Sixth Form College Puns

I’m currently enrolled at sixth from and i’m studying Law, Sociology, and English Language, however i’ve realised that A-Levels aren’t for me and that i’d rather be at college.

Is there any way i’d be able to leave sixth from, apply for college, and start the course I want to study in September this year? Or if I left sixth form would the college I apply to reject me because of things like my attendance in sixth form etc.

if anyone has done this, i’d appreciate a response .

i’m in year 12. i’m taking courses that i thought i’d enjoy. snd tbh- i really enjoyed the first few months. but about a month and a bit ago i started experiencing extreme harassment from one kid. stalking, following me around and touching me quite a lot.

i had a bunch of people come up to me to ask me to be careful because he was a very dangerous individual. i don’t feel comfortable saying what he did again, but there were videos and screenshots of him harassing the other person and doing a lot more. shit that could probably put you on the register/get you arrested. snd he saw me as nothing but a fetish (as i am trans and he liked that, and some other things).

so i reported it to the college. but the college refused to do anything, except tell him to fuck off. as a result- the kid who went with me to report him and i have started to feel like the college is targeting us. especially my friend who reported it with me, because he got upset they weren’t doing anything and kept chasing it up. our friend group- whilst not the best students, have started to be threatened with more disaplinaries then usual- and i feel sick. the kid who did all this and had all this proof against him is getting nothing, but we are getting threatened with disaplinaries for missing classes over our mental health or standing on a metal grate or w/e.

they wouldn’t even move him out of my classes despite the amount of proof.

this is impacting my learning so fucking much. i can’t sleep properly, i go into college with a shittone of anxiety- especially on days when he’s in my class. i’m forgetting to do assignments more then usual and i keep thinking about just straight up running away from it all. not to mention, i had a break down in the canteen once where i started screaming and crying and i collapsed to the floor and couldn’t breathe and had to be consoled by my friends; after i was told the college wasn’t doing anything because it really hurt and i knew that the next year was going to be hell.

i thought people would understand why i want to move. i feel my health and my education is being impacted here. but not one person i’ve spoken to about it has said i should move or agreed with me about that) my friends and my older sister).

i really feel that this is going to hurt me further if i stay but people keep telling me not to drop out or change schools because “it’s hard to change courses snd schools mid year.” and “i

I've been putting of this application for a while now since only one of the two colleges im applying for required a personal statement but now its getting closer to the deadline and I have no idea what I'm supposed to do in regards to my personal statement, can someone pls help?

Currently, I'm doing my applications to apply for sixth form and colleges. I'm unsure on how I'm meant to submit my application as I've heard from many that they have already submitted their applications. The form requires us to input our gcse grades or predicted grades. I'm unsure if I can enter only my predicted grades and submit the application. I'm just confused on how this will work since we haven't done our final exam yet, but people can still submit their forms? How would that work out? Can I submit my application without any final grades?

Like the subjects I’m predicted good for I don’t particularly like and the subjects I’m scraping a pass I really like.

I’m not even taking that many GCSEs compared to most people like if I pass them all I leave with 7.

Predictions:

Maths - 5 English (language and literature) - 8 Science - 6/6 Music - 5 Art - 4

Like I was gonna carry on with art and even though the colleges around me just want a four to get into the course it’s a bit off putting.

Yeah idk the point of this post I’m just annoyed. Maybe I should revise or some shit.

Also I’m taking higher maths but if I’m predicted a 5 there’s no point in that I don’t think???

Does anyone have any advice on how to begin a personal statement and what content to cover?

So I’m gonna change schools next year to go to a sixth form college and I have the chance to be a few months into T when I start there so being stealth might be a possibility. I’m just trying to decide if I should try and go stealth, but it’s never been an option for me before so I don’t know if I’d like it. I came out halfway through high school so everyone knows my deadname, which is part of the reason I don’t want to stay at this school but also a lot of the jokes I tell are about me being trans so I might accidentally out myself

Hi, just asking what you believe is the best sixth form college in London that specialises in STEM? I’m planning on taking biology, chemistry and maths for A-levels. For reference I am planning to take a medicine course in uni thanks😃

Hi,

I'm look for colleges to apply to for my younger brother. He wants to take Biology and Chemistry A levels and any third subject.

We will be applying to Loreto, Xaverian and Aquinas. Is there any other colleges doing A levels and even sixth forms that he could apply to.

Thank you!!

