Hello everybody,



So today's post is going to be a little different instead of me writing my post out I decided to film it an make a video instead. This is something I have wanted to do for a very very long time but I have never managed to or I haven't been happy with the quality. This won't be a regular thing at the moment but I will film videos every so often to replace posts.

Hope you enjoy and don't forget to subscribe and all of that lovely stuff. If you have any questions then either comment on this post or on the video and I'll try and answer for you. You can find the video here :)

Maddie x

Hey everyone,

So back in September I posted this post about starting college and it's fair to say a few things have changed so I thought that I would answer them again since I have now finished my first year studies and am now starting A2. I have taken some out as I can't really give an update on them.


Which subjects are you doing?

I am still studying Media, Applied ICT and Modern History although I have now dropped Music Technology.

Which subject is your favourite?

So back in september I said that Music Tech was my favourite subject which my the end of the year it definitely was not in fact I couldn't wait to finish it. I am supposed to be studying it for the next four weeks and then making my decisions in the summer but I have taken the risk of dropping it now. I don't know why I didn't like it so much I think it was a few things. Firstly, it is a very individual subject I am a very social person and this subject really isn't that. You go into the lesson, listen to the teacher for a bit and then sit in front of a computer with headphones on for the next hour. Also, there was just so much work which meant going in and working on it in free periods where I would want to spend time with my friends or get on with other things and as the work couldn't be done at home I ended up doing it to just the bare minimum.

How do you get there and back?


I am still walking everyday although at the moment I am tending to get a lift with my mum in the morning as she drives that way to take my brother but as of September she will be going in the other direction so I will defiantly be walking there and back everyday.

Have you got lost yet?

I have somehow managed to get through the whole year without getting lost sometimes I'll end up going a long way round but I haven't ever been super lost where I have had to ring someone to come and rescue me...(the year isn't over yet though)

Are you enjoying it?

Yes!! I am still loving college, of course there are some days that I don't want to get out of bed but even with Music Tech I never hated it, it was just never really my favourite thing to do.

Have you made friends?

As I said in September I tend to stay with my old friends at lunch and breaks because everybody has their own groups although we do have a few new additions to our clan. In lessons I have made some amazing friends, in particular in ICT and Media. I am still friends with Zoe although perhaps not as much as we would like as we got split up for talking...we weren't that bad! Also somebody that didn't get a mention in my September post was Georgia because she used to sit on the other side of the room to me but I since moved and I can't believe how similar we are and how well we get on.

What do you do in free periods?

I still do pretty much the same things in my free periods but there was more studying towards the end although I'm sure there were also plenty where absolutely nothing got done.

Is there a big step between AS and GCSE?

It is still hard for me to compare this but I would say there is some increase not in the actual work just in the amount that you have to learn, I wish I had actually made revision notes as I went along instead of at the end because I feel like I would get better results. 

I hope you have enjoyed this and I'll try to do it again in September after the official start of A2. 

Good Luck to anybody that still has exams,

Maddie x

Hey guys,
So sorry about the slight blogging break but I have so much work coursework wise and a huge history mock in a few days time so sometimes my blog has to go on the back burner for a while because at the end of the day unfortunately grades are what matter. That does bring me onto the point of this post, I am working my butt off to try and get half decent grades at the end of this year so that I can apply to the unis that I want to and whilst I was looking through pintrest I found this image:

This picture is from here.

It sort of made me think a bit more about what I want to do after college is over, and this is something I had changed and thought about before. For years and years I said that I wanted to study law and become a lawyer but then at around the end of year 10 I realised that the only reason I was really saying that was because someone had once told be it was really well paid and not because I had any interest in it at all so I then changed to wanting to study Music Tech which was actually something I had never done before. Then seeing this picture made me think that actually whilst I thought I would enjoy it, I’m really not I mean it’s fine but it is a lot more complicated than I ever thought and it’s not something I really love so I have now decided to try and get the grades to allow me to study media at a higher level. Let’s see how long this lasts!
It is something I have always said I’m not going to do a job if I don’t enjoy it, what’s the point? Yes, it might be well paid or there might be some really nice people working there but if you dread getting out of bed in the morning it is not worth it and it’s time for a change. You have had over 12 years of dreading getting out of bed each morning for school.
What do you guys think of this statement?

Maddie x

Hey guys,

So I'm well aware that it has been a really long time since my last post but I just needed a few weeks to sort things out with college and whatever else was going on. I'm still immensley tired but I'm getting there as far settling into college and getting some energy back that I lost over the first few days. Apparently a whole day of concentration after being off since the middle of May really takes it out of you...

So as my excuse for not blogging is college I thought I'd answer a few questions about college.

Which subjects are you doing?

Music Technology, Media, Applied ICT and Modern History

Which subject is your favourite?

At the moment I would have to say Music Tech, many of you know that music is one of my favourite things and to be on the other side of it not having the nerves of perfoming is honestly AMAZING!

How do you get there and back?

I walk everyday it is about a mile each way but it only takes me about 20 minutes (if it's raining lots I'll be cheeky and get a lift from a friend or my mum).

What was your first day like?

It was actually okay when I was walking there I was a little nervous but once I got there it was okay, I still got that funny feeling in my stomach when I had a new class but now I'm settled I've made a few new friends as well as all my old ones and in general things are looking up.

Have you got lost yet?

Yes and No....No because I know where all my classes are and I can normally find my way about and I haven't managed to lose my way in terms of finding things for me but I have gone on a couple of detours to find places because I thought it was one way when it was the other. ( I bet your all thinking what a loser haha)

Are you enjoying it?

YES! It's amzing there I have met some lovely people and I love all of my lessons so far and all the teachers are so nice I'm really glad I chose this college. :)

Have you made friends?

I still hang out with most of my old friends during lunches and breaks but I've made quite good friends with quite a few people in lessons. Especially in ICT where I made friends with a lovely girl called Zoe :)

What do you do in free periods?

In my free periods I will either stay with my friends and we'll find somewhere to sit and chat, I'll walk to the nearby Costa and McDonalds or I'll work in the LRC or Library

Is there a big step between AS and GCSE?

To be honest this isn't really something I have noticed too much but I know a lot of people say this and maybe it's just becuase I've only been there two weeks but nothing really seems that hard. Or maybe it's the subjects I'm doing as 2 of them I didn't do at GCSE and the other I got nearly full marks on so it's only really History I can compare.

That's all for now if you have any questions feel free to ask them in the comments,
Maddie

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(Thanks to my friend Ollie for suggesting some of the questions)

Hey guys,

I thought I might share some of the type of outfits I plan on wearing to college for inspiration and stuff and just because I find it really fun styling stuff :)

So here is outfit #1: