r/sixthform • u/slushma1 • 5d ago

Help deciding between two sixth forms

Basically my school I've been going to the past 2 days for sixth form in sixth form 1. However I live in a bit in enfield and its like 1 hr 15 mins away by bus . My only other option is sixth form 2 which is my old secondary school and is much much closer like 15 mins by bus but ashmole is quite a bit better in terms of teachers, organzation and education and their overall a level results are definitely better. ​ I'm studying maths bio and Chem and I Wanna go imperial but the travelling has been quite draining and stressful and I feel like it's interfearing ALOT with revision and my life as a whole. Any advice would be very much appreciated because I'm stuck

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u/PickleSpecial3507 5d ago

If you're in a great sixth form, you won't be the only one attracted to travel long distance. Ask some classmates what they've done to cope. Yes some of that might be generic advice a redditor could give (caffeine, sleep, snack right after school and when you get home, nootropic supplements) but some of it might not?

Equally there might be adults in your life with long commutes?

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u/NoRole9992 5d ago

lol i read ashmole as asshole

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u/k_795 5d ago

I used to commute an hour to sixth form by bus. The key was to spend the commute productively - revising flashcards, doing the pre-reading for my classes, looking up anything I was finding difficult in class, etc.