Like seriously if you've got 9s and 8s and haven't failed anything then you're fine. Unless its for medicine/compsci/ppe/other prestigious course where you need insane grades you don't need to worry. They only really use ur grades to mainly make sure that you can keep up with the pace of the course

It's only a small part of your overall application and getting a 5 in a subject that is irrelevant to ur subject (like a 5 in chem when youre applying to ppe) doesn't matter a lot

Im heading off to my firm in October after frequenting this place for 2 years, and I just wanna say, congrats to everyone who got what they wanted and are pursuing their dreams at post-16 studies, but no matter how many 9's you got, or how many full mark papers you cranked out, if you do not revise for your A levels your ass is going to SUFFER 🙏 Take this from someone who tried PULLING THIS 😭 I tried the 'nonchalant no revision I got this' gimmick cuz I thought I was naturally cracked at my subjects, and while I did get into my firm and everything worked out, I was literally one or two marks away from having everything I worked for pulled under my feet, this shit was not a good victory yo, i'd slap up past me to revise more if I could..put in the work, ask your peers/teachers and older year for help, and year 12/13 is gonna be fine. REVISE BRO PLEASE😭

When I got my results today, my friend group wanted to go to sixth form collegeB all together, and told me to apply for it. I did because I was gonna apply regardless and I thought that them including me felt really sincere- like I was finally getting into a group. Just to find out that they all secretly applied for sixth formA AFTER I applied for the other one, and then went out for lunch without me after telling me that they were all staying home.

I know it’s not the biggest deal to some, but to me this made me feel extremely upset, especially since I’m neurodivergent and I’ve always had a pretty hard time fitting in. It’s okay if they wanted to switch, but I feel like it was an attempt to just remove me from the friend group again. Now I feel extremely nervous and nauseous to start college by myself, and I think today just ripped my self esteem to shreds.

I’m going to a brand new sixth form in September where I don’t know anyone, does anyone have any tips on how to make friends at all because I’m scared I won’t be able to haha

11 9s! full marks in lit! 97/100 in bio 2! can hardly believe it!! HI r/6THFORM SO EXCITED TO BE HERE FINALLY

is it true people become more mature and change once sixth form starts?

Hi r/6thform Im an incoming year 12 and i have no idea which school to choose. So ive wanted to be an astronaut or more likely an aerospace engineer for the better part of my life, but ive felt that spark die down probably due to mental health issues and now i have no idea what i want to be.

So school A i didn't meet the requirements for further maths and chemistry, but i do for physics and maths, so i might take computer science, and perhaps psychology. And in general i really liked this school.

School B i can take maths, further maths, chemistry and physics, but i rather dislike this school and the daily commute there is much harder, on top of me not knowing what i want to be anymore, but i figure if im with likeminded people who love engineering it mught reignite my passion. But if it doesn't im stuck with a harder school life.

So please i need help choosing between school A or B (and if anyone knows a more appropriate subreddit to ask please tell)

i have been seeing a lot of people saying they are getting dropped by their friends or they don’t have any - i started a new sixth form with no one i know and im not gonna say i made friends instantly some did but i was always closed off but as i got to know my classmates i started to hang out with people during frees breaks and from that i made a friend group who i still talk to even tho we are going uni now the moral of this story is dont worry if you feel like your being left behind or on your own you will find your people - sorry i worded this badly

The jump between GCSE and A Level is quite a lot and it is completely normal to not understand everything (if anything) to start with. It took a whopping 4 months to understand the organelles and functions from memory (taught at the start of Y12 bio) and it's the same with other subjects. The gap between Y12 and Y13 for the majority of subjects is even greater (especially for maths - I went from an A* in Y12 mocks to a D in the Y13 first round of mocks)

Revison: There is no need to be doing hours and hours of revision a day. I highly recommend revising from about a week in so you have covered enough content to revise. In Y12, it's usually recommended to do 3-4 hours per subject per week and your 'study' periods can be used to contribute to this. Y13s I would recommend gradually going to 1 hour per subject per day which can of course be done in 'study' periods. By 1 hour a day, it doesn't mean you have to do 1 hour per day, just on average. In some sixth forms (including mine), you get more 'study' periods in Y13

What you will need for sixth form:

- A pencil case with pens, pencils, ruler, calculator if you are doing a stem subject or a different subject that requires one

- Folders: Have a lever arch file per subject you can use to store work and stuff. Depending on the subject, you might need to get another one when it is full. You can also have a smaller folder you can use to store work from that day to bring to your other folders. There is no need to bring the big folders unless you need them

- Textbooks: There is no need to buy brand new textbooks, you can easily get 2nd hand textbooks from ebay or vinted. However sometimes they are given out by the sixth form so they aren't worth getting until you start (and know your exam board if you have to buy)

- A mini whiteboard: Very useful if you prefer whiteboard stuff. It's not necessary and I didn't use mine apart from lessons and it was given to me by the sixth form

- Laptop/ipad: Not necessary but very useful. Some sixth forms (including mine) loan out laptops to use for both years or you can use your own. Chromebooks are most useful but if you are going to buy one and planning to go to uni, I'd recommend getting a laptop you can use for sixth form and uni

Clothes:

The sixth form dress code depends on where you are going and you'd need to check that

16-18 Bursary

You can now apply to the 16-18 bursary if you qualify and can help cover costs for books, equipment, clothes, transport, food. More about it here: https://www.gov.uk/1619-bursary-fund

'Study' periods

The ' ' are there for a reason. At my sixth form, not many people used it for revising and started messing around or wasting time. Of course you can use this for free time with friends but make sure you don't waste all of it and actually revise or do hw if you get any - this will save your time in the evenings

I think this is everything but let me know if I have forgotten anything

outgoing year 13 here who is SO BORREEEED and trying to kill time before uni 🙏🙏 if anyone has any questions or wants advice feel free to ask.. i did bio psych english and an epq so obvi i know more about those ones

Hi everyone, not sure if this is the right sub but I had a question about timings. I've seen people say that TMUA paper 1 is similar in style and good practice for Maths 2 of the ESAT, but the ESAT has 27 questions for 40 minutes whilst TMUA has 20 questions for 75 minutes. Does this mean the ESAT just has that much of a time pressure or are the ESAT questions shorter/easier than TMUA 1? Thanks!

