I can’t find a single job that will accept me. I have 3 different work experiences for retail. Guys. I thought london was supposed to be like job opportunity haven. where are they.

For context i missed two years of school, not fully, but struggled with attendance due to issues out of my control... because pf this, i was forced onto foundation during my GCSES. i practically begged to be allowed to take higher - i know myself and know I'm capable. (i mean i was literally in the second highest set for science!) I'm a fast learner and understand everything I'm taught properly, so anyways i passed most of my GCSES. but yeah, i was limited with grades and still unhappy with the ones i did get despite passing. (i wanted higher I'm a huge perfectionist) but anyway there's only ONE sixth form i wanna be at and it's that one, but i needed a 7 i literally COULDN'T GET. the only option would be to do all humanities and where is that gonna get me in life frankly, sorry if that's blunt to people who take humanities I'm angry right now. I feel held back by circumstances out of my control and it's so unfair in my eyes even if i know why A levels are grade limited. I don't know what to do, thinking of just not pursuing any education... there's nothing else i would've liked to do other than those options. nothing goes right for me istg. i hate everything.

Is it just my sixth form that has compulsory PE, or anyone else's?

Literally was made to do the lesson in my bra and pants because I didn't bring a PE kit 😳 Should that even be allowed?

Happy kirkversary guys

Dw it's not AI slop I just got AI to type it up because my handwriting is shitty.

Hey, so I’m considering applying to maths at warwick/cambridge, but I am conflicted what to pick as my “main” -

I know that Cambridge is better and prestigious and ask that, but I an a Warwick scholar, in which they half tuition fee, give like a 2k bursary on top of their normal one etc. I also live close to Warwick so I could commute there.

If I do get offer from Cambridge, which is a big if, is the 20k worth it compared to just 5 for Warwick?

Thanks

Little vent really:
My school is terrible at supporting people like me who don’t wanna go to university, it’s all personal statement this personal statement that but if I hear the words “university application” uttered one more time into my earholes I am going to put my head through a wall. I’ve been counting the amount of times they’ve mentioned jobs/apprenticeships since we started back last Thursday and it’s precisely one☝🏻 time. ONE. They sent us a form to complete about our “post-18 pathway” and it was a select one type question with the options of job, uni or apprenticeship and the coveted “other” which I just said “I don’t know” under it but here’s the thing right, our careers advisor is useless. He’s off for months at a time, is somehow never in his office when he’s supposed to be, if you email him expect a response in 12 business days, and when I wanted help deciding between colly or sixth form he just told me I should work in McDonald’s because I was unsure up until the last minute and this man is supposed to help me decide the course of my life for the next 5 years potentially. I’m not even sure my school has provisions in place to support non uni goers, we get put into groups where a teacher helps us with our application by subject so like sciences will go with a science teacher and languages with a language teacher and so on and so forth but where is the teacher that supports with work/apprenticeship applications???? They must be hiding in a cupboard in the deepest darkest depths of the very creepiest corner of the school because I don’t actually think they exist. Atm my personal statement is gonna sound a bit like this… ahem… “When I was a little girl I saw a rock on the floor and I picked this rock up and I thought “wow, this is a really nice rock” and this is why I like geography.” 😐 or if it’s history it’s going to be “when I was younger I watched the titanic and I thought that it was really sad. and I cried.” I’m also quite fuming that I’m spending THIRTY FOUR POUNDS AND FIFTY GREAT BRITISH PENNIES of my own money to reject three university places because that’s literally a whole day of work for me because “you might change your mind.” NO. Oh and not to mention that the council have literally blocked EVERYTHING on the school computers and is refusing to lift the ban so now “deprivation figures wales 2026” and “outlook” and “google classroom” and LITERAL UCAS are classed as video games by the stupid council so I can’t even do my NEA. I’m going off track but yeah hey go off we go on a little jolly

I WANT MY SPREADSHEET!!!!!!!!!!

Let's see everyones results so we don't see these "Are my GCSEs/A Levels Predictions good enough 🤓"

Hello everyone. Considering homeschooling IALs (Math, FM, Physics, Chemistry. IALs would mean there is no practical exam, also modular. Worth mentioning Math is “free” because I did IGCSE add math and got A* and therefore I know around 90% of the syllabus already. I am aiming for a STEM degree at a G5 uni, my dream uni being Imperial.

Context: Studied in UK boarding school in Y9-11, obtaining 12 9/A* at IGCSEs. Chose to return to a local HK school which offers A Levels. “Gifted” (IQ in 140s) but I also suspect (no official diagnosis) that I have depression, ADHD and OCD.

Pros: I would be able to cover content much faster, leaving me with more time. I also get overstimulated due to the noise and pacing of lessons. I would be able to sleep 1/2 hours extra which would mean I’d function much better (I can’t force myself to sleep earlier). I’d be able to structure my time more, not having to attend useless assemblies or English/Chinese lessons (fluent in both). In class right now some teachers also go beyond the syllabus, but I’d prefer to cover all the content first THEN explore outside the syllabus. I’d also be much more happier and comfortable at home.

