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A-Levels
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travis_nw8
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^ There are plenty of tutorial places where u can do your a-levels - kinda pricy but focused with great results. Otherwise- local colleges and sixth forms- where results arn't as good. I left boarding school to go a tutorial place in south ken- purely for the independance.
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An A-level, short for Advanced level, is a General Certificate of Education, usually taken by students in the final two years of secondary education, after GCSEs. It is a non-compulsory qualification taken by students in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (the Scottish equivalent is the Advanced Higher Grade). ...[/SIZE]
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well you can either do them at a sixth form which is usually part of a school or at a college
if you want to go to a college there are places like richmond, esher, kingston and probably many others where there are just the two years in the building.
if you want to go to a college there are places like richmond, esher, kingston and probably many others where there are just the two years in the building.
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do you want to go to a private or a state college?JR1 said:
My school didn't have a sixth form so i went to a local college to do my A-levels, that might be better for meeting more people because they won't already have set groups of friends that they've known all through school etc.
Where i went people came from loads of different schools, both private and state, i don't know if it really matters what kind of school you went to...my friends that went to private school all said they liked college more.
What A-levels are you wanting to do?
Where i went people came from loads of different schools, both private and state, i don't know if it really matters what kind of school you went to...my friends that went to private school all said they liked college more.
What A-levels are you wanting to do?
Im shocked i must admit i thort you were so much older jr1 .. oh well hehe
first question are you sure you want to do alevels ??because .. depending on what you want to do .. say if you wanted to do fashion etc. some art courses etc. may be better and more usefull.. i learned this the hard way
Ok so if you want to leave school you can go to a college.. there are two types of college... comunity colleges which offer a wide range of academic and vocational subjects to any one normally about 14 plus ( all the school drop outs need to go somewere) or there are sixth form colleges which is just people 16 to 19 .. which is good as its more people your own age .. i go to a sixth form college and tbh its not all that disimular to school but slightly mroe relaxed.. ie. no clothing apperance rules.. you could have a tattoo on your forhead if you wanted with bright pink hair (people do hehe) and you can go home in free periods etc. calling teachers by first names.
I would ask my self some questions .. how self disiplined are you ??
colelges .. are so laid back you really need to force yourself to work and want to work (hense why im doing so bad hehe) you dont get as much help really.. its a more mature, relaxed laid back environment then school.
ok this is a retorical question i dont exspect you to answer this but its a factor to consider if its you .. i have add, dyslexia and dyspraxia. and i find that the college has better learning suport if you want it... but school the teachers were more hands on helping etc. so its a different environment. So if you do have any learning difficulties etc. this si something to sonsider.
Also schools i think tend to get better results as they are more disiplined etc. not always but all my friends who stayed on at schools got better results.
But i find that colleges ahve betetr provisions for arts etc. as they generaly have mroe room.
I think in the end it comes down to personal opinion, go to have a look around see what you think, at the end of the day college is a major step for some and a minor step for others its down to you really
I mean for myself, i went from a privaite all girls day school its only 800 people from 2 - 18 were as in sixth form college there is 300 people from 16-18. I found i met loads more different people from all different backgrounds etc. so i really opened my eyes.. were as in school id only ever come into contact with a certain type of person.
Also alot of people in college totally go off the rails abusing the freedom so this is something to consider is this you ??
Sorry to go on abit but seriously i dont want you to make the same mistakes as me, making a rushed desision the day i was due to go back :Flower: and most of all good luck, i hoep you find somewere that suits you.
first question are you sure you want to do alevels ??because .. depending on what you want to do .. say if you wanted to do fashion etc. some art courses etc. may be better and more usefull.. i learned this the hard way
Ok so if you want to leave school you can go to a college.. there are two types of college... comunity colleges which offer a wide range of academic and vocational subjects to any one normally about 14 plus ( all the school drop outs need to go somewere) or there are sixth form colleges which is just people 16 to 19 .. which is good as its more people your own age .. i go to a sixth form college and tbh its not all that disimular to school but slightly mroe relaxed.. ie. no clothing apperance rules.. you could have a tattoo on your forhead if you wanted with bright pink hair (people do hehe) and you can go home in free periods etc. calling teachers by first names.
I would ask my self some questions .. how self disiplined are you ??
colelges .. are so laid back you really need to force yourself to work and want to work (hense why im doing so bad hehe) you dont get as much help really.. its a more mature, relaxed laid back environment then school.
ok this is a retorical question i dont exspect you to answer this but its a factor to consider if its you .. i have add, dyslexia and dyspraxia. and i find that the college has better learning suport if you want it... but school the teachers were more hands on helping etc. so its a different environment. So if you do have any learning difficulties etc. this si something to sonsider.
