[Audio] Help?

[lovedramamoron]

 Does anyone have any experience with applying for sixth form?

[Shinichi's tone is rather harried. Between this and exams, he hadn't had much time for anything else recently.]

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[warped_replica]

Considering I’m about to graduate from sixth form, I should be able to help you apply.

Is it a particular step that’s confusing, or the whole process?

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[lovedramamoron]

The process. I'm having trouble figuring out where to even start.

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[warped_replica]

Are you planning on attending the local college? And have you chosen a programme of study?

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[lovedramamoron]

I'm not really sure yet. I'd like to stay in England for college, but my parents have been mentioning some of the universities in New York.

Criminology, English and Mathematics for sure. I think I need at least one more?

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[warped_replica]

[If Jimmy leaves Mossgate for school, they will be down another Numbered, but Benjiro is not about to try to sway him.]

Choosing which schools to apply to is probably the most important step then. The schools in New York have a very different system than those here in regards to the application process.

Criminology is a bit specific for sixth form. You might have to settle for Chemistry or Psychology.

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[lovedramamoron]

[Jimmy really wanted to stay, but logically he knew that he was a minor foreign citizen. If his parents really decided that he needed to come home, there wasn't much he could do about it.]

Chemistry, then. [He liked the subject, and it should be useful.]

I haven't really thought about it. At home I'd have at least another year before I needed to decide.

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[warped_replica]

[Benjiro can certainly relate to that, even as a citizen.]

Chemistry is quite fun in sixth form.

That might be a good way to consider it. Try a year of sixth form college, and if it doesn’t work out for any reason, then you can apply and switch to New York right on time with your age group.

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[lovedramamoron]

[Jimmy frowns as he considers this.]

That does sound like a good way to think about it. And I don't think my parents could object if I put it like that.

[Phone Text] Yay for helping!

[warped_replica]

It should carry the same benefits as your initial reasons for transferring in.

Then it’s a matter of selecting a sixth form college. The one here in Mossgate is nice. Are there any others you have considered?

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[lovedramamoron]

Just the one here in Mossgate. I thought it would be better to stick with an area I know.

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[warped_replica]

I didn’t want to assume.

After all, you made quite a change to come here to Mossgate.

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[lovedramamoron]

My host family is here too. Its a lot easier to just stay here.

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[warped_replica]

I don’t think you’ll be disappointed by the quality, convenient or not.

For what it’s worth, I’m glad you’ll be sticking around.

[dragoonrouge]

I could help! It's for Mossgate Sixth Form yeah?

[lovedramamoron]

That's right! I have all the application forms, but I have no idea where to start with all of this.

[dragoonrouge]

Well the General Information form should be the easiest so it's always best to ackle that first. Academic Background is the next most important. Do you have your predicted grades for your GCSE's?

[lovedramamoron]

[He takes a moment to rummage through his stack of folders.]

Okay, I think I found the right document. What next?

[dragoonrouge]

Cool, you'll want to submit that along with your current school's address and the name of your tutor.

The next section should be your desired subject choices and then a personal statement, aka, the worst bit.

[lovedramamoron]

Got it.

Okay, I think I've got my subject choices. And do you think I can just rewrite the personal statement I used for the exchange program application?

[dragoonrouge]

Brill, you should be able to use that you just have to make sure to emphasise anything extracurricular or independent reading and work related to your studies.

After that, it'll be down to your tutor or teachers at school to do a reference but you should be fine!

[lovedramamoron]

Great! Thanks a lot for all the help.

[dragoonrouge]

No worries, if you have any other questions about this or the sixth form in general, shoot them my way. If it's for any of my subjects I can try and give a bit more insight into the course and the exams.