Current Year 12 Thread Mark I (2013-2014)

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Haha wow, good luck! At my college there are quite a few free periods but we are supposed to spend them studying. However, I think the amount of free time you have depends on the college, because some places have longer lessons meaning you spend more time in class, and I know another college where there aren't any 'free periods' per se but everyone is timetabled to have Wednesday afternoons free for 'enrichment activites'(volunteering, beginners language classes, baking classes etc.). But yeah, free periods are generally common

Do you still have to wear school uniform for Sixth Form? At my school Sixth Formers can just wear normal clothes...

I'm doing AQA Biology, Chemistry and Physics, and Edexcel Maths.

We have to wear a black, navy or grey suit and a shirt that is not too "loud". My school is so strict about what you can wear though e.g. Skirt length, type of suit, type of shirt, colour Of shirt.. Etc.


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Hahah thanks! I'm going to need it!

I see, thanks for clarifying that. We do a similar thing here with the 'enrichment programs', I actually have three periods of recording studio every week, which is quite a nice change - part from mastering songs we get to do the live audio for local bands that come into our school to perform. How many free periods do you have?

Yeah, that's basically what mine's like for Sixth Formers The only real rule is no shorts or short skirts before the Easter holidays (so before summer), and the majority of the girls break that (they're much harsher on the guys at my school for some reason, which seems really unfair, and I have no idea why).

Haha well my college isn't even as harsh as that! There's kind of an 'anything goes' policy

I would say 20-30 minutes revision per subject everyday, that way you don't go overboard while still retaining any new pieces if information you have learnt from lessons.

If you want, you can log some extra hours over the weekend but that's up to you.

At my college I'll have 4.5hrs of teaching time per week per AS, and my college recommends that we spend an additional 4.5hrs studying independently. Most people completely ignore this recommendation, but I think I'll try to stick to it because I'm feeling reaaaally academically motivated (at the moment, anyway ). I won't be 'revising' per se, but simply re-writing notes and perhaps preparing/planning revision resources for when I start actually revising properly for the exams.

Seriously? That's stricter than most workplaces... are you at private school then? I would be really annoyed if that was the dress code at my school - not to mention my family would struggle to afford it, especially after they forked out to send me to Madagascar with Scouts this summer.

So half an hour everyday (weekdays) and an hour in the weekend? If I stick to this, I'll hopefully keep on top of things.

Guys, are you taking 3 or 4 AS-levels?

I'm still not sure whether to do Spanish, geology and *either biology or chemistry*, or all 4 of those subjects. I think I'm prooobably theoretically capable of doing 4 AS subjects in terms of intelligence, but I think I'd be able to cope psychologically and mentally much better with just 3. ...I stress uncontrollably
Also, doing one less subject would give me an additional 4.5hrs each week to work harder for the ones I am doing, meaning the chances are I'd achieve higher grades in my 3 subjects. Hmmmm, I don't know :/

By the way, I kinda plan to do a Spanish degree at either Southampton, Sheffield, or East Anglia (entry requirements in the region of AAB–AAA ish), if that is something to consider.

Yeh private school.. I know it's ridiculous!! We aren't even allowed to wear a smart dress with a blazer, they are so strict.


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Oh wow! That sounds cool

Well, this is how my college works:
We get 4.5 hours of teaching each week per AS. Most people seem to do 4 AS-levels, so in total that's 18 hours in total of lesson time. A full week would be 35 hours, so it's about a 50/50 split of class and free period When you haven't got a lesson you don't have to be at college though so it's not like everyone is just hanging around for half of the time haha, you've just got to make sure you turn up for lessons!
All the free time can get a bit annoying though because sometimes you have nothing to do if there's a free period inconveniently in the middle of the day or something and there's not always enough time to go home/shopping

You can't even wear a smart dress? That's pretty extreme! I used to really want to go to private school, there's much more emphasis on actually working there (or at least, outsiders get that impression) and I thought I would work harder and get less distracted in that sort of environment.

We're doing exactly the same subjects? That's awesome I don't actually know anyone else taking the same subjects as me, most people at my school are discouraged from it (because it's 'too stressful' for the tiny minded people at a comprehensive to cope with. Ughh )

Do you still have to wear school uniform for Sixth Form? At my school Sixth Formers can just wear normal clothes...

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