dropping out of sixth form

I study Maths physics chemistry and sociology so if you need help message me. But in regards to a business degree you don’t have to have studied business as A level business is regarded as a “easy” subject and most of the content is retaught in first year. Try and do as many essay questions as possible and get you’re teacher to mark it for you. Check examiner reports for feedback on questions students found easy or hard.

i literally said im not interested in uni or any sort of degree. i would be doing business for my own knowledge, not for that scam called uni that sets u up for life with dept and no job guarranteed

Exams may be cancelled in 2022 bc of covid19 I reckon stay with A levels

Don't drop out a B/C is A level looks better than a D/M in BTEC

I don't understand where you're getting this information from - they literally are no different to each other. BTEC's are just the more practical version of an a-level - it literally stands for Business and Technology Education Council. If she wants to do business, its a no brainer.

She doesn’t want to do business for further education she’s just interested in being a businesswoman

She doesn’t want to do business for further education she’s just interested in being a businesswoman

I understand - but you need the knowledge to become a business person anyway.

but I'm doing some quite irrelevant subjects like sociology, criminology and media

I am in my first year of college and I'm studying 3 a levels, media studies, criminology, and sociology. my secondary school teachers always told me that i perform better under non exam conditions which means i do better in course work and that i should chose a more hands on subject and preferably a BTEC, but my stupid self took it as an insult, BTEC seemed like the easy option for those who didnt do well in school. now that im studying 3 ESSAY SUBJECTS, with my only weakness in school being essay writting, im debating wether i did the right thing buy choosing these subjects. in addition i live very far from the college so travel (although not a problem right this second as we're in lockdown using remote learning) is very expensive and tiring as i have to go across london. this leaves me very unmotivated and exhausted. i am really struggling and im even getting warnings of being thrown out due to my poor grades and keeping up with the tons of work. i am thinking to change to a local college that is a short bus ride from home that offers BTECs (as my college doesnt) and study a level 3 business BTEC. i am not too worried about uni as im not very keen on going, so i dont care if thats what unis want. I always wanted to study business but missed my maths grade and had to do all three subjects that i never had the intention of studying. so I'm thinking, should i leave? have a fresh start, study what I'm passionate about, be able to focus on that one subject, be more local but spend that extra year in college but achieve a decent grade rather than finishing my a levels with grades z.

someone help, am i doing the right thing?


ps.i aspire to be a business woman in the future, so i know its something im really passionate about

I know this isn’t helpful anymore seeing as it was 3 months ago but I, a year 11 student in a similar boat with not knowing what to choose, would have said yes. I think you’ve already made up your mind and if you don’t believe you can really get those results you need then you’re in that mindset and it generally won’t improve, if you understand what I mean. I hope you’re doing well now though and hopefully settled in if you’re still doing the a levels, I wish you the best of luck.

Hey so I actually ended up dropping out and going to a local college. I have a few things to say about my experience. One, I low-key miss my old college even with it being full of weird and quirky people 😂, but I slightly miss that now bc my college now is full of roadmen and people without a personality or a distinct identity. And overall the college I dropped out into is a **** college and is known to be one of the worst in the area. HOWEVER, changing courses and studying something that I actually care about and want to do well in (business btec) has made school a lot more bearable and makes me want to go to school and not miss any work. In the ideal world, I would have restated my education in the old college expect did business btec, however they don’t offer that there so what a bummer. Overall I think it’s going ok, asides my school now being very bland and a place you don’t really wanna linger about in. I hope whatever situation you are in is going well for you, always listen to what your mind and heart is telling you, and go for it, even if it seems scary. Especially if you’re prioritising your education and not ur comfort, school is temporary, qualifications are permanent.