I can’t change subjects and I don’t know what to do

It’s December yr12 I asked my form tutor if I can change bio to geography he said it’s too late. I asked someone more senior they said the same.
I feel helpless. They if I really want to do it I have to start over next year at a new sixth form but I don’t want to do that.

I just hate the content and I don’t want to do anything medical. I kinda wanna do geography or environmental sciences at uni and I know you don’t have to do geography but i feel like I wouldn’t get on because I didn’t do it. I know geography a level is hard but I feel like I would be less stressed and I really enjoyed it at gcse. I’m just going to stick with it as I have to. I’m going to book in with the careers advisor but he can’t really help me change subjects. I should have done it earlier as my sixth form is kind of strict. I feel stupid and idk what to do at uni I feel like all my friends have everything figured out. Doing geography would have made more options open for me and the degree options I want for example geography or environmental sciences and if I want to apply to a Russell I might need geography.

I’m going to try to enjoy it but it’s too hard I don’t enjoy it and I know I’m going to fail it and I don’t want to be an academic failure as I got quite good grades at gcse.

At this point I just need reassurance and I need to try hard and try not to dwell on it.
If anyone else has not been able to switch an a level how did you go about it?
as idk if I should get my parents involved even tho I know the sixth form won’t do much as my form tutor said the answer from everyone is no. I could email my head of sixth form but I know she’ll say no and I don’t want to compromise my place. Or I could get my mum to email them.

(edited 2 months ago)

Reply 1

sigmaseb

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by menacing-orderin

It’s December yr12 I asked my form tutor if I can change bio to geography he said it’s too late. I asked someone more senior they said the same.
I feel helpless. They if I really want to do it I have to start over next year at a new sixth form but I don’t want to do that.
I just hate the content and I don’t want to do anything medical. I kinda wanna do geography or environmental sciences at uni and I know you don’t have to do geography but i feel like I wouldn’t get on because I didn’t do it. I know geography a level is hard but I feel like I would be less stressed and I really enjoyed it at gcse. I’m just going to stick with it as I have to. I’m going to book in with the careers advisor but he can’t really help me change subjects. I should have done it earlier as my sixth form is kind of strict. I feel stupid and idk what to do at uni I feel like all my friends have everything figured out. Doing geography would have made more options open for me and the degree options I want for example geography or environmental sciences and if I want to apply to a Russell I might need geography.
I’m going to try to enjoy it but it’s too hard I don’t enjoy it and I know I’m going to fail it and I don’t want to be an academic failure as I got quite good grades at gcse.
At this point I just need reassurance and I need to try hard and try not to dwell on it

I would say definitely get your parents/carers involved with the school because this is YOUR future not theirs, if they say it's too late that's not their problem, it's yours. Don't let someones stubbornness affect your future.

Reply 2

PreciousDiamond

ngl its not late at all - get your parents involved asap

Reply 3

menacing-orderin

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by PreciousDiamond

ngl its not late at all - get your parents involved asap

My sixth form is quite strict and I feel like they won’t budge even with parents and I feel embarrassed about asking my parents now as it’s waaay too late and the sixth form might ask me to start elsewhere which I reallllly do not want to do.