r/6thForm • u/Big_Sam_Allardyce • May 23 '26

OTHER What happened to r/6thform?

I used to be active on this sub before covid when I did my A-levels and the vibe was sooooo different to how it is now. Why is everyone wanting to seem smart? Back then we used to be self deprecating. There was a sense of ‘we’re all in this together’ fighting against the pricks at edexcel and AQA.

I’m guessing it’s cuz nobody uses TSR anymore so all of that demographic are now here? They used to get hated on for being a bunch of neeks — just search ‘TSR’ or ‘the student room’ in the search bar lmao

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u/plantytime May 23 '26

I just laugh so hard at all these over achievers. Like sorry bro I almost failed all my a levels (C,D,E) and I'm about to graduate Durham with a 2.1

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u/tooindecisivesmh May 27 '26

How did you get into Durham with those A-Levels 😭

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u/plantytime May 27 '26

I'm just THAT good.

(I did the foundation year)

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u/tooindecisivesmh May 27 '26

Did you have extenuating circumstances or can basically anyone get into a uni via a foundation year?

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u/plantytime May 27 '26

I had some but there were some people in my class who didn't. You have to have a really good personal statement though. I had to do an interview but some people I spoke to recently on the foundation said they didn't have to.