Also schools i think tend to get better results as they are more disiplined etc. not always but all my friends who stayed on at schools got better results.
But i find that colleges ahve betetr provisions for arts etc. as they generaly have mroe room.
I think in the end it comes down to personal opinion, go to have a look around see what you think, at the end of the day college is a major step for some and a minor step for others its down to you really
I mean for myself, i went from a privaite all girls day school its only 800 people from 2 - 18 were as in sixth form college there is 300 people from 16-18. I found i met loads more different people from all different backgrounds etc. so i really opened my eyes.. were as in school id only ever come into contact with a certain type of person.
Also alot of people in college totally go off the rails abusing the freedom so this is something to consider is this you ??
Sorry to go on abit but seriously i dont want you to make the same mistakes as me, making a rushed desision the day i was due to go back :Flower: and most of all good luck, i hoep you find somewere that suits you.
i absolutely HATED doing my A levels...
i'll never forgive my parents for focing me to do them.
since i was 12 i had been designing so by the time i had finished my GCSE's i was ready to go and do something arty and creative, but because they forced me to do my A levels, i lost something in those years and it still really affects me. i was so depressed and i only went to about 2/3 of my classes and spent the rest of the time sleeping at my friends houses pretending i was studying.
i truely believe that in life, no matter which direction you go in... if you want something badly enough, you will end up in the same place.
A levels show that you are able to learn theories or have an opinion about an author but it doesn't open your world up like doing your own thing will.
i'll never forgive my parents for focing me to do them.
since i was 12 i had been designing so by the time i had finished my GCSE's i was ready to go and do something arty and creative, but because they forced me to do my A levels, i lost something in those years and it still really affects me. i was so depressed and i only went to about 2/3 of my classes and spent the rest of the time sleeping at my friends houses pretending i was studying.
i truely believe that in life, no matter which direction you go in... if you want something badly enough, you will end up in the same place.
A levels show that you are able to learn theories or have an opinion about an author but it doesn't open your world up like doing your own thing will.
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^ I was just going to say something along the same lines Acid. If you already know what you want to focus on, it's better to dive right in. I did my A levels 'cos I didn't know nuts what I wanted to do. It leaves a lot of paths opened if you're unsure about what you want to do in the future.
I didn't mind doing my A-levels, i quite liked college but then i did skive off loads and everyone seemed to spend lots of time in the pub lol, but i made some good friends etc.
One things really important though, if you don't know what you want to do then do subjects you enjoy, i didn't do art because the careers advisor was like, "do something more academic" i did, did first year at uni doing English Literature at a place i really liked but i quit because it just wasnt what i wanted to do, i hated the course even though i could do it etc i just found myself thinking this isn't what i want to do.
One things really important though, if you don't know what you want to do then do subjects you enjoy, i didn't do art because the careers advisor was like, "do something more academic" i did, did first year at uni doing English Literature at a place i really liked but i quit because it just wasnt what i wanted to do, i hated the course even though i could do it etc i just found myself thinking this isn't what i want to do.
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I didn't mind doing my A-levels but I chose 3 'creative' subjects. I would have hated to be made to do englishes/sciences/maths etc (I presume thats what you're talking about Acid) even though I was good at them, I didn't have the passion for them. In the first year I did Art and Design, Graphic Products (technology), Textiles Design (technology) and French...I dropped French for the second year but carried on with the other 3 subjects. Although from the outside they all look similar they were a rather diverse set of subjects...all in the field I was interested in. So I feel it developed me well, and gave me different areas of awareness. I just carried on doing mine at the school that I went to in 6th form. I know people who went to college to do their A-levels and didn't do so well. So perhaps you could look around schools in the area you'll move to and see if you feel like they are the right place for you. If you're a social person you'll make friends no problem in a school 6th form, because it's usually the year that people shed their groups and images and everyone just gets on.
JR I'm not sure if you're still interested in the design side of things but after you've done you're A-levels you can go to a college and do a foundation art and design course (which you've usually got to be 18+ for). I did one and it developed my skills massively in a year, I really enjoyed it.
JR I'm not sure if you're still interested in the design side of things but after you've done you're A-levels you can go to a college and do a foundation art and design course (which you've usually got to be 18+ for). I did one and it developed my skills massively in a year, I really enjoyed it.
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Weh it sucks that A levels are the only way to go for me Eeee. I'm taking mine at the end of this year. AH the horror.
Eeee. I'm taking mine at the end of this year. AH the horror.Similar Threads
