Current Year 12 Thread Mark I (2013-2014)

Haha I agree though, I dislike bio, when you say you are dropping it as in for next year or now? Wait, so are you doing 6 a levels?

Dropping it after AS.

History AS I have as well, but yeah.

Ooh that sounds really interesting, is it nearby? I'll give you the details of the lab if you want, although it's a vet one so I doubt it would be interested. There's a bio lab right next to the farm actually, but I looked on the website and they only take relatives of staff for work experience :/



It's turned to **** .

The manager moved back to Ireland as he couldn't afford flights back every fortnight, and it's been downhill from there. The member of staff who was responsible for the animals on lower farm left (she was thinking of applying to be a vet nurse long before the manager left, but when staffing changes were happening animal welfare standards started to slip and she got upset and pissed off by this (and rightly so, I was too)). Now the animals down there just don't get cleaned out any more during the week, they sit in their **** and piss all week until the volunteers can come in at the weekend. That's bad enough, but I also really dislike the new managers. One of them is always trying to undermine the volunteers. We led ponies all summer, but now she doesn't trust us at all. Last time I went she said that being led by me was like 'being in a torture chamber' (verbatim) because I wasn't speaking, probably because I couldn't get a ****ing word in edgeways. Fair enough what she's saying, but I've been there over a year now and I've learned to use my judgement; some children are very young or very shy or do not speak English; it isn't always appropriate to chat. I don't appreciate being patronised by someone who doesn't even know the names of the ****ing animals. Oh yeah, the new managers are also sending the foal away unless his owner trains him for three hours per day (he's not even one year old, train him to do what, exactly). I'm royally pissed off and every time I think about the place I want to ****ing cry. I used to love it so much and now it is a hell hole, both for me and the animals forced to live there.

So yeah, I do still go there occasionally but I'm trying to pluck up the courage to say that they've broken the camel's back now. The only thing keeping me going is the animals, 'cause if the vols don't go they literally don't get cleaned out, but it's not healthy for me to be stressing out so much over a place I used to regard as my second home

So you are doing 7,cool! I am assuming some are self-taught, which ones are or have you done some as's already? Is your school supportive?

self taught maths a2 and history as, they're done.

Doing 4 AS this year, then dropping bio and French and doing f.maths A2 in class... And self teach French a2.

And new school, but I guess so!

I'm in awe!! So what will do next year if you are pretty much done now, or are you applying for uni this year? How do you find the time/motivation, or are you a child prodigy?

Why? I didn't get an A* or anything

No next year f.maths, chem, physics and French A2

What grades have you got so far, what do you want to study? I'm starting think you are a child genius

Nah, you'll be fine ^_^ To be honest I don't expect to get the lab place either but if you don't ask, you don't get right? I'm determined to make the most of this summer, it's going to be put to good use

If you won't say where then what sort of industry is it in?

Yh I'm alright, me and animals do not go well together :P I might try that lab anyways as they might take people on from my school

That is honestly disgusting such a shame , I'm glad you still go occasionally though. Hope things start to improve soon! Have you said anything to whoever is in charge about the conditions ?

You still looking to use the Nuffield Foundation?

Nah, I was keen but I dislike the fact that you have to spend six weeks at the same place so I'm trying to organise my own placements. How about you?

I don't really see the problem with that, so yeah I'm kind of hopeful for it

A bit disappointed I won't have someone else doing it to discuss it with now

Ahh noooo, sorry for the abandonment . Thing is, I still have no bloody idea what I want to do with my life so I'm trying to aim for variety as well as quantity when it comes to work experience. Much though I'd love to spend six weeks at a lab, I'm also trying to do other things. It's a shame that the scheme isn't offered to people finishing year 13, I'd totally do it then if it were.

Where are you hoping to go?

No idea, that's why I let them help me

If it's actually six weeks I might not be able to do it, I have to go back to see family in Oz at some point

I'm doing M1 at the moment what other modules are you doing this year?