The School Story

Two weeks ago I walked the school gate's for the last time!!
I walked out of the sports hall after sitting my last A Level exam... and there's no need for me to ever return (...until results day that is). It's scary, because all of your life you're just excpected to go to school and that's the first 16-18 years of your life dictated to you. Then suddenly you have to grow up, leave and make big decisions for your future!
It's hard because I have no clue what so ever about what I want to do.

Let's start at the beginning, way back when. I started primary school full time at 5 years old (you usually start at 3 or 4 in the UK) but I HATED school. I cried and refused to go a lot of the time. It was horrific. I was born in August, which means I was one of the youngest in my school year, and that most people in my class were a lot older than I was.
My primary school was small and everyone was friends and we all played together and although in hindsight I had the best time ever, I just remember pretending to be sick so that I could stay home and watch Rapunzel (hahaha).

Then you have to go to Secondary School. I hated the first few years here aswell... I wasn't ever the 'popular girl' or the pretty girl - I was essentially a nerdy nobody and probably to this day, still am. I was nervous, quiet, shy and I found it really hard to make friends. I had a lot of mean comments made about me (kids can be cruel FYI) and they really got to me!
One day it just clicked with me, I stopped caring what people said about me. I realised it really didn't matter. That's when I started to 'enjoy' school more. Enjoy might be slightly too enthusiastic... I found it a slightly more pleasent experience.

Completing my Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award

When I started doing my GCSEs I really enjoyed these two years, I was much more happy and comfartable with myself as I matured. Even more so when I moved on to do sixthform. It's crazy to think I finished my GCSEs on June 19th 2012, and exactly two years later I was sitting my last A Level exam! It feels like yesterday!
 

History trip to the USA, The last day of Year 11, Year 11 Prom, GCSE Results Day

The two years of Sixthform were honestly the best two years. I thouroughly enoyed my time at school and I will be SO sad to leave. I enjoyed my subjects, socialising (especially socialising!!!!) and I became much more confident with myself and realised how truly blessed I am!
One word of advice if you yourself are still in school, enjoy every second of it and power through - there is a light at the end of the tunnel! 

Fingers crossed for results day and I will honestly miss school so much!

 

Lynsey xxx