I officially only have two days left of my Lower Sixth (first year) of college, which is insane. This college year has gone extremely quickly and I canāt believe that I only have one year left. At my college, we have already started Upper Sixth work, so I technically finished Lower Sixth a few months ago but the school year has only just begun to finish. Some of this may seem obvious but I thought I would mention it anyway. So, I thought I would give some advice/reminisce over some of my favourite memories from the pastĀ year.
Itās going to be stressful, thatās inevitable but make the best out of it. Throughout the year my group of friends and I would meet up and have little movie nights and parties, which honestly made any stressful situations worth it. Have a little fun once in a while.
Youāve got a year left to improve, donāt worry, you can get that grade up. I was super stressed about getting and keeping my grades up and I wasnāt and still arenāt completely happy with one of my grades. However, I have a full year to work on it and to get it up. So for this next college year, itās going to be a major priority.
Those textbooks are going to be used but if you canāt afford it donāt buy it straight away. Borrow it from a friend or the library. I have brought a textbook for one of my subjects and didnāt use it for the whole year but for another subject, we used it every day. Maybe wait a week to see if it really is needed.
Read the books before hand. Literature students, listen up! If you get given the reading list early, try and read or summarise what the books are about. Trust me, it will help so much in class and can take the pressure off a bit.
Actually, use some of your free periods once in a while. Itās nice to have a long relaxing free period, but as it nears exams or even if you just have some homework due, use your frees. You wonāt regret it, plus you can then relax later on at home, after having done all your work.
Write down those due dates. Ā Get a planner, write to-do lists or get organised in any way that suits you. I canāt tell you theĀ number of times that I have been stressed about when an essay is due because I didnāt write it down, is insane. Just write down all the important dates.
Wear whatever you want that makes you feel comfortable. At my college, we are allowed to wear anything that we wonāt as long as it keeps within the guidelines. Yay, no uniform! So if you want to wear sweatpants and a hoodie, do it! Honestly, no one cares what you wear, everyone is too busy to really notice.
