what to do.
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Rastalovich
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U got the option to retake exams in the autumn ?
I know there`s a college here that many people in the same situation as urself redid like 3 or 5 of their exams at, just to get what they needed.
In terms of the rest of ur life, taking a few months to get those results may well be worth it.
What sort of grades/subjects u talking about ?
I know there`s a college here that many people in the same situation as urself redid like 3 or 5 of their exams at, just to get what they needed.
In terms of the rest of ur life, taking a few months to get those results may well be worth it.
What sort of grades/subjects u talking about ?
Brooksie
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Well I failed English and maths (weakest subjects, teachers sucked mainly). When I phoned college they said you have the option of retaking them but I said no cuz I really do hate them. So I was withdrawn from college. So i'm looking around sites atm, found this good one, it shows all the computer places around aldershot (http://www.locallife.co.uk/aldershot/atoz.asp). Might phone up a couple of places on there.
Mr. Smith
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Did you work hard and study?
The reason I ask is if you failed even though you tried then further education probably isn't for you. I recommend getting your gcse's though. THey are the most basic and essential qualifications. You can make up for not having higher qualifications with experience...
If however (and this is what I suspect) you were lazy and bummed about and didn't revise take this opportunity to remeber how you feel right now. Now use this to motivate you to do better. Turn this bad experience into an opportunity to learn.
Life can suck, you need to work hard to get anything, do things you might not like but in the end you'll end up somewhere you want to be.
You are young and have time. I know people who went to uni aged 23... I also know people who left college and went to work and are making a killing...
Do what you enjoy and you'll be good at it. When you are good at something you get paid well for it.
The reason I ask is if you failed even though you tried then further education probably isn't for you. I recommend getting your gcse's though. THey are the most basic and essential qualifications. You can make up for not having higher qualifications with experience...
If however (and this is what I suspect) you were lazy and bummed about and didn't revise take this opportunity to remeber how you feel right now. Now use this to motivate you to do better. Turn this bad experience into an opportunity to learn.
Life can suck, you need to work hard to get anything, do things you might not like but in the end you'll end up somewhere you want to be.
You are young and have time. I know people who went to uni aged 23... I also know people who left college and went to work and are making a killing...
Do what you enjoy and you'll be good at it. When you are good at something you get paid well for it.
I know you've prolly heard it a million times before mate, but the next 5 years of your life will more than likely shape the 50 years after that.
Sounds depressing I know, but going back and getting those GCSE's, getting in to college and getting the next few years nailed down and in the bag will make your life much easier going forward.
You don't want to end up in retail. Its fun for the first few years and then just gets sh*t after that.
Speak to the college you'd like to get in to. There is a chance that they may take you on the course you want with the provisio that you also study maths/english for the first year. I know a lot of my mates did that.
Sounds depressing I know, but going back and getting those GCSE's, getting in to college and getting the next few years nailed down and in the bag will make your life much easier going forward.
You don't want to end up in retail. Its fun for the first few years and then just gets sh*t after that.
Speak to the college you'd like to get in to. There is a chance that they may take you on the course you want with the provisio that you also study maths/english for the first year. I know a lot of my mates did that.
name='Brooksie' said:
Look. Let me tell you this.
YOU BETTER GET YOUR @$$ BACK TO COLLEGE AND DO THOSE RETAKES. YOU SAID THAT YOU ARE NOT GOOD @ MATHS. MAYBE ITS THE TEACHER SO GO TO COLLEGE AND DO THOSE RETAKES!!! YOU'RE SAYING THAT BASICALLY YOU ARE NOT GOOD @ ANY OF THOSE SUBJECTS. SO WHAT TRY AGAIN!!!!
Sorry for shouting.
It just seems that you need a good shouting.
I mean i was trying to do some simple math yesterday and felt extremely stupid cause i still couldnt figure it out. UghI can only reiterate what Jim said. I didn't get amazing GCSE's first time round, but I did retakes and blew them away. It's amazing how much you can learn in an hour with a personal tutor...I think I learnt more in 3 hours than I did in 5 years at school 
Now I'm working full time and studying for an Msc in Applied Psychology.
Crack on with it mate, get your head down. Working your arse off for the next 2-3 years in education will be rewarding when you get into the working world.
I know it seems like it's the same rubbish that people repeat over and over....but tbh...it's true.
Now I'm working full time and studying for an Msc in Applied Psychology.
Crack on with it mate, get your head down. Working your arse off for the next 2-3 years in education will be rewarding when you get into the working world.
I know it seems like it's the same rubbish that people repeat over and over....but tbh...it's true.
Seriously mate- I would try and resit and get a Tutor. I got BBC first time round for my AS maths modules [not the overall grade which was B, just the modules] and I needed an A to get into uni, so with the resits and the modules I did in second year.
I felt dumb getting a tutor at first when none of my mates had it, but I came out with a modular score of AABAAB which equalled a decent A in maths overall. I only got my tutor in february of this year and I took 5 Maths exams this summer in june, it really helped. You learn more one on one in an hour long session than you learn in a week at college I know that for sure.
I probably could of got better A levels than I did and got free monies at university, but you live and learn. I started working at the very last minute when i had a bad exam at the end of May which acted as a wake-up call, but it was too little too late for my other 2 subjects and I ended up just missing out on the grades necessary for Bursaries. If you don't want to do A-levels, then get yourself some vocational qualifications but re-sit the core GCSE's, you really do need some sort of academic qualifications on your CV.
If you try to revise and find yourself doing anything to avoid it- this happened to me- then remove the distraction- uninstall all your games, delete all your save backups and set yourself time limits for going on the PC, watching TV etc because all these steal time which you can never get back in your life.
Hope the advice people are giving helps, some of it is sound and I think some might say Mr. Smith is being harsh but sometimes that's what it takes to make you realise you've been kidding yourself.
Best of luck whatever you decide.
I felt dumb getting a tutor at first when none of my mates had it, but I came out with a modular score of AABAAB which equalled a decent A in maths overall. I only got my tutor in february of this year and I took 5 Maths exams this summer in june, it really helped. You learn more one on one in an hour long session than you learn in a week at college I know that for sure.
I probably could of got better A levels than I did and got free monies at university, but you live and learn. I started working at the very last minute when i had a bad exam at the end of May which acted as a wake-up call, but it was too little too late for my other 2 subjects and I ended up just missing out on the grades necessary for Bursaries. If you don't want to do A-levels, then get yourself some vocational qualifications but re-sit the core GCSE's, you really do need some sort of academic qualifications on your CV.
If you try to revise and find yourself doing anything to avoid it- this happened to me- then remove the distraction- uninstall all your games, delete all your save backups and set yourself time limits for going on the PC, watching TV etc because all these steal time which you can never get back in your life.
Hope the advice people are giving helps, some of it is sound and I think some might say Mr. Smith is being harsh but sometimes that's what it takes to make you realise you've been kidding yourself.
Best of luck whatever you decide.
