St Dominic's Sixth form College

ah thank you!! how is physics? i hear it's one of the hardest of the STEM a-levels to do which is pretty intimidating but hopefully it's not too bad good luck for your a-levels

hi guys i'm in year 11 rn and have just been accepted into the sixth forms for st doms and nower hill (the school i'm currently doing my gcses at) and am predicted ten grade 9s and one grade 8. for anyone who's at st doms right now, how is it? i haven't heard the best thing but i loved how the school looked and the way it was organised when i went to its open evening.
i really want to get into oxford and get 4A*s in my a levels to do astrophysics. my a-level choices rn are physics, maths, further maths and computer science so if any of you are studying these at st doms, how are the departments and how good is the teaching for each overall?
thanks sm

It depends on the person, So far, It is my Easiest A Level and I'm working at a B, But I believe it should become much harder for Year 13. I wouldn't jump to a conclusion and say Physics is easy, but so far, it has gone well for me. Another thing is that many schools decide when to teach certain topics, for example, Mechanics may be taught in September in some schools and February in others.

Hey, I'm studying pretty much the same things as you (changing CS for chem) and it's very nice there! The teachers are good (the best I've had so far), and the work is interesting.

oh wow that's great!! thanks so much, i've been literally torn the past few months deciding whether to stay at my school for sixth form or go there so this has helped immensely
also, for further maths at st doms, do you study maths in the first year and do the a-level at the end of year 12 (and then move on to do further maths in year 13)?

Mix of maths and further maths for both years.

Guys Im in year 11 and I missed the application form during the year but they reopened the application form and I did apply to it and they said that I should submit my results on results day and then they will see if they have space after the enrolment period and select the students with the right subjects and best grades, if I get 8s in math bio and chem do u tgibk they would accept me as their minimum requirement is a 776 for those 3 subjects

Guys Im in year 11 and I missed the application form during the year but they reopened the application form and I did apply to it and they said that I should submit my results on results day and then they will see if they have space after the enrolment period and select the students with the right subjects and best grades, if I get 8s in math bio and chem do u tgibk they would accept me as their minimum requirement is a 776 for those 3 subjects

Hey, I'm studying pretty much the same things as you (changing CS for chem) and it's very nice there! The teachers are good (the best I've had so far), and the work is interesting.

yeah their average grade entry requirement is a 6, so tally up all your results (that you think you might get) and average them
it ofc isn't guaranteed as there's quite a few people on the waiting list also competing for a place (who also have to submit their results on results day) but it's definitely worth the try because 8s are amazing
as long as your other grades are pretty balanced you have a good chance of getting in

Is there a chance u get excepted by a U, even though ur avg is like 7, coz of french.. she gassed me to take higher, and it isn't looking good now

Would they make room for me even if there isn't space if I did get 8s in the subject I picked and higher then the average grade