I’ve struggled to make new friends at sixth form, and it’s not that I don’t want to or am against it, I’m just not a very talkative person. I have a group of friends, but it seems like they’ve managed it, and so when I’m not doing revision and have a free period, it feels like I don’t really have a place. I spend time looking around school for them, but no one is really looking for me. They’re also able to link up and meet with each other so quickly that it confuses me. they also got lucky with timetables, so some of them are together for classes, but I have no one that I’m close with in mine.

playing whilst being a professional, like in the third tier upwards

Hi, I am doing my sixth form college applications and one of the questions is to write about the culture of my current schools environment. My current (secondary) school experience has not gone well and there have been more negatives that positives. I have ADHD and dyslexia so I have some points in my head but I’m not really sure as to how to actually write it. My school experience has had more negatives than positives. There were many bullies, I have had many mental and physical health issues that have impacted my grades, the school has not made that easier by being discriminatory and threatening to kick me out based on those issues. Anyways, I don’t know how to honestly write this without sounding informal to an admissions committee. I have no idea as to how to spin this experience into something that will make my colleges think of me as an asset rather than a liability. If any help can be gives as to how to write it, that would be great.

Surely the benefits would far outweigh the costs? Boost education on physical and mental health and well-being, reduce referrals to GPs/NHS, and potentially reduce increasing levels of chronic illnesses (obesity, anxiety, etc.)

Hello all.

I'm 17, currently in my 1st term of as level at a college. I'm studying physics, maths and chemistry.

Here's the issue, I've been going to a large college for a while now and some things have become evident to me.

1. A lot of time is wasted during my college day. It's an hours bus journey there and back, meaning 2 hours of my day is lost - any attempt to study on the bus is futile, often people have to sit next to me which simply means I don't have enough room to study.
2. Finding a place to study and eat in my college is really hard - most of the centers for pupils are filled up, especially the places for eating. This generally means that during the day, I have to decide whether to eat or study. This also takes a chunk out of my day.
3. I have major test anxiety - I have been under performing due to a panic that sets in upon opening a test. This could be caused by the environment of college life. This is, however, something I'm willing to overcome and work towards reducing.

A lot of the time, I'm getting home fairly late - not to mention that I work twice a week. This leaves me with enough time to study, but not a lot of time to do things that I enjoy and I tend to not function well without time to unwind.

So here's the thing. I went to a community college in my town, which also has a sixth form. I had little intention of going to the college until my small sixth form said they couldn't run Chem as not a lot of people chose it. So off I went to the big college.

I am not deciding whether or not to return to the sixth form and instead study Maths, Physics and Com Sci. I adore chemistry, however I think I'll also enjoy computer science. Although it will be hard leaving it behind, and I'm worried I'll regret it.

I'm about half a term in, and catching up isn't too much of a worry with the exception of computer science but even still I'm sure I'll be ok, I have friends who are studying at the sixth form who can help me out.

The benefits of going to sixth from would be that its a 10 minute drive, meaning I'd spend far less time travelling, The class sizes would be much smaller, meaning a more concentrated learning environment which would benefit me. There would also always be a place to study and eat.

I don't know what to do. I don't know if it's worth switching, given that I love my teachers at my college and I love the frequent testing that they offer, despite my anxiety. I love the study places (when I get to be in one), the l

I'm predicted quite good grades for gcse (7s and 8s) however I'm really interested in a level 3 btec College course that only requires 4s at GCSE. However because of my grades my teachers r all pushing me to do A levels. I want to a career in finance so I would either do A btec business course or A level business geography and economics. I'm only really interested in business so I'm not sure what to do. Any help?

For a long time I never knew sixth form exist until last year and wondering what's the difference between them.

(England) Hi everyone. I’m new here so please excuse any lack of understanding-

I’m currently sitting an A-Level at my college in Product Design and development, this involves a large amount of workshop hours and physically making things. I’ve been working in workshop for several years however never as an official employed member of staff,

Recently a position has become available at my college for a Workshop technician, who’s responsibilities are maintaining and fixing machines and tools, preparing materials for demonstrations and maintaining stock levels.

I fit this roll perfectly and it would help out with my finical situation. However after mentioning it to a higher up at my college they told me it would be a conflict of interest, and that because of this I couldn’t apply, but I could volunteer to do the roll for free..

This is fine, however it doesn’t help out my financial situation, and would eventually add to my already massive workload (my current job, coursework, homework etc)

I’m just wondering if there would be any way for me to bypass this?

Thanks for any help :)

Applying for college atm so I'm writing a personal statement. This is what they've asked for. I literally don't know what to say.

We know that you are more than your grades, so tell us what makes you, you. We want to know about your skills, hobbies, and passions. What makes (me) a good student for us? Here are some tips on what to include:

• Any skills/abilities you think make you suited to A level study.
• What your career plans are and why your chosen subjects will help you in entering that career path.
• Any hobbies and interests you have, and what skills/knowledge you have learnt from them.
• Any sport or competitive participation.
• Any musical instruments you have played, have you performed much and have you taken any examinations.

Tell us anything else you would like us to know about you. Maximum 500 characters.

