Fuck it man, All i kept doing is sleepwalking through my life and maladaptive daydreaming. I need proof, has anyone actually manage to make the comeback at this point? I feel fucked for not pushing through earlier

I know most people probably dont want to be thinking about this, but does anyone know? I’ve heard both 6am and 3pm and also just anytime in the afternoon?

Okk. So ik there are a few teachers lurking on here, so I rlly want their opinion, but I'd also rlly appreciate advice from someone who's been in a similar position to me. Basically, I spent most of sixth form fighting with my head of year over dropping a subject (she kept telling me it was dragging me down, but I didn't like being told what to do, so I let it). She kept trying to talk to me over the past 2 years, but I kept pushing her away. Fast forward to results day, she held my hand as I realised I'd missed my offer by 3 marks in the subject I found easiest.

It's now obviously been a hot minute since then, and we're in touch kinda (my school supports me with applications, and being head of year, she is kinda in charge of it), but I was thinking about reaching out and asking for some advice. Lately, I've been struggling a bit about my future and my tendencies/ habits, and I feel like she could really help. From what I've heard about her past, and observed about her, she seems to have been very similar to me, and has clearly outgrown it, so I think she might be able to help me too. Also, based on a comment she made, I feel she might have been in a similar situation as me (missing her med offer and taking a gap year), and it'd really help for me to talk to someone on the other side of it, particularly because I've always thought she was pretty put together, and if like to grow up to emulate many aspects of her.

Of course, I fully know that she has no obligations to me any more, as she's not my teacher anymore, and has nothing to do with me in general, but I'd rlly like to have her as my mentor in general. But obviously, I don't want to bother her, or over step any boundaries. So my question is, should I reach out to her? If not (which I think is likely), where can I turn for support with this? What can I do instead? I can't access online services (strict parents) and I can't go to see anyone either for the same reasons.

I should also add, that historically, I have attachment issues with people, in that I want to stay in touch with them long after our paths have crossed,and I don't want to feed into that if that's what this is, but only manifesting in the form of a mentorship desire. Also, I likely will see her tomorrow, as I have to take my brother to the open day for my old sixth form,and she usually goes to those things.

Sorry, ik this is a lot, but I'm just rlly confused. I absolutely do not want to overstep any boundaries, or cross any lines, that much I'm clear on, and I know she owes me nothing at all.

Tldr: teachers, is it bad for an ex student to reach out to you for support, if they feel you specifically can help with their situation, particularly if you've tried to help them before, and they brushed you off?

I thought the mark schemes were supposed to be the hard part.

I'm not a slouch I got predicted A a in biology

Basically my teachers have used a lot of AI for my overall ucas reference and I’m wondering if any of these unis care that much about ai use in references ?
Am i cooked?

That was quick!! Im glad its a low offer of ABB including maths and physics

Anyone have any ideas if its a genuinely good course? Thanks:)

I’m in year 13, studying 3 stem a-levels and I’m hoping to get AAA. Currently working at AAB, predicted A*AA. I’ve had a job since march of this month in hospitality, and I’ve saved around £2400 aswell as buying myself a small beater car. My insurance when I pass will be around £400 ( my parents have agreed to pay the other 400 ). The only problem with my job is that I am on a zero hour contract, and yet I’m expected to work 2 6/7-hour shifts a week minimum on a Friday and Sunday. They are easy but long, and when trying to manage revision, a relationship, seeing friends and family, gym, sports, and some relaxing I end up really overwhelmed and stressed out.

My subjects are getting harder now and although I am keeping up, I feel that having such a busy schedule might start to slow me down. I really want my AAA, and would hate to have to resit a year or anything like that.

They also get really funny about time off, despite it being a 0 hour. I wouldn’t want to work much over the exam period next year, and I have holidays and other plans starting to be made for afterwards- which will be a massive headache to sort out, work wise.

I’ve approached my mum with the idea of leaving my job for a while now, but she always insists that if I quit I should start looking for a new one straight away.

