Sixth Form Question in the UK?

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I am just finishing year 11 in England and these are my predicted grades:

Maths - C
English - B
Physics - B
Biology - B
Chemistry - B
History - B
Geography - B
Business - C
Drama - A

I had a choice of either staying on to do sixth form at my school but they didn't have the subjects I want to do or I could go to a college and do sixth form there?

I think I am going to this college but I won't know anyone and I am a social misfit and I am not even clever as you can see above but I want to know has anyone been to college for sixth form or have some advice they can give me because I am getting worked up about it already I'll be a wreck by the time I start

I was stressed and unhappy at a similar stage at school (a London public school) and asked my parents if I could go to a sixth-form college. They said no, I stayed and ended up with a mental breakdown two years later.

Of course you're not me but you might find a sixth form college easier than you fear.

I found college was easier; (ignoring the discrimination from them) as the classes were smaller and there were far less people there. With school, you had years 7-11 and upper and lower 6th. At college, you had just upper and lower 6th and adult learners. I think there was also the 14-16 year olds at college.

I was the same with not knowing anyone there. I was also the youngest person there.

I had to go to a sixth form college as my school didn't offer A-levels at the time. To me it was a nice change once I got used to it as I was never happy at school. I think a college gives you more freedom. I applied to another school that did A levels and they had rules such as no smoking, no wacky clothes/hair. I didn't want either, but I'd like to have the choice! I liked the less school-like environment.

Also, you're predicted grades are fairly good. There were people in some of my classes that just got the minimum requirement of 5 C's, and they coped fine.