Bit depressed.

[PaulMacC]

This year is my last year of compulsory education, Im doing my GCSEs, first one being in January. I mean it depress me that I have to work this whole year and it's going to go so fast, I'll have no freedom doing coursework, studying, homework. Then majority of my friends are leaving this year for college, i'd like to stay on to 6th form because I know people in England would rather go to college but it's the other way around here. I think Im going to lose contact with majority of my mates, I know I'll keep in contact with the close ones but yeah. I like school though, I dont want to leave but if I dont get the grades I cant go onto 6th form and stay at the school. I dont want to sound bigheaded but I'd like to think of myself as an average or a bit above average student. I know if I put the work in I can do this, but It just gets to my head. I have mock GCSEs in November 24th until December 5th, it seems all of a sudden, help :P

[Pyroka]

You will lose contact with your mates, it's only your good mates that you keep in contact with because they'll make the effort to contact you. I'd have some contact with you Paul, oh yes. ;)

You'll be kay, dont worry about it. ^^

[Neversoft]

Lol you've still got a whole year yet, what you complaining for! Enjoy it while you can!

[PaulMacC]

This is my shortest year though, I have like 121 days left, they told us that at the assembly on friday.

[Neversoft]

121 days is loooooooooooooooooooong.

[PaulMacC]

It isnt compared to everyone elses, I leave school on May 1st.

[CHA!NGANG]

:O Don't worry Paul. I know it all seems a bit sudden, but the actual exams feel a lot more relaxed then people make them out to be. As for mocks, they honestly don't count for anything at the end of the day. As for your mates, you could always try and convince them to stay with you at the 6th Form.

[tdi]

don't worry about it, I left after my GCSEs to work in the family business as ultimately it's what I want to do and I have a huge interest in it, admittedly yes I have lost contact with a few 'mates' but they're really the ones I'd just talk to and get along with and weren't "matey" mates if you get what I'm saying.

I still keep in contact with my close friends (most of them live near me) and other friends I talk to either over the internet, phone, car etc.

[5,5]

If your so worried about losing contact wit hthem, why dont you make the effort to stay in contact?

[PaulMacC]

Yeah, I'll try I am also worried about GCSEs, Ryan said you can only retake them twice :S

[leah]

aww Paul don't worry about it, people tend to stress when they need to relax. WhenI started yer 11 I thought I would be swamped with CW but you do get time to do it in class and it's not like you have it every day :P
LIke Ryan said, you'll stay in contact with your real friends, you'll be fine :D

[Mojoman1000]

Don't worry about having no time to see friends because of coursework for gcse's. Trust me, from personal experience, there is plenty of time to see them even while you have coursework to do, you just need to structure when you do your work.

As for your friends going to college, you can still chat to them on msn, and just because they are going to college doesnt mean you cant meet with them again.

[Abbie.]

can you just not transfer to another school that you can get into with lower points?

and i know what you mean about the 'colleges' tech is actually the worse thing ever, or so my sister says lol