#but still i studied maths for 12+ years as a compulsory subject

[sheriiam]

People: maths is such a useless subject, if you ignore the basic additions, multiplications and stuff, maths isn't even relevant in real life.

Me: Bitch explain this.

[somecunttookmyurl]

neat addition to the supermarket sandwich lineup reblog to make a new yorker cry

anyway. michael. this is long so im readmoreing it

i met michael in the final year of primary (4/5 to like 10/11 years old) school after my family moved. so we were like... 10

michael was a smart kid. but he was a smart kid who made being a smart kid his entire personality. everything was about how much cleverer he was than you, how beneath him everyone else was, and how many encyclopedias he could read in place of socialising because nobody wanted to talk to him. turns out when you're a Massive Obnoxious Cunt nobody wants to talk to you.

(michael was also extremely overweight which is relevant only in that nobody ever gave him shit for it because he was SUCH a Massive Obnoxious Cunt that he got shit for being a "brainiac" instead. he would however accuse everybody else of only not talking to him or wanting to be friends with him because he was fat. which. my guy)

nobody really cares much about intelligence or testing or metrics in primary school as long as you can read and count it's like. fine. but it became apparent pretty soon after i arrived that i was a smart kid.

for the first time in his life, michael was not THE smart kid. he was just A smart kid. he might not even be the SMARTEST kid.

worse still, although most kids didnt talk to me either (for being a) new and b) a bit weird) i still made a couple of friends and went outside for breaks instead of reading nonfiction and was committing the ultimate sin of being a smart kid without trying about it

he hated me

at the end of primary school, we sit a form of standardised exam called an SAT which gives you a numeric "level" in english reading, english grammar, punctuation, spelling, and mathematics.

i outscored michael on all of them.

then we went to secondary (11-16) school.

there are 3 sets for classes: top, middle, and bottom. you can probably guess how that works but well. the year is divided (roughly equally) into 3 with the smarter/more capable ones in top set and the struggling ones in bottom set and then just. mid. based on how you did in the SATs they kinda make a guess for other subjects too.

michael and i were top set for everything meaning we had every class together (we also had every class together first year when they made the preliminary groupings. some people got moved around a bit after that)

year 8 (second year, age 12-13) and year 9 (third year, age 13-14) is still all compulsory classes so there was no escape

every minor test, every piece of work, every "pop quiz" EVERY single time in EVERY single subject that a ranking could be made i "beat" him. oftentimes only narrowly, which i think was somehow worse

he was still convinced HE was the SMARTEST kid in school. if only he could prove it. i just kept getting lucky.

and then came the (now-abolished) Key-Stage 3 SATs, which tested in english, maths, and science (general). these papers come in tiers meaning the difficulty of the paper you sit will depend on your past performance and where the teacher believes you to be at.

most bottom set kids took a level 3-5 paper. most middle set kids took level 4-6. most of top set took level 5-7.

but there is a secret fourth thing. a tier 6-8. maybe a quarter to a third of kids in top set got put forward for the extra hard version. so we were not only top set, we were top within top.

michael was convinced. THIS time it would prove he was so very very smart. i turned homework in late half the time and was never once guilty of reading a "smart" book and certainly i'd never studied or revised for any test (i still haven't. i still don't know how). SURELY after 4 years my luck would run out and i would be proven for the lucky idiot i was and he would once again be the smartest

i outscored him on all 3. making me yet again "officially" the smartest kid in school.

he did not take this well. he doubled down on his Massive Obnoxious Cunt personality. constantly making a point of how intelligent he was grew more important by the day

in year 10 (14-15) and 11 (15-16) there are still several compulsory subjects, but you also choose a number of optional ones. we both had the same optional choices. we still had every class together.

i became even more lax about like... doing anything ever (it's the undiagnosed adhd) but my coursework and assessments kept coming back: 98%, 100%, 93% (what happened? see me), 97%

he was also getting perfect or near-perfect scores! but he was working for it. he deserved it.

