college or sixth form

[RuthOnToast]

i think for vocational courses (btecs) then college but more academic subjects (a-levels) then stick with sixth form! you will also get more support at a sixth form imo and be with ppl your own age

like odey said though 6th form is easiest option and i only went here because i lived 10 mins to it at the time(now 1hr+ ) and there wasnt any formal interview or anything they basically let everyone in! colleges in my area are rough and disgusting and full of 25+ year olds who stand outside smoking god knows what!

let us know what u wanna study

Not all colleges are good for btecs. I go a six form college that mainly does a levels and a few btecs.


Plus where i live with have 2 colleges and one is horrid and does only btecs people their are really rough (i don't go to that one)

[Shar]

I couldn't stay at my secondary school 6th form because I didn't get the entry requirement of 6 B's. I moved to another 6th form because that's what I thought would be best as all my family used to think that college was ****. I hated the new school, it was quite hard transitioning into a mixed school and trying to build a good rapport with teachers who already knew most of the pupils from year7-11 and didn't care for the new ones. I lost all motivation of studying and I ****** up the exams. I then couldn't stay at the 6th form due to my poor grades so I moved to a college much to the dismay of my parents. I took new A-level subjects and actually grew to love college. I think it was better for me because it gave me the freedom I needed and I didn't feel overwhelmed or made to feel dumb by lecturers who didn't even know me properly.

6th form if you need a push or college if you can/want to get on with it on your own (you can still ask for support though).

[alilbitoflauren]

College

College

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[Zak]

I went to college and I turned out ok

[lRhyss]

Sixth Form - I had no choice because of my area.

It was either;

- Wake up at normal time (Half 7); get up, have a shower and get the bus in to then arrive back home at like 4pm so I could do work for a few hours then have some me time.

or;

- Wake up at like 5AM, get ready, have breakfast to get on a bus at half 6, to then get on another bus at half 7 to arrive at college, then arrive back home at like 6/half 6pm to do work then go to bed.


Sucksss

I turned out fine though

[lemons]

College

good advice

College

good advice again

[Empired]

- Wake up at like 5AM, get ready, have breakfast to get on a bus at half 6, to then get on another bus at half 7 to arrive at college, then arrive back home at like 6/half 6pm to do work then go to bed.

A lot of people do this in my sixth form. Some of them don't arrive home until 6:30 / 7 every evening and set off at 6 in the morning. They just do most of their work on the train.

[Jazz]

late to the party but college for me

i had a support network in college that was worlds better than the school/sixthform system

[welshcake]

I stayed in school and went to sixth form as the thought of college scared me so much. Also in year old 11 I was fundraising to go on an expedition to Uganda the year after so I had to stay in school for that.

I really enjoyed sixth form, despite having a bobba of a teacher. What I liked was the fact that you already knew the teachers and what help was available to you. You didn't have to find a new place and make new friends. But thinking of it now, maybe college would have prepared me for university a little more as I went to university not knowing anyone or the place at all. If that makes sense.

[Alysha]

I went to college and absolutely hated it, so after a month I went back to sixth form with another 3 people from my school, who I didn't even know that well.
I'd say college prepares you more, but at the same time, I think wherever you feel most comfortable is where you'll get the best grades. My school had links with colleges and other schools for subjects that they didn't offer anyway, so it was the best of both worlds for a lot of people.
I think people have said it before, but vocational subjects are best suited to college, where as academic ones are probably best suited to sixth form.