starting alevels in sept 2024, i need advice (ps this might be a rant)

Hi.
I just finsihed gcses and now im at the stage of my summer holidays where im just so so bored and tired. my dad is quite strict so i cant really go out with friends or in general go out. so im just at home, bored out my mind. ive been trying to lose weight but its sooo difficult. i just keep eating even when im not hungry just because i want to bite and chew on something. i attempted rosie grahms 30 day summer challenge and i did the first 3 days and omg that burn?? ive never felt a burn like that and it was good. but its been 20 days since i attempted it and now im back to being lazy again. i recently turned 16 and im trying to learn my dvsa theory for next year. im trying to get an upgraded phone but its kinda difficult with my dad. my plan is to hopefully get a phone and just remove my socials and work on myself. i want to start a yt channel and just make vlogs abt my day-to-day life just for fun. im not rlly expecting loads of likes or subscribers but it would kinda help. BUT thats only if i even make one.

academically, im so stupid. like ive been failing classes since y7 and now im y11, im just at an all time low. i do triple science and it was the best but worst decision of my life. best: i moved bands and found new, genuine friends and dropped the fake ones. i stopped getting into dumb arguments and actually realised the stakes of gcse. worst: im failing it. IM SO DUMB. like everyone in my class is getting above 7s and 8s when im the only one stuck here getting a measly 3. i used to be on a U(ungraded) for all of my sciences but im on a 3 now. not a big difference. im seriously scared for results day 2024 because phys paper 2 was so bad. i acc hated it.
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i dont know what i want to do in life. i know i want my future job to be somehting that helps people but i feel like im too dumb for medicine and also 5 years min devoted to a subject that is very high demand??? idk.

i want to do psycology, biology and english lit for a levels. but i need miniumum a 7 for bio and psyc ☠☠. im decent at eng lit so ik i can do that hopefully.

someone give me advice please and im sorry to those who acctually read this childish teenage rant

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imxa6

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Original post by Anonymous

Hi.
I just finsihed gcses and now im at the stage of my summer holidays where im just so so bored and tired. my dad is quite strict so i cant really go out with friends or in general go out. so im just at home, bored out my mind. ive been trying to lose weight but its sooo difficult. i just keep eating even when im not hungry just because i want to bite and chew on something. i attempted rosie grahms 30 day summer challenge and i did the first 3 days and omg that burn?? ive never felt a burn like that and it was good. but its been 20 days since i attempted it and now im back to being lazy again. i recently turned 16 and im trying to learn my dvsa theory for next year. im trying to get an upgraded phone but its kinda difficult with my dad. my plan is to hopefully get a phone and just remove my socials and work on myself. i want to start a yt channel and just make vlogs abt my day-to-day life just for fun. im not rlly expecting loads of likes or subscribers but it would kinda help. BUT thats only if i even make one.
academically, im so stupid. like ive been failing classes since y7 and now im y11, im just at an all time low. i do triple science and it was the best but worst decision of my life. best: i moved bands and found new, genuine friends and dropped the fake ones. i stopped getting into dumb arguments and actually realised the stakes of gcse. worst: im failing it. IM SO DUMB. like everyone in my class is getting above 7s and 8s when im the only one stuck here getting a measly 3. i used to be on a U(ungraded) for all of my sciences but im on a 3 now. not a big difference. im seriously scared for results day 2024 because phys paper 2 was so bad. i acc hated it.
.
i dont know what i want to do in life. i know i want my future job to be somehting that helps people but i feel like im too dumb for medicine and also 5 years min devoted to a subject that is very high demand??? idk.
i want to do psycology, biology and english lit for a levels. but i need miniumum a 7 for bio and psyc ☠☠. im decent at eng lit so ik i can do that hopefully.
someone give me advice please and im sorry to those who acctually read this childish teenage rant

