There are a lot of disadvantages of staying at school, you are still treated
like a kid, the teachers know your history and you don’t get other life
experience.
I stayed in the 6-form department because it was an easy
choice to do
and didn’t seem
as frightening as
going to college.
I soon understood
that people who
had gone to
college were doing
more interesting things, generally had better choice of subjects and
after school activities, and were
treated as grown-ups.
In the end
I left school
and entered the college.
I never really
enjoyed school, but
college was quite different.
The sixth-form college
provides an excellent
atmosphere and good preparation
for university.
I took it
seriously and worked
harder.