For UK people only: I dont get it, what do i have to do after Year 11?

Question

After Year 11, ami gonna go to college or unversity??

someone told me that if you get A+ to C levels, you'll automatically get to go to university instead of college...

can someone explain this to me??

Answer 1

Neither, you'll be going to sixth form.

Some sixth forms do call themselves colleges - but they're still just years 12 and 13 of school.

Nothing you can do will "automatically" get you to university, I'm afraid - and in any case no university will take you at 16 based on GCSE results alone. You'll need A levels, and to apply and be accepted.

Of course, if you don't get A+ to C grades in your GCSEs, very few sixth forms will take you on to study A levels in the first place, so I suppose you could say that failing to get them will automatically mean you _don't_ go to university. But getting them doesn't guarantee anything. The "someone" who told you this was either very confused or winding you up.

Answer 2

hasnt your school told you anything?

mine has been telling us about it for ages!

well you cant go straight to university, you either go to sixthform to do A levels or you can go to college to do a course in whatever you choose, or you can do A levels at college as well. you can also apply for an apprenticeship.

i cant decide if i want to go to sixthform or college so i have applyied  for both and have had my sixthform interview. and have my college one coming up in may.

so you should start applying soon.

look on the connexions website i dont konw if its any good but they keep coming into school to talk to year 11's about what they wanna do after year 11.

http://www.connexions-direct.com/