hi
i actually really relate to you on another level, seems like we have a very similar personal life like reading this made me feel frickin seen (on everything apart from grades icl) i'm also at the bored summer stage, n i wish i could go out w my friends 😭i so agree with the eating but not hungry thing, but props to u for acc trying to workout i cba its so bad bc i wanna lose weight too. also tryna get an upgraded phone, lets see if it works haha. vlogging is so fun i would defos subscribe if you tried! i'm terrified for results day, but tbh GCSEs don't even matter as long as you get 5s/6s in maths n eng ur good.
i want to do med, i think 5 yrs is a lot but it will hopefully be worth it in the end. i think if u rlly want to do med its defos worth thinking ab, and trying to get the grades for its worth. i'm doing triple science, maths n english in yr 12/s5, n im looking forward to all my courses except God damn eng. praying u get 7s in the sciences xx the rant was fun, it feels good to get ur feelings out innit
anything else u need advice on do not hesitate to ask pls xx i hv too much free time on my hands hahah

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Anonymous #2

Original post by Anonymous

Hi.
I just finsihed gcses and now im at the stage of my summer holidays where im just so so bored and tired. my dad is quite strict so i cant really go out with friends or in general go out. so im just at home, bored out my mind. ive been trying to lose weight but its sooo difficult. i just keep eating even when im not hungry just because i want to bite and chew on something. i attempted rosie grahms 30 day summer challenge and i did the first 3 days and omg that burn?? ive never felt a burn like that and it was good. but its been 20 days since i attempted it and now im back to being lazy again. i recently turned 16 and im trying to learn my dvsa theory for next year. im trying to get an upgraded phone but its kinda difficult with my dad. my plan is to hopefully get a phone and just remove my socials and work on myself. i want to start a yt channel and just make vlogs abt my day-to-day life just for fun. im not rlly expecting loads of likes or subscribers but it would kinda help. BUT thats only if i even make one.
academically, im so stupid. like ive been failing classes since y7 and now im y11, im just at an all time low. i do triple science and it was the best but worst decision of my life. best: i moved bands and found new, genuine friends and dropped the fake ones. i stopped getting into dumb arguments and actually realised the stakes of gcse. worst: im failing it. IM SO DUMB. like everyone in my class is getting above 7s and 8s when im the only one stuck here getting a measly 3. i used to be on a U(ungraded) for all of my sciences but im on a 3 now. not a big difference. im seriously scared for results day 2024 because phys paper 2 was so bad. i acc hated it.
.
i dont know what i want to do in life. i know i want my future job to be somehting that helps people but i feel like im too dumb for medicine and also 5 years min devoted to a subject that is very high demand??? idk.
i want to do psycology, biology and english lit for a levels. but i need miniumum a 7 for bio and psyc ☠☠. im decent at eng lit so ik i can do that hopefully.
someone give me advice please and im sorry to those who acctually read this childish teenage rant

Hey girl I litch understand you so much. I want to do Bio chem and psych but I'm so scared I'm not getting the 6 in maths to do them 🤢 don't think you're dumb bc everyone else is innately intelligent. Do ur best to get ur mum to help plead ur case when ur at the interview for your sixth forms because that's what I'm going to do. Use chatgpt to mske your case more pitiable. I know you're gonna thrive in your subjects. I wanna do medicine and ive dedicated my whole life (16 yrs) to becoming a cardiologist. My science grades (triple but I chose combined last minute because usually grade boundaries are low as my chem teacher said 9-9 is better than 7s across the board) are usually good but maths ive never gotten a 6. I thought I did fine in maths until I saw the mark schemes 😔 what im saying is that you're probably too smart to fail so don't sweat it! When I think about results day I feel so nauseous but try and calculate your average point score. Most sixth-forms require an aps of 6 or 7. Use all the worst case scenarios to make yourself feel better. You've got this! Make a yt channel as well. I've been thinking about posting stuff on there and Pinterest too! Do what makes u happy. If you start any of those let me know and I'll follow or subscribe xx good luck girl