maths was the one that got him the most. it was so terribly unfair that i kept outscoring him - don't i know he's a mathematical genius?

as far as i know these days most GCSEs don't have coursework as part of the final grade, and maths for sure doesn't. but in 2004-2006 it did.

the coursework that counted towards your final grade could be re-submitted. the initial mark you got (up to a level 9) wasn't final. you could edit it and try again to get higher, if you wanted.

my first draft was like an 8.9. just one or two minor tweaks, the notes said, and it's a 9.0

it wasn't much work so i did it and that was that never talk to me about algebra again thank you goodbye sayonara you weeaboo shits etc

michael got an initial 8.7 (THIS IS A REALLY SUPER EXCELLENT GRADE ANYBODY NORMAL WOULD BE FINE WITH). he spent 2 months reworking it. 8.8. another 2 months reworking it. 8.9. he only had another month before it couldn't be changed anymore. he submitted it again, after more work

....8.9

then we took our final exams, and the results came in. he was so sure i fucked it up because i was basically at least a little drunk for the entire exam season (it's the undiagnosed adhd) and was also in and out of hospital for physical issues i now know to be EDS but which at the time were mysteries

but i didn't fuck it up. we got the same letter grade across all our subjects (except religion which was compulsory and i was present for only physically) but the raw scores showed that, yet again, for what was now the sixth year in a row, i outscored him

worse, i outscored him in maths by one point. whilst drunk.

we went to the same sixth form (which is like junior/senior year except not mandatory and all of your subjects are by choice and you only do like 4 or 5 of them)

he opted to take not only maths but also further maths. when he found out i wasn't - because i actually fucking hate maths i just happen to be good at it - he was apopleptic. you would think he'd be happy to be smarter-by-default now but all i'd done was rob him of the chance to prove he'd been smarter this whole time it was just jolly bad luck

he also did physics which like. rather you than me.

i took fine art, art graphics (switched to photography halfway through first year), and music. mostly because i hadn't been "allowed" to take any of them at GCSE beause your choices have to be approved/signed off by your parents which is also why i ended up in economics. because i hadn't done them i had to essentially audition for all of them. i met my now bestie of 16 years during auditions for music which is a thing i do not remember happening because i was drunk and was in fact in the middle of a 5 day party and only remembered last minute i had somewhere to be (that somewhere was enrolling for college) (kind of important) (almost missed it) (party was good)

anyway. the one subject we did both take was computing. which is different from IT in that information technology is using computers... computing (despite not being the one with technology in its name) was the actual technical side. how they work, why they work, and how to code.

we weren't in the same class, which was probably better for michael's blood pressure.

but i was the only girl (not just in my class - doing the A-level in general) which would already have singled me out but i also turned up regularly covered in charcoal to a class of people exclusively studying maths, physics, and chemistry

(i liked computing because it's like maths if maths wasn't shit)

i had very little contact with michael for those 2 years besides occasionally being on the same bus. i think he started to hate me a bit less, and eventually got over not competing with me in maths anymore. he even complimented some of my art.

he'd have been alright, really, if he wasn't such a collosal fucking twat

my undiagnosed unmedicated adhd was getting noticably worse in the less regulated environment and i frequently did not even turn up and started developing drug issues to cope. the college didn't know about the illegal stuff, but my rampant abuse of caffeine had become a campus-wide meme.

eventually, age 18, came results day for our A levels.

i'd actually also dropped fine art and switched to psychology (which i got 100% in - one of 4 people to do so) but was still doing music and now, also, music technology. which is also like maths if maths wasn't shit. i did pretty badly in them.

we both got our computing grades. A-levels at the time didn't generally go up to an A* grade (the highest was A) but our college was one of a set of trial colleges and we were the first year to be guinea pigs for the new A* exams

we both got it. we both got the A*.

we looked at the raw scores

michael: 110/120

alexis: 111/120

god michael was brilliant though. fucking hated me. most perfect example possibly ever of managing to antagonise someone to the point of hatred and obsession not only by doing nothing but by actively doing nothing

