6th form for the smart and college for thick people ?
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if your thick you get a mcjob?
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Is this a follow-on from your prior thread?
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If you could change an event in your life what would it be ?
Hi all if you could change an even in your life what would it be and what would the consequences be ? I would have made sure my sister failed her 11 plus. This would have mean`t she didn't get to go to grammar school and in all likelihood would have gone to the crappy secondary school i went...
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you were lead to believe wrong.
college is just a valid as school a levels (and I stayed on at school for mine)
Very archaic view to have.
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I thought 6th form was just college you pay for (and therefore get better service).
Intentional irony?
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Depends what you want to study.
Colleges offer a wider range of study, often including apprenticeships, industry-specific training and even some higher learning that most school 6th Forms will not be able to offer.
It's also a change of scene, a different environment, a different way of learning and a perfect getaway if all your school mates were utter dickheads.
I'm presuming you left straight after your O-Levels, though?
It`s what i was told growing up
I did leave school after GCSE`s yes and went to collegeDepends what you want to study.
Colleges offer a wider range of study, often including apprenticeships, industry-specific training and even some higher learning that most school 6th Forms will not be able to offer.
It's also a change of scene, a different environment, a different way of learning and a perfect getaway if all your school mates were utter dickheads.
I'm presuming you left straight after your O-Levels, though?
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That's utter rubbish. You obviously haven't grown up.
Then why was it such a widespread belief ?
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6th form and college have different courses. You can go to any of them as long as you got the grades.
I went to a Grammar 6th form after a regular small countryside high school and absolutely hated it. Uniform, high school teachers still on a power trip, strict environment with zero extra activites and incentives. I scraped through my A Levels and regret ever letting my parents push me into it.
Compare that to the college my other half works at and it's a different world. Every opportunity to make your own, vocational courses alongside your traditional A level style courses for anything you could fancy (such as engineering departments with CNC machines), relaxed atmosphere, events all year round, attached gym, you're in charge of your own destiny so no teachers treeating you like a 5 year old over irrelevent things such ass uniform.
If I could go back knowing what I know now I'd have gone to a proper college instead. I feel like due to that 6th Form experience I'm 10 years behind in my career which has had a knock-on effect for other aspects of my life.
Compare that to the college my other half works at and it's a different world. Every opportunity to make your own, vocational courses alongside your traditional A level style courses for anything you could fancy (such as engineering departments with CNC machines), relaxed atmosphere, events all year round, attached gym, you're in charge of your own destiny so no teachers treeating you like a 5 year old over irrelevent things such ass uniform.
If I could go back knowing what I know now I'd have gone to a proper college instead. I feel like due to that 6th Form experience I'm 10 years behind in my career which has had a knock-on effect for other aspects of my life.
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If you were smart and intend to persue a career in something substantial like engineering, biology/science then go the 6th form/college/university route.
The other option which imho is the smarter choice (unless your doing the above courses) is to get an apprenticship in a trade skill (electrician/plumber/carpenter etc) and do that, you'll be earning more money in your early 20s than most graduates do after they finish uni and reach 30.
The other option which imho is the smarter choice (unless your doing the above courses) is to get an apprenticship in a trade skill (electrician/plumber/carpenter etc) and do that, you'll be earning more money in your early 20s than most graduates do after they finish uni and reach 30.
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quoted for lols