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Original post by Anonymous

Hey girl I litch understand you so much. I want to do Bio chem and psych but I'm so scared I'm not getting the 6 in maths to do them 🤢 don't think you're dumb bc everyone else is innately intelligent. Do ur best to get ur mum to help plead ur case when ur at the interview for your sixth forms because that's what I'm going to do. Use chatgpt to mske your case more pitiable. I know you're gonna thrive in your subjects. I wanna do medicine and ive dedicated my whole life (16 yrs) to becoming a cardiologist. My science grades (triple but I chose combined last minute because usually grade boundaries are low as my chem teacher said 9-9 is better than 7s across the board) are usually good but maths ive never gotten a 6. I thought I did fine in maths until I saw the mark schemes 😔 what im saying is that you're probably too smart to fail so don't sweat it! When I think about results day I feel so nauseous but try and calculate your average point score. Most sixth-forms require an aps of 6 or 7. Use all the worst case scenarios to make yourself feel better. You've got this! Make a yt channel as well. I've been thinking about posting stuff on there and Pinterest too! Do what makes u happy. If you start any of those let me know and I'll follow or subscribe xx good luck girl

I meant everyone is innately smart * sorry for the typo

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username7189472

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Original post by Anonymous

Hey girl I litch understand you so much. I want to do Bio chem and psych but I'm so scared I'm not getting the 6 in maths to do them 🤢 don't think you're dumb bc everyone else is innately intelligent. Do ur best to get ur mum to help plead ur case when ur at the interview for your sixth forms because that's what I'm going to do. Use chatgpt to mske your case more pitiable. I know you're gonna thrive in your subjects. I wanna do medicine and ive dedicated my whole life (16 yrs) to becoming a cardiologist. My science grades (triple but I chose combined last minute because usually grade boundaries are low as my chem teacher said 9-9 is better than 7s across the board) are usually good but maths ive never gotten a 6. I thought I did fine in maths until I saw the mark schemes 😔 what im saying is that you're probably too smart to fail so don't sweat it! When I think about results day I feel so nauseous but try and calculate your average point score. Most sixth-forms require an aps of 6 or 7. Use all the worst case scenarios to make yourself feel better. You've got this! Make a yt channel as well. I've been thinking about posting stuff on there and Pinterest too! Do what makes u happy. If you start any of those let me know and I'll follow or subscribe xx good luck girl

Omg same girl I’m terrified for maths ! Markschemes all over TikTok didn’t help aha, I think distraction is the best thing to do at this point. Please give tips on how to plead your case though !😭🫶🏼

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Anonymous #3

Original post by Anonymous

Hi.
I just finsihed gcses and now im at the stage of my summer holidays where im just so so bored and tired. my dad is quite strict so i cant really go out with friends or in general go out. so im just at home, bored out my mind. ive been trying to lose weight but its sooo difficult. i just keep eating even when im not hungry just because i want to bite and chew on something. i attempted rosie grahms 30 day summer challenge and i did the first 3 days and omg that burn?? ive never felt a burn like that and it was good. but its been 20 days since i attempted it and now im back to being lazy again. i recently turned 16 and im trying to learn my dvsa theory for next year. im trying to get an upgraded phone but its kinda difficult with my dad. my plan is to hopefully get a phone and just remove my socials and work on myself. i want to start a yt channel and just make vlogs abt my day-to-day life just for fun. im not rlly expecting loads of likes or subscribers but it would kinda help. BUT thats only if i even make one.
academically, im so stupid. like ive been failing classes since y7 and now im y11, im just at an all time low. i do triple science and it was the best but worst decision of my life. best: i moved bands and found new, genuine friends and dropped the fake ones. i stopped getting into dumb arguments and actually realised the stakes of gcse. worst: im failing it. IM SO DUMB. like everyone in my class is getting above 7s and 8s when im the only one stuck here getting a measly 3. i used to be on a U(ungraded) for all of my sciences but im on a 3 now. not a big difference. im seriously scared for results day 2024 because phys paper 2 was so bad. i acc hated it.
.
i dont know what i want to do in life. i know i want my future job to be somehting that helps people but i feel like im too dumb for medicine and also 5 years min devoted to a subject that is very high demand??? idk.
i want to do psycology, biology and english lit for a levels. but i need miniumum a 7 for bio and psyc ☠☠. im decent at eng lit so ik i can do that hopefully.
someone give me advice please and im sorry to those who acctually read this childish teenage rant

