What I did after school...

Hello Lovelies,

(I'm the shortest one)

After a year of suffering through revision and stress for exams, which are going to stick with me forever I finally finished school.

I finished school at 16, but we have to stay in education until 18 so I had a huge decision in deciding what I wanted to do and where I wanted to go after I left. (I cried several times during this decision, I hate deciding!)

Where to go?

We get to choose between getting an apprenticeship, going to college (this is where you learn specific skills for a job, like mechanics or hair dressing) or sixth form (this is basically the same as school only you do a maximum of 5 subjects that you choose yourself, no more maths yey).

I decided I was going to go to sixth form back at my old school, I chose to do four subjects which are;

• Sociology
• Travel and Tourism
• English Literature
• Business

A little about sixth form 

It's a lot different to school, there's more responsibility, freedom, A LOT more work and the odd bit of stress,

Going from school where there is a lot of rules, everyone is treated like a child (which for the life of me I hate) and having to wear a uniform.

To coming to sixth form with a lot less rules, being treated like an adult and having responsibility's and going to school in your own clothes (which is actually not as wonderful as it sounds because it's hard to find an outfit for each day of the week which isn't pyjamas) is a shock to the system.

Friends

However, it hasn't taken me long to make a new friendship group, a big one for that matter sometimes there's like 20 of us.

I made friends with people I've never met before, as they came from other schools. But also people who I knew but I wasn't friends with before, which is always nice to become friends after a while!

I've gotten to know my teachers and got used to the quick classes, making fast notes and jazzing up a good old folder.

There's homework everynight as well as independent research to do, which after the first few weeks isn't as bad as it seems at all!

But well also get one "non contact" lesson a day which we can spend in the library or a social area to do independent work or research. (It also means I get to go home early on a Thursday and have a nap)

What's best for you?

I know a lot of you may be soon coming to the decision I had to make with choosing where to go after school.

It's important that you choose what's right for you, not what your family say or friends do, choose what YOU want to choose!!

In my personal opinion sixth form is such a good place to do your extra studies, it's a lot different and better than secondary school. Although there is a lot more hardwork, it's 100% worth it in the end.

I hope this post helps to give you an idea about what you want to do leaving school, I hope my brief explanation into sixth form is helpful to those of you who are interested.

If you have any questions about leaving school, final exams or sixth form or college fire away and I'll try my best to help you all out. Remember, explore all options and choose what YOU want.

~ xo Gee