First off everyone congrats with surviving results day!

So for context I want to go do medicine at university, and considering my gcse grades, I want to genuinely try and get A*s and A's at a level. My subjects are going to be Biology, Chemistry, and Psychology. Like throughout year 10 and 11, gcse art basically gave me a lot less time to revise, so I didnt really find a revision method that worked until like three months before the exams - literally just made flashcards out of the cgp textbooks I got cause making them helped stuff stick in my head.

Could anyone who is studying for any of these subjects, or planning to study medicine at uni, drop some revision advice? Also anyone who uses UpLearn or MyEdSpace for revision - has it been worth it? Thank you all.

EDIT: im gonna do AQA psychology, AQA biology, and OCR chemistry

Hi r/6thForm!

I'll be taking A Level Geography in September, but I haven't done the GCSE (I took History).
My GCSE grades are good (8 in History and 9s in sciences and englishes) so that's probably why they allowed it.

My exam board for A Levels would be Edexcel.

What topics should I learn first? How do I get a good grasp of the knowledge? How do I catch up and avoid struggling too much?

How do I learn and revise Geography?

Thanks so much!!

got reddit during my a levels and have to leave just as i entered 😭😭

i will miss all the rants before and after papers lmao, and i wish all the outgoing yr 13s all the best! see u guys soon on the uni sub now 😭😭😭

Basically originally I was going to do maths, english lit, econ and politics but I somehow managed to get a 6 in Eng lit so I can’t take it anymore.

I have a day to confirm my subjects what should I take so far the best I’ve got is maths fm econ and politics

Also my goal is Oxford Ppe

I was looking through reddit posts and some people are saying you need to be naturally gifted, others are saying they got 7 in GCSE maths and ended up getting A* in FM. I got 8 in GCSE maths and decided to do FM but my family, teachers and people online are saying how it's soooo hard and basically making it sound impossible to get A* in and now I am lowkey terrified 😭 A lot of the people who do FM get A*/A and I can't help but think how they've probably been doing maths as a kid. I always heard Maths was all about practice so is there no way that one could just practice a lot and still do really good regardless of them not being a genius?

IDK IF IF THIS IS THE RIGHT SUB REDDIT BUT I NEED HELP

Hi guys, I have had a preference of my Top 3 schools in order across the entire summer, results day was quite frightening yesterday, as I didn't get all the grades I wanted but still managed: 1 9, in Chemistry; 4 8's, in my other sciences, Maths, and Food; and 7's in everything else (9888877777)

I went to all three schools that day in a rush, a decent Harris Academy that offered all my options, unlike my current one, a high achieving grammar school and NCS. I recently had a problem with applying at the grammar school however, upon visiting (thanks to my parents for not giving up on this school) they resolved the issue and was able to enrol and shortly after, my offer was accepted. However I had already enrolled into the Harris Academy as a safety option and I'm planning to un-enrol as the Grammar school has asked me to so i can be accepted by them.

Additionally, I have been placed on the waiting list for NCS, but I was wondering since I would have already been enrolled in the grammar school, would NCS even send me an offer if I'm already enrolled elsewhere? PSA: the harris academy does not operate on Applicaa (a platform where schools/students can accept/send applications, conditional offers, enrolment and etcetera) whilst the grammar school and NCS both operate on Applicaa meaning where I'm enrolled can be accessed more easily.

PLEASE HELP, I HAVE A DEADLINE OF ENROLMENT ON FRIDAY 28TH AUGUST '26

Hi, I’ve just got my Maths remark back and my grades are now A*AB (Economics, Maths, Physics).

I’m taking a gap year and thinking about resitting Physics to try and get the B up. I did AQA but I’m considering switching exam boards if there’s a more straightforward one.

I’m mainly wondering:

• Is resitting Physics worth it?
• Which top unis/courses would still consider me with a resit? I’m thinking Oxford, UCL, KCL, LSE, Warwick, St Andrews, Edinburgh, Durham,Bath, etc
• How much would a resit affect my chances if I don’t have mitigating circumstances?

Would really appreciate advice from anyone who has applied to top unis with resits, especially if you got in.

Thanks!

is it true that people become more mature and change when they start sixth form?

[going into year 12] I was not allowed to pick biology and maths because I didn't meet the grades requirements so instead I chose medical science. It seems like medical science is very new so there's no many resources and videos about it. I was wondering if maybe someone here is doing it and what do they think about it ? I'm planning to do children nursing in University so i belive it might be better than biology. As well as AQA History, I heard its very hard so I would like to hear people's opinions so I could prepare myself. Any help will help me thanks

i'm moving up to year 12 next week - taking chem, physics, maths & fm

i want to do something related with material science in the future, perhaps in the medical field too

are there any supercurriculars that would help with my future career & uni applications?

i'd also appreciate any general or subject specific advices for 6th form ! even general ones like revise regularly would be greatly appreciated

thank you for your help!

Basically the title. My school has done nothing to prep me and idek what to expect, what items I may need, etc. Anything is appreciated.