5 Tips On How To Choose The Right Sixth Form

Recently I have had to start thinking about sixth forms and what the next step of my life might be and there is nothing I dread more.  So here is a little advice I would give to anyone: 

1) Make sure you aren't doing what your parents want but make sure you do what YOU want.  Your parents can give good advice but you have to do what makes you happy in life and what is achievable. Don't take A Levels if you think you will struggle and not enjoy them, there are other options out there!

2) Don't go somewhere just because that is where your friend is going.  You have to make sure you are going to a school you want and not just go because all your friends are going.  Sometimes it's good to go to different places to gain more friends and meet people when you can be yourself.

3) When picking the right school you should know after looking around.  I have been to so many open days I can't tell you and I know when I walk away if it is a possible option or not because I can tell if I think I will like it

4) Don't not go to somewhere because of rumours.  When I went to look at a local school everyone laughed at me from my old school because they said "I know someone who goes there...she's a chav and so I everyone else" when really they've heard of one person who goes there so assume everyone there must be like her.  Don't assume or listen to the rumours but I on the facts and what you thought.

5) Finally when you look around the school the best advice I could give is a) go to the talk to see what the head is like and what they are saying (it could be interesting) b) talk to the teachers and students so you know what the course will entail but also get a students view on the subject c) don't just visit subjects you've done before or subjects you think will look best for universities but look at subjects that interest you whether you've taken them for GCSE or not you could find you love it 

Quote of the Week

"There are moments when I wish I could roll back the clock and take all the sadness away, but I have the feeling that if I did, the joy would be gone as well."

Nicholas Sparks (A Walk To Remember)

Reasons why Made in Chelsea has lost its touch

Being a keen lover of not just in particular MIC but most reality TV shows I never thought the day would come when I had to say MIC isn't what it used to be.  The day has come today and here is a rundown on all the reasons why.

1. The Scripts get reused

Ever watched a MIC episode and thought I swear I've heard this before? De ja vu maybe? Well you wouldn't be wrong.  Most of the time the writers struggle to think of what the actors sorry reality stars could say so they use the old scripts to give a helping hand. 

2. The Storylines also get reused 

Again the writers struggle to think of something interesting so they like to stick to what they know which of course is a cheating drama. De ja vu again?

3. Alex Mytton

At first he came across as slightly one of the more likeable characters of the show for being down to earth and honest but unfortunately he changed his ways and decided to become one of the 'bois' which really isn't an achievement.  Not that cheating on your girlfriend 5 times was. Or lying about it for months. Oh and then he slept with his best friends ex just to top off how honest and down to earth he is.

4. They are not relateable or likeable in the slightest

The girls used to be likeable while you were allowed to hate on characters like Pheobe and Louise you could support Lucy and Binky because they came across well and always said the right things.  However this all came crashing down when Pheobe left the show and there was no one to hate on and Louise wanted to be the likeable character she so obviously isn't.  Now the show is left with a bunch of girls who are all completely delusional thinking they are right and unlikeable cast members.

5. The Thompsons

 

Louise has and always will be the most annoying character on the series for letting her boyfriend cheat on her and then ever since cheating on all her boyfriends at least once. Not only that but she so obviously isn't posh so she should probably stop pretending.  If she doesn't already sound annoying enough she has a brother. Could it get any worse? Well actually it can because would you believe the only thing more annoying than Louise Thompson is Sam Thompson.

6. Hiring cast members purely on their names

Not saying the cast members ever started with normal names like Caggie, Binky, Proudlock or Gabilicious but now if you want to get in your going to have to change your name to something like Toff or Alik or Lonan. That or you have to have a sibling on the show. 

Quote of the Week

"When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life"

John Lennon

Coming Back

Last year I gave up on my blogging after figuring it wasn't getting me anyway and since my views weren't exploding up I didn't feel like anyone was reading.  However I forgot the reason I started was to not only write but inspire, entertain and tell people stories, reviews and experiences and somewhere along the way I got lost on my purpose.  You don't need millions of hits to be writing though you just need a passion and that's exactly what I have.

Looking For Alaska by John Green Review

I read this book in the summer and whilst being quite sad and maybe a little depressing the book was heartwarming and motivational in a weird kind of way.  The book is about a boy trying to find a purpose in life by moving to a boarding school and meeting new people.  The main person in his eyes though is Alaska who is slightly more rebellious and grown up.  This book will leave you sitting thinking about your entire existence and what life is.  The book inspired me in a weird kind of way to run at life because it may not be as long as we think.  

Story: Settling In

The lines in my palms were starting to sweat and a heat starting hitting to come over me, giving me one of my headaches.  I walked behind them all whilst eavesdropping on their conversation.  They mostly talked about a recent party they had where they all got so drunk that one girl ended up in hospital.  That made me even more nervous.  What if they made me that girl?

   Cassy turned round 'You alright?' 

'Yeah' I replied with a smile.  I know it may sound like the same story as my old school but it was different.  I had to keep telling myself that.  I had to hope that things would be different because I can't go back. Ever.

    I started to chat away to them until they said that one question that always scared me "So how come you left your school?" I never knew how to answer it and I didn't want to lie but it was too complicated to tell them the truth right now.  I still had to figure out everything before I could start explaining things.  

   In my head I kept thinking 'keep your guard up. Don't let it down, if you do it will all be over'.

"Just fell out with some girls."

They nodded their heads.  I got the impression that lots of people moved to the school for the same reason or maybe we all just used the same excuse.   The school seemed to pick most of its kids up through the years and almost reminded me of a refuge.  I was part of it now and would probably be the last to join.

   Me and Cassy started to joke around and I felt like myself again.  Things were starting to work out and hopefully it would stay that way.