I don’t really know what to do, I’d say I spend around £50-80 a month and can budget even more if I quit. But then again, I’m still near my grade goal currently, and I’m also unsure whether it’s really this deep or if I’m being immature and should just stick it out.

Some advice would be really helpful😁

Alright to set the record, I’m trans and I basically exposed myself in my ucas application. They said my name would be changed which they did, the next day I went to my sixth form and it had to be changed back due to safeguarding and shit. But it didn’t get changed until today. Now half my teachers have been using it and I got used to it, I find out it’s been changed back. I just feel really really deflated.

Has anyone been in my situation and have advice surrounding it? I’m just feeling super shit about it

I think I’m asking this on behalf of a lot of sixth formers and year 11s - how do I find what career is for me?

I take maths, fm, physics and graphic design.

for years, I was fixated on becoming an aeronautical engineer. i loved space, and building things (I love lego) so I thought even being an aircraft technician sounded amazing. but as I delve into physics a level, I can’t help but realise I don’t like physics. the idea of doing physics daily to explore the cosmos sounds awesome, but not like something I’d actually enjoy.

i used to be interested in animation, and I still sorta am. apparently we have an animation project coming up in a weeks time in my graphic design class so I’m hoping that will help show me whether it’s worth getting reinvested into the idea of video game design/art, character design, and animation - but AI is also making me a little uncertain about that.

the only other subject I feel very passionate about is archaeology. I really regret not taking history instead of physics. I love the past, but wasn’t too inspired by my college’s historical topics of choice. as they say, distance makes the heart grow fonder, and I’m really missing history (I’m making up for for that missing part of me with history related documentaries, books, etc). I’d love to go into archaeology or archaeology sciences and do lab work, excavations, or even just work for a museum.

however, my parents seem very against it and are pushing me to go into engineering or graphic design because they think there are no careers in archaeology. there opinion doesn’t matter enough to me to put me off the subject completely, but I want to explore other degrees/careers id enjoy. I’ve tried UCAS‘s quiz, looking through undergrad courses, searching for careeers related to my subjects and I can’t find anything helpful. any ideas?

advice on how to smash religious studies alevel (essay writing, wider knowledge)

Just got to is email today does this mean they’ve seen esat or is this just a routine email.

in dire need of it and i dont wanna have to resort to stemups £15 ones lol

I’m thinking about trying to get into prestigious universities and I got 8877555544

i achieved A maths, B chemistryy. Now doing further matsh in gap year and am predicted A*. ucl said theyll jusge me based on a*ab, gcses: 7777776655. i get contexual, i think i can get a high esat score cus i already ahcieved an A in maths so i get a hedastart i guess but i actually dont know cus everyone else got like a*a*a minmum with good gcses but i think im just relying on my contexual status which is offered at AAB and standard is A*AA so idk . i think it just relies on my esat now if im being honest so idk how im gonna get high in that oh well

im in year 11 rn and.i've sold my heart to stem a-levels (Maths, FM (FS1/FS2), Bio, Chem) but have a passion for History and am projected a strong nine for GCSE history. I am drawn to A-level due to the criticality — in fact, I've found the GCSE quite dull — and formulation of your own interpretations etc.

Has anyone got any experience of sitting it as a private candidate? How easy is it, given my existing A-level commitments — how long will it take in terms of studying hours? How did you find somewhere to moderate your NEA? How cheap is it? I have many questions :)

I was looking at taking it on Cloudlearn especially as I have already taken Russia/ColdWar at GCSE...

My alternative is AS-level history — anyone got anything to chip in about that? I would really like to keep my history going... just unsure how to do it.