Omg what’s happening? It only feels like yesterday was my first year of Secondary school and now I’ve left for college and I really don’t feel ready. I start next Monday I think and I’ll have to take the train because the college isn’t in the city and because of lockdown I feel like I haven’t matured at all in the last few years. Jesus this is weird

I’ve recently finished year 11 (the final basic school year) and now I need to decide if I want to go to college or stay on and do sixth form (A-Levels)

The subjects i’ve picked for sixth form are Business, Media and Sociology and my course i’ve picked for college is a Design and Development course.

The sixth form is just down the street from where I live and I know my way around the building, I know teachers and the students. The college however I must go on a bus to go there and I don’t know anyone there or my way around the building because I had no induction days due to Covid.

Sixth form is more exam based so the main focus is doing well on the exams and i’m not overly keen on exams whereas college is course work based which I believe I would prefer.

Sixth form also has a stricter uniform expectation whereas college has no uniform expectation at all. With sixth form I will have to go 5 days a week for normal school times whereas college is normally around 3 days a week and varying times.

Both of the areas i’ve picked I find interesting so i’m just struggling with these physical differences.

Any recommendations will be very helpful!

I'm going to sixth form in September and I think it would be really useful to be able to have all my class notes stored electronically so I don't have to carry loads of books and break my back every day like I did in high school.

I'll only be using it to take notes, not an artist here, might do the occasional diagram, won't be using it to read e-books etc. Just really want a good writing experience that will make all my notes really accessible.

Is it worth the money though? The software looks like it's really been improving recently and I can only imagine it getting better, but it is a bit pricey tbh, nothing I couldn't work towards though.

I don't really know if my laptop will be able to keep up in lectures cuz of battery life etc. and obviously I can't type up maths calculations so I was thinking electronic notetaking could be better? I don't really know how the working environment will change from secondary to sixth form, so idk whether I can fully rely on a laptop or whether it would be a waste to be taking handwritten notes anyway??

Advice would be appreciated.

I’m considering Abbey college Cambridge, St.Andrew college Cambridge, Ruthin school, Ackworth school. Any suggestions/ opinions abt these schools

I have no idea why I’m pissing myself for the first day of college. I guess I’m overthinking about the fact that I’m starting fresh without knowing anyone. I’m not the most ‘out there’ person but I’m social enough to make a few friends.

I just wanted to put this out there lol

Loose women is a day time show in the UK, I don’t really know it well, but it’s just a bunch of middle age women talking about issues which by the way they talk about it seem huge but in retrospect isn’t.

When I was in my first year of college, a year ago, that was the only thing which was on the TV, which was in the canteen. It was also the only place where you could actually hang out.

I remember us, a group of like twenty guys, just sitting there watching it. I don’t know how or why. But we just watched it. It wasn’t good, trust me it was pretty awful. But every time we went there we just watched it. Honestly thinking about it now, Idk why we did it. I remember the dinner ladies just making fun of us for watching it like a group of middle age women. We never talked about it. It was unspoken. We have yet to even discuss why we watched it in the first place.

Ex-Year 11 here:

I'm probably average in getting decent grades for GCSEs. I'm predicted 5s in all 3 sciences, 5 in maths, 6 in lit and lang, and 7 in media. In year 10 I took two GCSE’s (cancelled - corona) French I got a 6 and history I got a 5. In btec health and social I'm predicted a Distinction star.

I'm thinking of dropping out of sixth form in December if I really hate it and doing a level 3 extended diploma in health and social care. But I'm having thoughts of just not doing sixth form at all. I don't think I'm suited, to do well in a levels you probably need to do well in exams (I don't, anxiety+learning difficulties) and you do need pretty good exam grades for GCSE.

If I do A-levels, I have chosen Btec health and social care, btec travel and tourism, and a level media. I don't really enjoy media, although I'm decent at it. Btec health and social sounds interesting and that's the only subject I think I could do very very well in. Travel and tourism I think I can probably do good in. I do think that I will end up failing a level media if I do take it. And then I'll only have 2 a levels/equivalents. This is why I'm thinking of enrolling into college as they have courses that are suited to 3 a levels. The uni I want to attend isn't anything fancy (middlesex uni) but they do require 3 a levels.

Any advice? In your opinion, would I succeed at A level? Or would it be better to do college? The job I want only requires health and social care.

Thanks for reading :-)

I'm currently in the 9th grade. My former head girl (who stayed in sixth form) got accpeted to harvard and i was just wondering since she's older than the average american high school graduate will she still have to spend four years in college as everyone else?

Foreign poster here (US). My last attempt at posting this was bounced for lack of content, but I think the intent of the question is quite clear and I'm rather surprised that it doesn't seem to have been asked before, at least not recently.

Today was my first day at sixth form and I couldn’t make any friends 🥲 does anyone have any helpful tips for not too extroverted people?