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any alternative to school?

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angie45
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If you're 16 or older go work at tescos or mc donalds :smile: lool. However, i'd advise you to stay in school, once you get to uni you will have soooo many opportunities to socialise and if you make it to there you will also have a well paying job (hopefully).
Well, considering it's much the same country (with obvious differences in the education system) there won't be too many differences.

In what ways would you think English colleges are different to Scottish colleges? What is it you didn't like at school?
angie45
If you're 16 or older go work at tescos or mc donalds :smile: lool. However, i'd advise you to stay in school, once you get to uni you will have soooo many opportunities to socialise and if you make it to there you will also have a well paying job (hopefully).


You can easily get a well paid job without going to university, believe it or not.
johnferguson1324
thinking about it, i never liked school too much: the only parts of a school day i REALLY enjoyed were my piano lessons (which i scheduled to clash with history:biggrin: ), lunch time SOMETIMES, art SOMETIMES, and, of course, hometime.
school is a good place to meet people, and it could be difficult without that. so i'm wondering about an alternative to school, with the social aspect. are colleges in scotland the same as english ones?- age group going? any other alternative?


Colleges are not the same as in England, most here offer far more vocational kind of courses while you can still pick from tonnes of A-levels in English ones i believe.

You haven't been to your new school yet i presume? I urge you to give it a shot, 5th year is a lot different from standard grade/gsce year.
You're (or you should be) doing only subjects you enjoy, you get more time to do these subjects, most people seem to care about getting work done (a lot of people that don't really want to be at school have left) and it's generally more intense, but more fun aswell.
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tehcheez
I was thinking the same, but I've made up my mind to work hard and get it over and done with and it could pay off in the long term.

But maybe I could do highers in college ?
johnferguson1324
right, more info.
if i go to school, i'm going to do:
maths, physics, chemistry, german and french.

if i go to college, i'm going to do:
maths, physics, chemistry, human biology and psychology.

the first set of options (school) appeals to me more, but which will be more difficult to get 5As in? also, which would be taken more seriously by a university, for a maths course?- i'd like to apply to some good unis.

thanks


First of all, if you have maths and physics then you're set for anywhere and i'm gonna say the first option will be easier because you will enjoy it more as it appeals to you! Lucky you not having to do English though XD

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