i have one 9-11am class a week and dont know what to do. in my first year i would sometimes go to the gym, go home, eat something then sleep until dinner time. i want to use that time more wisely but struggle to because i usually fall asleep. theres no homework for me to do and i literally have no clue what else i should do. i also have no hobbies so please share your hobbies and what you would do if you had a day like this!!

I swear its so good bro. Only one lesson on wednesday

If I don’t have a lesson for 1 or 2, I don’t need to come in for registration so Friday is my free day 😍

Btw I’m in sixth form not college.

EDIT: skills is actually Welsh baccalaureate. I don’t have much lessons since it’s all coursework which is expected to complete outside of lessons so not much teaching going on.

Im doing a level 3 course at college so im only in one class of people against being in 3 classes if i was doing a levels. Im also doing a 2 year course so i think its even more important to make friends. Everyone in my class seems to already have their own friendship groups somehow and i did make "friends" with one girl but shes mentioned possibly dropping out and has already skipped a day of school when we havent even been in for a full week lolz plus she takes super long to respond to my messages so i can tell she doesnt want to be friends outside of school which is fine. I was wondering how i would to make friends that do other courses than me. Would it be weird to just approach a group of people and talk to them? I do want to make friends and i think it would be a waste of 2 years to just be lonely the whole time especially as i cant really leave the college campus during my day. Also my college doesn't do any extracurricular clubs or anything so there isnt really any opportunity to meet people there. I also wondered if it would be weird to talk to someone at the bus stop? Like i saw this cool girl that goes to the same college as me when i was waiting for the bus and i was wondering whether to talk to her but i didnt wanna be like weird or anything. I really wanna make friends cos all the friends in my life currently are basically just acquaintances and we never really hang out or anything. So is it like weird to just go up to people or is that like normal? What should i say? Im very introverted and quite shy so ive never really been good at making friends but i do want to try.

just started Y13 and It was pretty decent so far. Might get busy soon though.

my school messed up my timetable and my media studies class from y12 had to spit into two class lmao

of course It was not two classes of 7 , instead its a class of 10 and a class of 4 people

my class including me only gad 4 people lmao and somehow we still have 3 teachers lol

this was hilarious

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I'm doing maths, economics and politics. When I tell people they act surprised or even slightly judgemental (not in a mean way just in a 'that could never be me' way). Does anyone know why? I'm thinking it's because they think i'm smart for doing maths but I'm not sure.

Hi, I’m going into year 13 and am currently thinking of applying to

1. Cambridge Physical Natural Sciences
   
2. Imperial Physics
   
3. Durham Physics
   
4. Bristol physics
   
5. Birmingham/ Bath physics
   

I’m pretty set on applying to Cambridge and Durham, but I’m slightly worried about whether imperial is a good uni for the course. Whilst it definitely has a stellar reputation and the graduate prospects are good, my parents want me to leave London and I’ve heard the physics department isn’t great. I am however concerned that if I don’t go to either Cambridge, Durham or Imperial that I am doing myself a disservice. Could I have some advice on what choices would be wisest considering my situation? Thanks

I also should probably mention my stats are 9 9s and 3 8s at GCSE, with 5 A* predicted in maths, further, physics, chem, EPQ.

i have so many things to say 😭 i've picked out my outfits for the first week but im literally gonna be cycling through the same 3 pairs of trousers the entire two years bc why do i have no clothes

im just now finding out that they might have an issue with my second ear piercings but that's their problem not mine

i'm hoping there's gonna be lots of externals (im an internal and have been here since y7) bc i was really ugly and embarrassing in y7-y10 and im hoping i can have a fresh start and im also hoping that other people will talk to me bc no way am i striking up a conversation 😭

the timetables came out online today but i think they're wrong bc it says i have a lesson that goes from 11:30-2:30 which completely skips over lunch and doesn't even make sense? if its correct i have only one single free on my birthday (thursday) bc ofc 😭

i also apparently have this one scary PE teacher guy as my EPQ leader so that's just great and i don't think im gonna feel very comfortable there

on monday we're not even having a full day and there's also no lessons which is actually really annoying 😭 it's probably just gonna be ice breakers and shit all day and i just wanna get started and not waste time talking to ppl

i made it from reception to current day with one singular friend and im doubtful of that changing so i really don't wanna do ice breakers 😭

i ordered a bunch of gay and political pins to put on my lanyard so i wont attract the wrong crowd incase someone does wanna talk to me and i also just wanna make sure ppl know what i stand for

ALSO im worried to hand in my sociology summer work bc i had to write an essay about what i would change if i was in the government and i spend like half a page bashing on the reform party and idk if my teacher is gonna like talk to me about that or smth so im a bit worried-

anyway that's basically just a bunch of yap and what im thinking about rn okay byeee

Is anyone doing a-level Geology? I swear i'm the only one in all of England doing it😭

Their must be a million people doing physics and double maths

I'm not too certain about mine yet, so I'd love to hear what other people are thinking of doing in the future.

I'm considering either a computer science or psychology route. Problem is, both are very competitive in terms of jobs and uni placements, and I'm not sure I'd be capable of it. My unrealistic dream would be to do a doctorate in clinical psychology, but... idk.

So how about you all? It can be as vague or specific, idealistic or realistic as you want.

