The Current Year 9 Thread (2014-2015) Mark I

Hi everyone! I'm 14 and currently in Year 9. I've been lurking around TSR for a while now, but I finally feel like I should post something, since this does apply to me, haha.

I'm choosing History, French, Religious Studies and Triple Science for my options at GCSE, along with my school's compulsory subjects which are English Lang + Lit, Maths, Personal Development, PE(not looking forward to that one D: ) and Core Science. I'd like to do Further Maths, too, although I don't yet know whether my school offer this. I would really like to study Law one day, possibly at Cambridge, and I'm hoping my options will allow me to do so in the future. I'm unsure as to what PE course I'm going to be doing right now, as our school offers multiple courses, and they decide whether we do BTEC or GCSE, and even then, I'm not clear on the differences!

If anyone has any advice or anything on what I'm doing at GCSE, I would love to hear it! c:

Alongside school, I love horse riding, art, reading and running. ^^

Hi I just want you all to know that I've updated the first post (OP) again. I've added to the quotes, colour and to the "Meet the Y9s".

I've also added my own advice to you all for starting GCSEs/Year 10 because I know some of you guys have been requesting that In the "Useful Links" section you can find more advice from other people as well as a great article explaining the changes to GCSEs next year if you don't already know about it

Nicee..

Thanks

xx

The year 9 thread has been a bit neglected recently, fancy having our chats in here today? . (Though I have a 'monitoring point' to attend on campus, so will be unavailable between 1pm and 5pm )

Let's do it We've never talked here either so I doubt anyone knows us.

What's a monitoring point?

Basically, the University is required to register our attendance at University 4 or 5 times a term. It's like afternoon registration at school - it's just to check we're okay and still part of the University (as if we're absent for a term or something, the University is very good in checking up on us to make sure we're okay, need any help, have just fallen ill or something) . It was enforced last year due to visa problems for international students. It stops international students 'registering' with the University in order to get into the UK, then going and finding a job or work instead of attending, which is illegal

Oh right, that makes sense Is it something happening at all UK uni's then or just where you are?

Oh right, that makes sense Is it something happening at all UK uni's then or just where you are?

Well, all Unis are required to do it I think . There was a situation a couple of years ago when the police rescinded the visa rights of a London University because it was found to be being abused. There was an outcry as it damaged legitimate students as well as the fraudulent ones and I think this came about because of it

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Oh wow! How come it's about 4 hours then, the whole event?

Naah. The actual monitoring point is an hour's meeting. But it takes time to travel on to campus and back, plus I needed to go shopping and have some dinner

That makes sense Hope it all went smoothly and everything.



I see Glad it helped though. I'll get involved in the discussion properly on the thread soon if that's what you're referring to.

they start so young...

What do you mean? .

i mean that the threads are getting younger and younger. as in the poeple in them...


im in year 11.

How's everything going with you today?