my grades. In the end i switched to a different college completely - i had to commute an hour a day and honestly it was the best decision i made in hindsight. It felt really weird at first having the amount of support from teachers i had but it was worth it. Not only have my grades gone up dramatically but i have learnt so much about life in the real world and become more flexible and have realised that **** happens and you have just got to deal with it. the only thing i regret is that i had to lose my medical school offer to realise this all. i advise you switch to an fe college if possible

i missed my grades for med school last year - got a D in biology A Level and whilst i did well at GCSE it was just a complete shock (i mean c'mon how many doctors get these sorts of grades?). I took a "gap year" this year but spent it resitting AS/A2 Chemistry and biology in one year and am now on track for AA. I hated my sixth form and was very depressed there - it is one of the many reasons i missed my grades. In the end i switched to a different college completely - i had to commute an hour a day and honestly it was the best decision i made in hindsight. It felt really weird at first having the amount of support from teachers i had but it was worth it. Not only have my grades gone up dramatically but i have learnt so much about life in the real world and become more flexible and have realised that **** happens and you have just got to deal with it. the only thing i regret is that i had to lose my medical school offer to realise this all. i advise you switch to an fe college if possible

What're you doing next year?