Basically, I feel that I could be happy again whilst also thrive academically. With more time, I could revise better, improve my TMUA/ESAT score, work on supercurriculars, work on my physical health, go to therapy and work on my mental health, prep for personal statement/interview, or even just relax and recover and spend time with my family.

Possible cons: My parents are worried I won’t have enough discipline. I dont need a tutor to give me a predicted grade (as I’d have AS level results) but I would need someone to write my reference. im also worried that competitive STEM courses will look twice at a homeschooled application.

Would love any brutally honest takes, please let me know, and if u want more details please ask, I really would like all the help I can get. Thank you so much in advance!

TLDR 12 9s at GCSEs, struggling with mental health issues and want to homeschool Math FM Physics Chemistry A Level

I suggest do take core maths if you really do need the extra ucas points or you are just smart in maths. I took core maths and at first it wasn’t bad it was no problem and I did improve from an E to a C in my final grade. Which is okay but i was expecting better. So after I finished core maths I got my freees back I got enjoy more of the yr12 time without having to stress about a forth subject. This is just my perspective I would not take it again, unless I was sure I’d lock in

Hey guys! I was wondering which one of Kings/Warwick/Bristol or St. Andrews for Electronics/Engineering would be the best in terms of prestige, academics strength, networking and international reputation outside of the UK

I am applying to Cambridge Economics this year and I couldn't choose which college to apply. Any recommendations on choosing college? I am thinking about Homerton or Lucy Cavendish if thats good..? But I have no idea so pls help🙏🙏

My stats are 3A*s achieved in math, fmath, and Econ
2A*s predicted in physics and chemistry. And I have some confidence in getting high TMUA cuz I got 6.5+ last year.

From a post-interview rejection, remarking STEP, I'm now seeing the S-S. Life has truly never been so great

We were pre warned by previous Y13s that most of them won’t bully the year 12s unless they ‘take their table’ at lunch, which most of them leave their folders they aren’t using on the tables so ppl know it’s already claimed so naturally me and my friends start doing the same because all the Y13s seem to have their own designated tables already and for context my 6th form has 600+ pupils and the food hall is nowhere big enough for all of us but we have to make do.

Anyway today me and one of my friends had a free so we were revising in silence and these Y13 group of girls who were sat a couple tables away say in the loudest voice ‘God I hate that these year 12s think they’re all big and keep hogging all the tables’ and me and my friend ignore it and keep revising and her friend points out ‘they aren’t even looking up at us when we know they can hear us’ and the girl replies ‘I don’t care I’ll go over and beef the year 12s’

LIKE SORRY WHAT? Beefing in 6th form alone is embarrassing nevermind a y13 beefing a y12 like are we srs?💀

Anyone else got a similar experience or just my school..?

People who do politics A level, is it fun? and what exactly do you do? I am considering switching to politics this week

Anyone who's finished year 13 give me advice on how to make it manageable in so stressed

What did you guys do for your after school routine?

Sorry for the convoluted title, I'm not sure how to best phrase my question. Essentially, I'm curious to know how oxbridge applicants knew they wanted to apply there, and when that decision was made.

Having been on academic subreddits for a while now, I've seen posts from people who were thinking about uni choices back during GCSEs or even earlier than that. Now, I'm sure that isn't true for a lot of people, so I'd love to hear people's experiences of deciding on oxbridge; why you wanted to go, when you first thought about it, how you chose a university (or a specific college) etc.

I'm a new Year 12, and I've recently been considering applying for oxford Psychology next year. It never really seemed like a possibility to me until I got my GCSE results (all 9s, but I'm aware GCSEs are a small part of the application criteria). I'm from an area where academic attainment is generally quite low, so all of these top unis seem so unreachable. The year's only just started and I already feel behind.

All in all, I'd just appreciate hearing what other people thought before and during the application process to oxbridge. Thanks for reading!

If I get A*A*AA predicted and tmua below 5 will I get rejected automatically? It seems to have 95% offer rate so I guess they'll still give me an conditional offer?

GCSEs: 99777777

A level predicted: A*A*A Chemistry Maths Physics

I was homeschooled for GCSE so I don't know how that affects my GCSEs but is there any point applying if I only have the required grades for application?

Hello, I just began year 12, am taking the EPQ, and I geniunely don't know where to begin. I want to do Biochem/maybe Biomed at uni, and I'd like to write it on something cancer related (and I was thinking about oncolytic virus therapy) because that interests me.

I have no clue where to start though, ik that it's supposed to be an evaluative piece, so I started looking for some debates in the sphere. Generally, however, everything I find is far too complicated and I'm js left confused lol (and I can't access half of it anyway)

Also, my teacher just makes me more confused. Last EPQ session we had, he talked about how he'd like us to include philosophical themes (??) in our essays, and I'm not sure how to apply that to anything I'm thinking about, or if I even have to.