First off, it's a good thing that you're trying to better yourself. Don't give up on your weight loss journey and revise for you're theory driving exam! I'm also surrounded with very smart people and it's just so exhausting to always be the person who isn't doing great, I'm waiting for my A-level results and I'm terrified, I keep having nightmares. Also don't be so hard on yourself, going for a U to a 3 is a good achievement, sure its not an 8 but you improved nonetheless and for that, you should be proud - its better than staying at a U.

Many people fail GCSEs, some people also fail A-levels but they still are able to get into jobs like medicine. It just takes more work and more time but it's not impossible. I didn't know what to do because I don't enjoy anything so I just settled for something safe and something that could get me money. If you don't like the sound of 5 years in a very intense industry, I would recommenced that you look at something else in the mean time, keep you're options broad. This will be handy for Alevels too.

I don't know how easy to is to get famous on youtube but I would have thought it would be easier to get more popular on tiktok as it's so easy to just blow up. Even I have gained 80K in a video just by chance. I do think tiktok is much more safer especially for a beginner. But thats just me. If you prefer youtube, then go for it because motivation is what matters the most. Not only this but you can sell stuff on apps like depop. I was very skeptical at first because it sounded difficult but it's actually very simple.
Also, don't think your hopeless. I also wasn't good at academics or just school in general but I found out that I like learning languages whereas my friends don't. You just have to try stuff and see what clicks. You can try with gardening, drawing, knitting/crocheting, cooking/baking, reading, vlogging(like you mentioned), coding etc. If I could go back, I would tell myself to find more hobbies because it's just more useful to pass the time and to put on your personal statement, plus you're more interesting. Don't let you're brain rot over summer because the end of the holiday will come and you will just regret how you spent your time - aka my whole life.

When it comes to food, I am also the type of person that just constantly wants something in their mouth so I understand how it feels. I would recommend drinking loads of water and wait 10 minutes because sometimes that can get rid of it. Also try to force yourself to eat fruit instead of snacks, when you crave something, just get an apple or banana instead. You could chew gum if you just like chewing or have ice if you want smt in you're mouth.

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mauurax

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Original post by aaiza_gb12

Omg same girl I’m terrified for maths ! Markschemes all over TikTok didn’t help aha, I think distraction is the best thing to do at this point. Please give tips on how to plead your case though !😭🫶🏼

Hey sorry for the late reply 😞 since I'm doing a remote meeting since I'll be on holiday. I'm going to plead and maybe ask a teacher from my old school to say that ik capable. Idk if it'll work but hopefully it will. Also going to cry and beg as a last resort... 😭 just thinking about it is making me tear up the predicated boundaries to get a 6 are looking unreasonable and unreachable ☹️☹️ really hope you're OK bc I'm feeling soooooo depressed bc of this I keep searching if grade boundaries will be high and second guessing my answers😖 try to get ur teachers or subject teacher to prove to your new school in writing 🧡🧡 hope it helps you (and me) girl xx ❤️