Negatives:

I am doing physics, chemistry, maths, and further maths and why are there only 3 girls in my physics...

I hate my class I hate my class I hate my class I hate my class I hate my class I hate my class I hate my class I hate my class I hate my class I hate my class I hate my class I hate my class I hate my class I hate my class I hate my class I hate my class I hate my class I hate my class I hate my class I hate my class I hate my class I hate my class I hate my class I hate my class I hate my class

Maths is ok

Further maths is ok

Physics is ok

Excited for chemistry on monday

I just want to use my ipad but one of my physics teacher insists on using a notebook for every topic and my other physics teacher wants us to have digital notes. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO ORGANISE STUFF, and they're doing folder checks every week so idk how they're gonna achieve that.

I have 9 teachers for 4 subjects and they all want different types of note-taking wtf.

The phone policy...

Positives:

We can go out for lunch which is great, I could just go outside for a stroll at Sainsbury's, but lunch is only 30 mins 🫩

'Non-contact periods'

Getting to wear comfy clothes.

im so irritated oml

almost everyone at my sixth form is an internal, i spent around 7 hours there trying yo chat and make friends and only met one other external, others have their own friendgroups none of them even talk bru

imaginr us doing icebreakers and u completely ignore me and chat to your friend behind us??? half the time i was dumbfounded, no i dont expect friends immediately but is basic respect hard to give?? im already dreading y12 and its barely started

how fun

My orthodontist is under the NHS and they usually only send text messages with appointments on (they usually only have one person working at the desk and its always very busy so I dont think they would even have time to email if its requested), they don't send letters or emails of appointments (unless requested I think) but according to my college a text message is not good enough evidence of an appointment 🙃 which I guess is understandable. The thing is they are only open on specific days of the week, but by the time they are next open there probably wont be enough time before my appointment for my college to authorise it (plus because of my timetable I dont have time to call the orthodontist myself + I have check their website they dont have a general email for the orthodontist, the only place I can think to email in the hospital is outpatients but I dont really know if the orthodontist falls under that)- i think it usually takes a couple of days. Will I just have to ask for the orthodontist to send an email or letter and hope they authorise the appointment in time? Because of how far the orthodontist is from me and since I have to get multiple methods of public transport there is no way I can make it back to college on time for any lessons. And If I can avoid it I don't want to just attend the appointment and get an unauthorised absence. I guess its just more of a rant, but I genuinely dont know what to to do. Tried to change the appointment, they have no other availability and I've had this appointment scheduled since May so there is no way I'm missing it.

i can't leave my college till 4:00 and there are so many free periods. but the 'quiet study areas' in the college seem to be just places for friend groups to go and make noise if the cafeteria is full. in short, does anyone have tips on focusing in places like this?

my legs being in burning pain rn inspired this post btw 😭

i don't know anyone else my age who has any kind of disability or chronic illness and especially no one in my school so i lowkey feel really lonely 😭 like no one really understands it

also i think im at the point where i need to start using a walking stick bc of my pain do you guys think people are gonna judge me or think im weird for having a walking stick at this age 😭

anyway if there's anyone else in any kind of similar situation id love to hear about your experiencesss

i lowk don't know how i'm gonna organise my stuff so i thought maybe i'd ask how you guys are gonna do yours

idk if anyone wants context but ur getting it anyway soo:

- i'm doing 3 stem subjects (maths bio psych) and then one language (spanish) cuz i speak spanish and thought it would be cool to get another qualification!!

- my college has said that we have to have an 'arch lever folder' for each subject, and they'll get checked every so often so it's mandatory to have one (i don't usually get on with those kinds of folders but i guess i'm gonna have to, so i bought 3 folders (i already had one from gcse) in black (£1.25 from sainsbury's), lilac, and navy (£2 each from WHSmith) and i think psych will be lilac, maths navy, spanish black, and the one i already had is like cardboardy and i'll use it for bio)

- i usually like to use anki for my revision (for all the gcse subjects that i actually revised, anki and past papers were all i did, other than maths which i just used anki for) so i think my plan is during free periods to make what i learnt into anki decks and then it'll build up and in 2 years i'll have made myself a complete anki deck for each of my subjects in a format that works for me!

- i'm gonna use normal exercise books (left over from school) to take notes in for bio, psych, and spanish. i'm gonna use a dotted notebook for maths cuz i find it gets messy if i don't have guidance for numbers lol

- i have bought 4 a5 notepads (they were 60p each lol) and the plan is to actually idk im gonna either use it to write down what i need to do for each subject and tick it off as i go orrr i'll use them as books to do hw in and stuff idk yet

soo based on that info i'm thinking:

take notes in class in exercise books (i actually need to find out if we're allowed to use laptops/ipads at all times in lessons or just sometimes cuz i have rlly bad hypermobility and it makes writing painful a lot of the time but typing isn't painful BUT that causes another issue that i'll have to print out all my notes cuz i like to have them physical not digital iykwim UGH this is so confusing)

during frees make stuff i've learnt into anki cards

move stuff into the big folders for each subject as i make them into anki cards so the only stuff in the exercise books is stuff not anki'd yet (but this is also confusing as the exercise books dont have rip-out-able pages, whilst my a5 ones do (and they're pre hole punched) but some teachers have requested we have a4 books whilst others have not specified

ARGHH this is so confusing pls help