uk college tips

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Revise as you study - it will save you a lot of grief when it comes to exam period

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The best students work on a 60 hour week schedule, and 50% of the time is spent learning, and the other 50% of the time revising

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Do work experience or internships in the careers that you want during college if you can, if not get an internship during university at the latest

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Keep yourself organised and stick to your schedule

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Do a lot of past papers under timed conditions as part of your revision

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Try to finish the material for your subjects a few months before April of the year that you sit your exams

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Exam strategy and technique is almost as important as knowing the material

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Look up tips on how to improve on your grades from YouTube, especially if the YouTuber has achieved the A*/A grades for your specific subject

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Make as many friends as you can, and continue doing so once you reach uni. Your network can do wonders when you look for jobs.

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Learn speed reading and touch typing when possible. It takes about 12 hours to learn, and then you need a lot of practice.

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Learn to drive during the summer or right after your exams.

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If you haven't picked your subjects yet, consider what career you want before you look at degrees (if applicable). Once you have picked your degrees at the specific unis that you want to do them at, look at their entry requirements. Never presume that you need to do the subjects at A Level in order to do them at degree level or do them for a job; this principle doesn't apply as much as you may think. In more cases than not, you don't need a degree for a job that you want.

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When looking for a job, do not presume your academic achievements mean everything.

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When picking subjects, try to pick subjects that complement each other since if they are too different from each other you might have difficulty doing well in all 3.

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Bring: paper, ring binder, pens, approved calculators (if doing maths)

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Volunteering opportunities in my opinion are nice, but they don't exactly help that much with employment

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If your ideal job allows you to put together a portfolio of work to showcase to employers, do so e.g. programming, design, art, music, writing, etc.

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Keep in touch with your friends after college; these are probably amongst the closest people who you would have lifelong friendships with