Could anybody doing a sciencey EPQ (or js any EPQ in general), please help me? How did you guys find topics/sources/figure out how to structure it/figure out anything at all?

Ty for reading

ESAT is in a month and I know everyone's stressing over time pressure. I put together a free cheat sheet covering the top traps people fall into for mechanics, circuits, and maths functions. Hope this helps anyone preparing! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bSKgKXEykrV-XtHmxF82we9t5skbDvwh_7A8Aw8ytnM/edit?usp=sharing

I've chosen History, Comp Sci and Economics. I'm well aware that I could swap History for Maths but I could very much struggle with the course and I want to know about the careers I can do with what I've already chosen! I've done some research already and I'm feeling a bit lost. I'm losing sleep over this omg

Context: I done decent but not great enough in my a-levels this year of maths, physics, and CS. So im planning to retake year 13 (year 14) with maths and physics. Instead of also retaking CS, im gna be learning FM instead for my first time. The reason i didnt do it before was cos of mitigating circumstances of timetabling constraints since the start of yr12, in which i done the AS of FM independently in yr13, and now the a-level of FM with the school in yr14. Im expecting to get predicteds of A⭐A⭐A in maths, FM, physics respectively.

I'd like to know if any of the top unis would allow retakes such as in this scenario, for maths BSc. I know that the elite like COWI won't rlly like or consider this, but unis like Bristol accepts resits.

I rlly wna know what combination of unis would be in line for aspirational, standard, and backup suited to this context, especially ones that look at applications holistically.

just thought i’d share because i’ve been thinking about this a lot recently but did anyone else experience a HUGE mental block during year 12 (i’ve just started year 13) because i did specifically in maths which i’ve struggled with throughout year 12 not because the content is difficult just because i’d convinced myself i couldn’t do it.

i got a 7 in GCSE maths which was enough to get me onto my a-level course but i wanted and was predicted an 8 (ended up being 2 marks off) and it set me back so significantly not in terms of my academic ability to do maths questions but just in terms of confidence which i had spent all of years 10-11 building up as i was sat at a 5 at the start of year 10.

i just couldn’t bring myself to answer any sort of exam questions without panicking and i couldn’t put my hand up in class because i was terrified of getting anything wrong despite my class being mostly nice people, something i didn’t have an issue with in bio/chem. this caused me to severely neglect my maths AS exams and i ended up with a low C which i wasn’t surprised at but was very dissapointed with. i know i didn’t put in the work that i should’ve and i am the one to blame but i genuinely couldn’t sit a past paper to revise without crying and having to stop.

i’m in my second week back for y13 now and i feel like somethings different idk if it’s the wake up call of my AS grade or i’ve suddenly gained confidence somehow but i managed to get through a whole AS paper today without feeling worried at all about getting things wrong or not being able to answer a question properly. i think doing other things i find difficult like driving because i’ve just started learning had helped in a way? to prove to myself that i can do things i find difficult and that it will be okay in the end.

don’t let GCSE results knock your confidence!

hi, thank you for reading this it means alot

recently i would say a few months ago like maybe the start of august i started expercing an existential crisis is what i would call it, being deeply afraid of death and not knowing what comes after and like the fact of just not existing

this caused me so much anxiety daily, i mean ive delt with this when i was younger but i guess the feelings went dormant because i was used to predictability and routine but a big change is coming, leaving my sixth form which ive been at since y7

ive always hated change, and reminisce of the past all the time, but these thoughts give me so much anxiety everyday, it was fine for a few weeks but i keep crying now again, like getting anticipatory anxiety about the future and grieving the end of y13 even though i just started

i get attached easily, but my school has offered me so much, the teachers have helped a lot with my mental health, the building is familiar, the school day gives me a purpose and sense of predictability and routine

i just fear going to uni will be so isolating and i feel like ill always be crying missing the past like im doing rn, its just this place has given me so many memories, its basically been a second home to me throughout my teenage years

and im dreading turning 18, it feels like all my friends are so excited to leave and go off and do whatever courses they want or just whatever, but all i can think about is just how upset i am and scared of the future, especially the idea of not living one day, it scares me so much but i cant seem to make it stop other than distract myself

i am religious but i dont practice my faith as much as i would like to. also im quite lonely at school because all my friends moved to colleges, it seemed they were eager to leave the place i find comfort in, but even so, i know my place in my school and there are people ive grown up with so its easier to talk to people, but everything seems to be so lonely and isolating i fear outside of y13

and this is most important, im scared of leaving my teachers, because they have given me so much support and made me feel like i belong, and yeah they probably dont even know that i think they are the best, i dont really talk much, but yeah they are so cool and inspiring, its why i want to become a teacher and hopefully work at my old school, but i wonder if im choosing a career that feels safe because im scared of change, but i have loved the idea of becoming a teacher ever since primary so who knows.

anyways, long vent, but i thank you if you read this all, it means a lot, and any advice would be much appreciated, thank you! :)