[moonmoonthecrabking]

subjects i think st cassian’s chamber choir would take because i have an exam in 12 hours that i am not prepared for

i’m basing this on the australian (nsw) higher school certificate (hsc) in which year 12 students (final year of secondary school) have to take a minimum of 10 units to finish. most subjects are 2 units, with extensions being 1 unit. english is compulsory. the general structure for english and maths is standard (2u), advanced (also 2u), extension (3u, but it’s advanced plus extra content) and extension 2 (4u).

obligatory not canon because they are canadian and would not have those kinds of options

ocean: english extension 2, maths extension, chemistry, latin continuers, latin extension, and physics. that is 14 units meaning her exam schedule would suck. the 4th unit of english extension is a major work and the only subject without a state-wide exam but still. you can see the burnout, right? with this many extension units, she would have a bunch of offline classes (before school, lunch, and after school) and only a couple of study periods. she chose these because she’s good at maths, and wants to exploit scaling (basically if you’re good at hard subjects yo get a better score). latin makes her “stand out” and, hey, since it was offered at her catholic school she was going to take it.

constance: english advanced, maths extension, music 2 (composition elective), ancient history, and drama (writing elective). i see constance as someone who really loves writing and creating, being behind the scenes of all the magic that happens. she tried to take english extension to have a couple extra lessons with ocean but the afternoon classes clashed with her self-esteem. i think she also has a sort of curiosity about the world of the past which she can explore through ancient (i ann projecting). she seems like a major work kind of gal. and she doesn’t suck at maths so, why not?

noel: english extension, maths advanced, drama (monologue elective), modern history, history extension, latin continuers, latin extension. again, a lot of offlines and a couple of major works but afternoon classes mean he can romantically walk home in the dark. he wasn’t going to take latin extension but it was lyric poetry! how could he say no to that? he likes being the centre of attention and, trust me, year 12 drama gets dark. from what i��ve heard, english extension is very philosophical (and my school literally did waiting for godot so it’s fate). and okay he’s not tHat bad at maths, but he does constantly brag about dropping all sciences to ocean. his major work was about the abundance of gay erasure in historiography.

mischa: english standard, maths standard, modern history, ukrainian continuers (by distance), earth and environmental sciences. man is doing the bare minimum. so i’m not fully sure if ukrainian is offered but he would either take that or russian as an easy 95. i think he does know enough english to do standard (but i don’t know that much about eald so i didn’t put it down). took modern to be with noel, but he’d be damned if he took a major work.

ricky: english advanced, maths advanced, chemistry, biology, science extension, and visual arts. he would kill the english creative writing module and he’d get his major work done on time (*cough* noel). he seems to me to be very science minded and having a desire to conduct his own experiments.

penny: english advanced, maths advanced, chemistry, legal studies, economics. she wants to figure out how to both physically and metaphorically blow up society. she did regret choosing legal over business studies with the sheer amount of case studies but she did use them as something to run into ocean’s face.

[cognacdelights]

Saw your reblog and I just wanna say I live in the Midwest US (Indiana) and my particular school district has 2 elementary schools (pre-k to 6th grade) and a Jr-Sr High school (7th-12th grade) serving 3 towns but the next town and district over has 4 elementary school (to 5th grade) a middle school (6-8) and a high school 9-12) so in conclusion it’s not any less confusing for Americans and I guess in my particular case it has to do with population.

ok so i guess that makes sense but also your entire education system in general baffs my head and i only have somewhat of an understanding bc of media which isn’t always correct???

