Last day of school

[Elmo]

all previous exams are going to seem easy the year after once u've done the next level up.

The main difference between school and college and college and uni, is that you get less and less input from the teachers/lecturers. In school, you get practically one to one help and attention, in college (i cant comment i havent been to college, we dont have 6th form in scotland ) i'm guessing it's similar to school but with more responsibility put on you to study, then in uni, u've got one lecturer teaching between 300 and up to 1000 students, so it's really up to YOU to do the studying. Most look forward to 1st year and the freedom etc, and most unis take that into consideration and make the first year a sort of foundation/revision year to make sure everyone's at about the same level, then by second year u're expected to have settled down and take full responsibility for your progress.

Admittedly, this year (my second year) i've been really slack and not done as well as i maybe should have, but i do blame myself, and i know i could have done a lot better if i'd put the work in. A lot of subjects seem really easy at gcse and even A level, then you go on to uni and it's a WHOLE different ball game, it's actually quite frightening the amount they try to cram into one term/semester.

I'm in the middle of sitting my 2nd year exams at the mo. Had 2, no idea how they went, but i think i stuffed the 2nd one up... got 3 more to go, 2 next week and one the week after, then i'm finished. But i'm pooing my pants about the last 2 cos they're the most difficult and the ones i have to do best in :/ Chemistry... *sigh*

Good luck to everyone sitting exams

[Shogun]

Yea im finding m1 really really easy since ive done all of it in the first physics module. Il need all the luck i can get . Any advice what i have to do for general studies? because i dont have a clue what its even about.

[Elmo]

no idea, we dont do alevels, especially not gen studies

altho my ex bf did it and no one in his school (one of the highest performing in england) got above a C for it! but it doesnt matter, cos no unis take it into account for any courses iirc

[Jonny M]

General studies I wouldn't put too much time into m8

[doctor_prox]

Ive got all my AS exams soon too
P1 resit, i find that pretty easy now, and P2 has clicked, but M1 argh.
At our college general studies is a waste of time, we dont do anything but be board and learn how to "discuss topics"

[Jonny M]

/is glad he doesn't do maths

[Shogun]

prox dont hesitate to contact me if you need anything explained

[streetster]

honestly matey dont bother with general studies... hardly any unis accept it as a qualification - most explicitly exclude it!
i managed to get a C at it last year without going to any of the lectures, and writing a couple of sentences for the englishy papers and just blitzing through the maths/multiple choice ones as i wasnt going to waste my time on something which doesnt/didnt count for jack..

supposedly we have our final general studies exam sometime in june... not sure how many people are likely to be turning up to it mind you...

[Twigman]

Yeah last day of sixth form...
I really like my school...everyone is really cool.
Had our leaver's ball on thursday as well.

Now just got loads of exams to do.

Hopefully going to be going to Soton Uni in september, but Im going to miss my school a lot.

[Tom]

just got back from the leavers prom....has to be the best night of my life. Everyone looked stunning and even the few people that act like dicks were actin good. Some nice slow dances with the girls i aint ever goin to see again etc, most of which were crying at the end. It finished too soon though

Only about 4 people from my school are goin to my college and none on my course so I am goin to be completely billied on the first day lol

[Twigman]

mate its the same for everyone.
everyone will be in exactly the same boat (well I know I am).
Had first exam today...Genreal Studies...woo...
Good Job it wasn't too hard...was out at the cinema last night. Got back after midnight..ah well...

[RoGuE|SaBeR]

Tbh I've found school to be better and better as you move up the years. Yes your always going to find tools who are there just because they have to be but forget em.

Got AS exams coming up in the form of Maths, Physics, Media Studies and Business Studies. (Physics practical on thurs actually)

Getting off on the 27th yet Pure 1 is on Monday... Gotta love that.

[wberg]

Tss. I´m 18, and i have about 4½ year of school left.

[Shogun]

Physics partical wednesday. Woo. Im so excited....

[Moonshade]

Originally Posted by wberg

Tss. I´m 18, and i have about 4½ year of school left.

Don't you dare complaining about that :
I've got 6-7 years left!!(!)