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Bruh is anyone else bored as **** this summer

I literally feel like I have no purpose after my GCSEs. I've tried tonnes of new activities and went outside plenty but I've wanted school to start for weeks now.
Reply 1
yeah don't worry everyone is the same after GCSEs finish, I feel in a similar way after just finishing my A levels. When I finished GCSE I did a programming course on udemy to pass the time, there might be something on there that interests you?
Original post by Mabey
yeah don't worry everyone is the same after GCSEs finish, I feel in a similar way after just finishing my A levels. When I finished GCSE I did a programming course on udemy to pass the time, there might be something on there that interests you?

yeah I was doing a python course on codeacademy funny when I finished the first 'lesson' they wanted me to upgrade to pro to continue, which kind of killed my motivation for that unfortunately
Reply 3
Original post by ryanonq
yeah I was doing a python course on codeacademy funny when I finished the first 'lesson' they wanted me to upgrade to pro to continue, which kind of killed my motivation for that unfortunately

Ah damn. https://www.learnpython.org/ this is quite good, once you have done this you can look at some tutorials for cool things to do in python if you are still interested.
Reply 4
You're not alone. I start school in 2 weeks, and I haven't been happier lol. The only reasonable good thing I'm doing before then is go-karting with my friends for a few hours on August 18th.
Original post by ryanonq
I literally feel like I have no purpose after my GCSEs. I've tried tonnes of new activities and went outside plenty but I've wanted school to start for weeks now.

get a job !
Reply 6
Original post by neuronal
get a job !

Easier said than done... If you can though that is a good idea.
Original post by neuronal
get a job !

was thinking about it but I want to test the waters with a levels first to see how tough they are for the first month
Original post by neuronal
get a job !

was thinking about it but I want to test the waters with a levels first to see how tough they are for the first month

Original post by Mabey
Easier said than done... If you can though that is a good idea.

was thinking about volunteering but I need money
I find summers go too fast. Never manage to fit in everything that I want to.
Original post by sinfonietta
I find summers go too fast. Never manage to fit in everything that I want to.

some were like that for me, but now I'm just bored all the time. i try an activity and get bored in 5 minutes. im probably depressed again (not to be a white girl and throw that **** around lightly or anything)

edit: i instantly cringed on posting this
(edited 4 years ago)
Honestly I miss University a lot but I'm trying to keep myself busy with work and other experience.
Original post by sinfonietta
I find summers go too fast. Never manage to fit in everything that I want to.


I wish I could relive that experience faster. Once I get into university, I can imagine my view on Summer completely changing, but the last time I had a good Summer was back in the early years of High School.
Original post by Strelzo
I wish I could relive that experience faster. Once I get into university, I can imagine my view on Summer completely changing, but the last time I had a good Summer was back in the early years of High School.

I'm in my last summer before graduating uni (second degree). Summer feels far too short.
Original post by sinfonietta
I'm in my last summer before graduating uni (second degree). Summer feels far too short.


Yeah, I can see why then. I'm very aware of everything that you can do at University (I can't wait to start) so no wonder everything goes by so quickly. if anything, University will be the best time of our lives, and will be pretty depressing when you leave (ironically, as it's supposed to be great to get a job and earn money).
Original post by ryanonq
yeah I was doing a python course on codeacademy funny when I finished the first 'lesson' they wanted me to upgrade to pro to continue, which kind of killed my motivation for that unfortunately

There would also have been a less-visible button underneath it which would have allowed you to carry on for free without upgrading to Pro -- you can do all the lessons (on the Python 2 course at least -- there's very little noticable difference between Python 2 and 3 from a beginner point-of-view), the 'pro' subscription is only to unlock extra things like quizzes.

There's several other free Python courses available online too, but codecademy is the most beginner-friendly starting point which walks you through all the basic syntax, structure, finding/fixing errors, terminology, etc.
Here's a few more free ones if you're still interested in Python:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3072C720775B213E
https://www.py4e.com/
https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-0001-introduction-to-computer-science-and-programming-in-python-fall-2016/
http://greenteapress.com/wp/think-python-2e/
https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/index.html
https://pythonforbiologists.com/29-common-beginner-errors-on-one-page/
Original post by winterscoming
There would also have been a less-visible button underneath it which would have allowed you to carry on for free without upgrading to Pro -- you can do all the lessons (on the Python 2 course at least -- there's very little noticable difference between Python 2 and 3 from a beginner point-of-view), the 'pro' subscription is only to unlock extra things like quizzes.

There's several other free Python courses available online too, but codecademy is the most beginner-friendly starting point which walks you through all the basic syntax, structure, finding/fixing errors, terminology, etc.
Here's a few more free ones if you're still interested in Python:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3072C720775B213E
https://www.py4e.com/
https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-0001-introduction-to-computer-science-and-programming-in-python-fall-2016/
http://greenteapress.com/wp/think-python-2e/
https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/index.html
https://pythonforbiologists.com/29-common-beginner-errors-on-one-page/

Thank you I appreciate your help. Sorry for the late reply lol

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