38 Things No Sixth Form Student Has Ever Said

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1. Wow, this personal statement is writing itself.

2. My workload is so much more manageable than it was during GCSEs.

3. These free periods are great for doing extra reading around my subject.

4. I love how simple the UCAS application process is.

5. It’s great they still make us wear uniforms in sixth form. I love representing my school.

6. I can’t wait to get my student loan, I hear debt is amazing.

7. These new textbooks are fun AND informative.

8. I wish iPhones had never been invented, they’re such a distraction.

9. If only the school could have put the money they spent on our table football table towards some more books for the library instead.

10. This advanced differentiation we’re learning in Maths is bound to come in handy at some point.

11. I wonder if there’s anything I could do to make my teacher’s life easier? She works so hard already.

12. Schools should take all the sugary drinks and crap food out, it’s so terrible for our development.

13. I wish school started earlier, I have way too much time to kill in the mornings.

14. Why would I want to waste my time on Snapchat when I could be reading more about The First Crusade?

15. Remember when Jamie Oliver did that school lunches program? He’s such a legend.

16. I love the fact that we get double periods in sixth form, they really make it easier to get stuck in to a subject.

17. All this revision is so manageable.

Sixth form revision chart

18. Mock exams are such a great way for us to test ourselves.

19. I’m so glad I’ve got these four retakes to do on top of all my other exams.

20. I really wish they’d block Facebook and YouTube in the common room, they make it so hard for me to focus.

21. I’m glad I wrote my personal statement over the summer holidays, I’m going to be so ahead of the game with this UCAS application.

22. These new uniforms are actually pretty cool.

23. I’m 100% confident about getting my predicted grades.

24. I can’t wait to get started on all this extra reading.

25. Actually I don’t think I will come for a coffee, I’ve got too much work to do.

26. Nah I don’t think I’ll come out tonight, I want to get up nice and early tomorrow to start revising.

27. I’m really glad they’re making us do general studies on top of all our other A-levels.

28. General studies is actually quite interesting.

29. General studies is really worthwhile.

30. I can really see the stuff we’re learning in general studies helping me in later life.

General Studies A Level Chart

31. Shakespeare just makes so much SENSE to me.

32. That Geoffrey Chaucer guy really knew how to string a sentence together.

33. I wish Year 13 would last forever.

34. I love it when my teachers say helpful things like “You need to try harder” and “You’re underachieving”. It’s super motivating.

35. My three-hour synopsis paper is going to be such an exciting challenge.

36. If anything, I don’t think they’ve given us enough coursework.

37. Whenever I’m revising I have such a varied, healthy diet.

38. I’m actually feeling pretty good about results day.

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