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 can’t 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 past year.
It’s going to be stressful, that’s 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.
You’ve got a year left to improve, don’t worry, you can get that grade up. I was super stressed about getting and keeping my grades up and I wasn’t and still aren’t 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, it’s going to be a major priority.
Those textbooks are going to be used but if you can’t afford it don’t buy it straight away. Borrow it from a friend or the library. I have brought a textbook for one of my subjects and didn’t 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. It’s 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 won’t regret it, plus you can then relax later on at home, after having done all your work.
Write down those due dates. Get a planner, write to-do lists or get organised in any way that suits you. I can’t tell you the number of times that I have been stressed about when an essay is due because I didn’t 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 won’t 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.
