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ugotserved:
I'm not sure if I posted this in the proper section, if I didn't my sincere apologies and please move it to the correct section.

I'm going to keep it short and not make it really long and boring. I did really well at school until grade 9 and then started going down hill. I honestly don't know why I couldn't,  I started slacking off and didn't study at all, no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't get myself to open up a book and revise until the day before an exam, which is definitely not enough for AS and A levels. I even looked into ADD lol, because I would easily get drawn to different things, when I tried to study. I guess it was something I had to go through. sh*t happens. I did awful in my AS and A levels, I want to change and I want to get myself back to the top where I belong, but I'm confused about what to do. I was thinking of studying hard through the summer and redo all my AS levels in January next year and then apply to university with them. I will redo my A2 as well in June if I have the time, yeah I know it's a lot but it's doable.  During the high school graduation is when I realized what a grave mistake I've done, because I know for a fact that I'm capable of achieving excellence but at graduation it didn't feel like I'd really earned it with the way I performed in my AS and A2 exams. I was thinking of redoing the exams in the British council because I really don't want to go back to school, I know I can do it on my own better than being taught by average teachers. The other option is apply for community college, I don't really want to do this because I feel that redoing the AS is a much better idea.

I realized that I don't want to be a guy that flunked in high school and gave up when I had my whole life ahead of me to fix things and dig myself out of the hole.

I just wanted let this out as well as to see what all of you thought about this, and get some advice on it. Should I follow through with the plan?

Thanks   :D

Most UniQue™:
Dude that means you wasted 2 years of your life!

ugotserved:

--- Quote from: Most UniQue™ on June 21, 2011, 06:34:22 pm ---Dude that means you wasted 2 years of your life!

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I did mess up my education but I did learn many other things over those 2 years and enjoyed it, I don't see it as a waste, but hey even if it was, being depressed about it isn't going to help anything lol.

Most UniQue™:

--- Quote from: ugotserved on June 21, 2011, 06:42:44 pm ---I did mess up my education but I did learn many other things over those 2 years and enjoyed it, I don't see it as a waste, but hey even if it was, being depressed about it isn't going to help anything lol.

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Lol yah there's no way other then resitting for the exams...

Chingoo:

--- Quote from: Most UniQue™ on June 21, 2011, 06:34:22 pm ---Dude that means you wasted 2 years of your life!

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Studies aren't everything in life. There's a lot more to life than an A-Level certificate. Academically, yes, he's lagging behind by 2 years but seriously who gives a...muffin ::) There's no point ruining the rest of his life, which is hopefully much more than those 2 years he spent doing other things.

To the original poster: your plan sounds good if you think you can actually cover the entire course in this time. Don't overtax yourself: if you can't do it, might as well take a few extra months where you've let time out of your hand already. BUT, if you're like me it's better to keep yourself short of time xD I tend to study at the very last minute, so shorter time period is probably just as good for me. Keep yourself focused: 2 years are nothing. People have to start all over again sometimes, for reasons like disease and whatnot. You're lucky to have consciousness of this and you should give it your best shot. Don't let anything stop you, it doesn't matter how long you take to get to your destination, it matters who you become once you reach your destination :) So make this worth the while and best wishes <3

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