The saddest thing to see is that so many people don't receive the results they dreamed of, after all that hard work and stress. It's even worse that generation by generation, there is an increasing pressure to do well in education...and that we are taught that our results define us as people.
Congratulations to everyone who either passed their first year of college or got into university, but if you didn't come out with the results you wanted, this blog post is for you.
Your results do not define you.
It doesn't really make any sense does it? You work your ass off for two years and your results come down to factors completely out of your control, judged by someone you don't even know. Hardly fair, right? It's also completely ridiculous how they expect every 16-18 year old to have completely mapped out their future having literally been on the earth for 5 minutes.
It's not even like we really learn all the useful stuff at college either; how do you get a mortgage? Life insurance? How do you write a will? I have no idea.
It's mind boggling that a few letters on a piece of paper can secure you a job over someone that doesn't have that. Why do these stupid little letters define us as people, our entire futures. To universities and colleges, we are nothing more than these letters. We are nothing more than the UCAS points we get on this day every year, it's sad. All that time studying comes down to an hour, two hours sitting in an exam hall listening to people cough and panicking about the grade boundaries.
It's not even like we really learn all the useful stuff at college either; how do you get a mortgage? Life insurance? How do you write a will? I have no idea.
It's mind boggling that a few letters on a piece of paper can secure you a job over someone that doesn't have that. Why do these stupid little letters define us as people, our entire futures. To universities and colleges, we are nothing more than these letters. We are nothing more than the UCAS points we get on this day every year, it's sad. All that time studying comes down to an hour, two hours sitting in an exam hall listening to people cough and panicking about the grade boundaries.
Not to mention, exams and A levels fucking destroyed me. I'm pretty sure I cried for a solid two months, I didn't eat, I didn't sleep, I had the most horrific nightmares. All over 3/4 letters that would get handed to me on a piece of paper. When is GCSE Science ever going to prove useful to me? Or GCSE Geography? What about that A Level in English Literature I got that actually had nothing to do with my writing skills, and everything to do with my memory? The system is fucked. It's become a series of exams based on how much you can remember instead of how talented you are at the subject.
You can have a passion for a subject beyond words yet if you can't remember what they teach you, that's it. Game over.
You can have a passion for a subject beyond words yet if you can't remember what they teach you, that's it. Game over.
Here's the thing; this isn't your only option. If you didn't get what you want, this is not the end. College isn't for some people, and neither is university. It's not the end of the world, even though it feels like it, I promise. There are loads and loads of other options for you, whether its a gap year, a deferred entry, clearing, an apprenticeship or a full time job. If you didn't do as well as you wanted, it simply means you were meant for better things.
Look at all the people who didn't go to uni or get qualifications that are so incredibly successful now. Youtubers you know and love to watch, TV presenters, bloggers, entrepreneurs...you name it. Did you know that Maisie Williams from GOT gave up education at 14 to pursue acting and hasn't gone back since? Therefore meaning she has no GCSEs.
There is so much that is possible simply by you saying fuck it, fuck what they want me to do. I think that if you work hard enough and build yourself the right kinds of connections, you can get anywhere.
There is so much that is possible simply by you saying fuck it, fuck what they want me to do. I think that if you work hard enough and build yourself the right kinds of connections, you can get anywhere.
If you're really really stuck, talk to a teacher, a parent or a friend. Talk to someone because you cannot go through this alone. Support your friends through this more than anything. Even if it's a hug or a text message, or a coffee...the smallest things can make the world of a difference to someone who is feeling completely lost.
If you need to, get absolutely blind drunk...just do it. It's okay to cry and scream and throw things. Go on a long drive, a long walk, have a cigarette, go for a run. Do anything to get it out of you, and when you feel ready, move on to sorting it out. Just don't let it ruin your summer, because this is resolvable.
This is not forever, and it does not categorise you as a person. There is more to life than this.
chlo x
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