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Anonymous #4

Original post by Anonymous

Hi.
I just finsihed gcses and now im at the stage of my summer holidays where im just so so bored and tired. my dad is quite strict so i cant really go out with friends or in general go out. so im just at home, bored out my mind. ive been trying to lose weight but its sooo difficult. i just keep eating even when im not hungry just because i want to bite and chew on something. i attempted rosie grahms 30 day summer challenge and i did the first 3 days and omg that burn?? ive never felt a burn like that and it was good. but its been 20 days since i attempted it and now im back to being lazy again. i recently turned 16 and im trying to learn my dvsa theory for next year. im trying to get an upgraded phone but its kinda difficult with my dad. my plan is to hopefully get a phone and just remove my socials and work on myself. i want to start a yt channel and just make vlogs abt my day-to-day life just for fun. im not rlly expecting loads of likes or subscribers but it would kinda help. BUT thats only if i even make one.
academically, im so stupid. like ive been failing classes since y7 and now im y11, im just at an all time low. i do triple science and it was the best but worst decision of my life. best: i moved bands and found new, genuine friends and dropped the fake ones. i stopped getting into dumb arguments and actually realised the stakes of gcse. worst: im failing it. IM SO DUMB. like everyone in my class is getting above 7s and 8s when im the only one stuck here getting a measly 3. i used to be on a U(ungraded) for all of my sciences but im on a 3 now. not a big difference. im seriously scared for results day 2024 because phys paper 2 was so bad. i acc hated it.
.
i dont know what i want to do in life. i know i want my future job to be somehting that helps people but i feel like im too dumb for medicine and also 5 years min devoted to a subject that is very high demand??? idk.
i want to do psycology, biology and english lit for a levels. but i need miniumum a 7 for bio and psyc ☠☠. im decent at eng lit so ik i can do that hopefully.
someone give me advice please and im sorry to those who acctually read this childish teenage rant

life is **** alot of the times, I know. but when life ****s with you, **** it back.

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appreciate yourself from going from a U to a 3. studies can be hard, but any one can do well if they do them right. make notes for every subject, I suggest using Notion for your notes and watching study technique vids for GCSE to boost your grade. I suggest watching 'fayefilms', her advice is GREAT. if you're extra artsy like me, romanticise your notes and make it look pretty.
the reason I'm asking you to make notes is that once you've covered the syllabus actively, you can re-revise the notes until your exam so you wont have to cram or stress. You can also ask for tuition from your parents for subjects you find extra difficult.

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as for your weight loss issue, it is important to stay motivated, with either YouTube of Pinterest. start slow, and yoyu'll eventually see results and you will enjoy it. as a procrastinator, having a set routine is so IMPORTANT! I also have the munching issue, so I suggest taking sugar free chewing gums to keep your mouth busy. it'll also help you focus in studies.

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if your'e bored and tired, you wont be able to study productively. to fix that, you should start some hobbies and explore your passion. trust me Pinterest helps with that. your hobby and motivation could also be your yt channel which you should defo start. vlogs will challenge help you keep in check of your routine and accomplish everyday's study target.

You're not dumb, studying is not just your thing. In a levels you would be able to keeps subjects that you actually enjoy, so just keep working hard and all will go well.

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Anonymous #1

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Original post by imxa6

hi
i actually really relate to you on another level, seems like we have a very similar personal life like reading this made me feel frickin seen (on everything apart from grades icl) i'm also at the bored summer stage, n i wish i could go out w my friends 😭i so agree with the eating but not hungry thing, but props to u for acc trying to workout i cba its so bad bc i wanna lose weight too. also tryna get an upgraded phone, lets see if it works haha. vlogging is so fun i would defos subscribe if you tried! i'm terrified for results day, but tbh GCSEs don't even matter as long as you get 5s/6s in maths n eng ur good.
i want to do med, i think 5 yrs is a lot but it will hopefully be worth it in the end. i think if u rlly want to do med its defos worth thinking ab, and trying to get the grades for its worth. i'm doing triple science, maths n english in yr 12/s5, n im looking forward to all my courses except God damn eng. praying u get 7s in the sciences xx the rant was fun, it feels good to get ur feelings out innit
anything else u need advice on do not hesitate to ask pls xx i hv too much free time on my hands hahah

sorry for the late reply I geunilly did not think someone was going to read this thing let alone reply!!!

. its so refreshing to know that someone acc feels the way I do like its crazy to see. i rlly hope results day is good for you just 11 more days and we will know. i was actually going to post my first video but I forgotto edit it so maybe new video soon!! thanks for the encouragement tho your such a sweetheart and I do hope the rest of this summer does you some good!!!!

starting alevels in sept 2024, i need advice (ps this might be a rant)

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