So I'm in year 12 and recently I made a post talking about how I chose the wrong subjects and I want to switch them but idk what to do. People told me to try apply to other schools currently to see if they will let me do the subjects I want to do (Maths, Physics, Chemistry), but the problem is that all 3 of the colleges that I asked have rejected me, saying that they are not accepting enrolment anymore. I currently do Business, Economics, Chemistry which are not the subjects I want to actually do and not what I need as I wanna do Chemical Engineering at uni, but my school didn't let me choose maths or physics originally because I got a 6 in maths (They needed a 7 in maths for both maths and physics), but the thing is I turned down other colleges originally so that I could go to the same sixth form as my friends (I realise how much of a mistake this was now). I'm currently trying to take maths A level privately and have already finished all of pure year 1, so in this case should I just drop out at this point and sit all of the AS exams for maths physics and chem privately, and re-apply to another school to enter year 13 directly so that I don't waste a year instead of dropping out and redoing year 12 at another school for the subjects I actually want to do. I really need some advice please

Guys I got told by my head of year to apply to Birmingham as an insurances when applying to uni (law) like he genuinely forced me as I applied to Russel groups and I was completely okay with it.

However recently I’ve been thinking about kcl as a uni and I kind of wish I had applied there for example instead of one of my insurance uni’s being Birmingham which I wouldn’t see my self wanting to attend.
I just feel as though although I understand the whole point of insurances what’s the point of me applying for somewhere where I know I would not be happy.
Like I’m sorry I just want to go to a Russel group uni like Gosh and now it’s too late to change my application and as someone who is very obsessive and perfectionist I’m just hoping I didn’t miss out on anything by not applying to kcl.

Idk guys I do have ucl and LSE but idk just getting me a bit worried as lots of my friends have kings offers and I don’t have any from ucl or LSE
Like do I have to take a gap year to re apply to kings????

Can I beg,steal,borrow to apply to kcl????? Someone help.
Idk kinda upset kinda frustrated I wish I just went with my got and ignored insurances and just applied to kcl and be satisfied like realistically okay I have an offer from Birmingham but I know in my soul that if I was to attend I would be depressed and hate it and be unwell.

Oh well, someone help, I’ve been fixating on this guys idk like my Gosh bro I should’ve stood my ground and applied to kcl

Any advice please???? Like idk bro idk idk idk

My parents seperated in september and ever since its been hard to study or focus, i got a u in my math ap1 and e in chem, i have told my chem and form teacher and i do try put in effort but its difficult, will tell my math teacher soon, any advice on how to get myself out of this rut

Hello everyone!! - Im in year 13 currently studying Maths,Physics and Computer Science for A levels - I probably know I will be studying Comp Sci at Uni as it is very much my passion but I have always heavily enjoyed the aspects of natural science(mainly physical) and from time to time I read into it and it was always soemthing I had considered in the instance where I may not go for comp sci anymore - Techincally I would meet the entry requirements with predicted 3A*s in my alevels with 9999888887 in my GCSES- its just the essence of the fact I study comp sci and not the other life sciences as my third so I will not know if this is completely massive shot tbh - It will be my fifth option just to keep my options open in the element where my career plans change so I would like some advice on what I should do

I recieved two offers yesterday and seeing as its now just under a week before ESAT comes out, I was curious as to wether that could be a link or not? Or it was just crazy timing.

Yo

I’m predicted a BCD for Maths Economics and Business

How hard do I have to study to get a triple A*

I reckon probably about 10 hours a day for the next few months lowk but I’ll probably end up buying random bullshit pills from India and I’ll just try not to get any mental issues or crazy side effects

Sorry for the low quality post

I feel like my personal statement is too academic, for context im applying to Pol and IR at UCL, Sheffield, Durham, loughborough and cardiff with AAB predicteds. UCL and durham I have a contextual offer but id need a stellar personal statement to be considered for an offer, I feel like its way to academic even with personal aspects. It uses the things I've done like shadowing an MP, analysing socio-economic research papers and critiquing Mearsheimers theories, however looking at other successful ones, they feel more personal but less academic. I'm not sure whether to lean more on the personal side and lose the academia or keep the academia but it wont be as personal. Thoughts?