like we have primary school which is age 4-11 and then secondary school which is 11-16, and then sixth form/college which is 16-18 but that’s only because up until 5/6 years ago the school leaving age was 16 and any education after that was non compulsory (it’s not now though — unless you do an apprenticeship in a trade which still usually requires some kind of education)

also the fact that you have to write essays to get into college??? and your acceptance is based off your entire gpa across the year and not a series of exams that you take after a two year course??? I HAD TO TAKE TWELVE EXAMS IN WHICH HALF WERE ESSAY BASED (although the other half were only non essay based bc they were for maths but i had to long hand write out extremely long and difficult calculations that took up the same amount of space as an essay — and my calculator drew graphs)

also the fact that when you graduate high school you just come away with one diploma that basically just says you passed high school??? do you not get an individual breakdown of your subject grades??? but then again for my GCSEs (the qualifications you gain out of secondary school) it was all exam based again… i had to do something like 32 exams to get 11 GCSEs AND we got study leave too which meant we didn’t have to attend school from like april-july only for exams but in most cases you had an exam in the morning and an exam in the afternoon too

[jackredfieldwasmyjacob]

EDUCATION SYSTEM IN SPAIN

I thought now that Skam España has been renewed for s3 and s4 it would be a great time to see how education system in Spain works, so you can get an idea of how academic life of the characters is gonna develop from now on. 

First of all, here is a bit of a recap I made of how it works if you don’t wanna read the whole thing

Skam España cast has just finished 1º Bachillerato, which means they have only a year left before going to University.

I’m gonna talk more in detail about all of the grades and stuff now, but as a quick disclaimer, I went to a private school so I didn’t get to go to High School, and some things may differ with public schools, although I’m pretty sure most things stay the same. Also, I’m only gonna talk about Madrid, as each Autonomous Community (here is a recap of all of them) has different subjects and study plans. 

So, let’s start

First of all, I’m gonna say a few things about private schools. Basically, you have to pay to get there, which is a big difference with public schools, where education is free up until Bachillerato, and just because it is optional, not mandatory. Also all of the 12 grades are in the same building, and teachers are always the same, I have heard than in public schools the teachers rotate between the schools, so they don’t spend much years in one single school or high school. And finally, we have to wear a uniform (in my school it was only up to Bachillerato, I don’t know if that also happen with other private schools). They are more simple and less formal than british ones, here is the uniform I had to wear, as an example:

(red in primary, green in secondary)

Ok, now, about school system in general, you normally have one class and the different teachers rotate depending on the subject, but as you get older, and specially in Bachillerato, the students are the ones who change class depending on the subject, not the other way round. These classes in public schools are only typically 2, A and B, or at least that’s what I heard. In my school there were up to E. 

Grading goes from 0 to 10, with a 5 you pass. But also teachers would use another grading system, that appears in the grades you get at the end of the year, that goes like this:

Matrícula de Honor: It’s the highest score, that is, a 10. They are usually limited to 1 or 2 in all of the students.

Sobresaliente: An A, or a 9.

Notable: B, or an 8-7.

Bien: A C or a 6.

Aprobado: A D or a 5.

Suspenso: An F or less than a 5.

Okay, so let’s start to detail the system per se:

PRIMARY:

In Spanish is called “primaria���, and it goes from 6 to 12 year old. Before it you can go to kindergarten, but it’s not mandatory. In the first four years you only have one teacher that teaches you everything, and then in the last two years you start dividing your subjects in Spanish, English, Maths, Social Sciences and Nature Sciences. Also, you had Physical Education, and in my school you also had to choose 2 other sports (I chose Dance and first Football / Soccer, then Karate). And we also had Music, when we “played” the flute, and we could choose between Religion (of course, Catholicism, although Spain is technically an “AcOnFeSiOnAl StAtE”, in reality, if you are religious you are expected to be catholic) or Alternative to Religion, the one I went to, that I still don’t know what was for, in primary we usually read books, and in Secondary and Bachillerato we watched films. As far as big events go during that time, probably the biggest would be Communion in 4th grade, I didn’t do it, but I got invited to one, and it’s pretty big. Also, you normally stay with the same classmates for the 6 grades, at least that’s what it was for me.

When you end primary, if you go to a public school, you then have to search for a High School, to start the ESO.

SECONDARY:

In Spanish High School life is divided in Secondary or ESO, which is compulsory and thus, free in public schools, and Bachillerato. ESO means “Educación Secundaria Obligatoria” (”Mandatory Secondary Education”) and it’s a hellholle, kinda like Middle School. From this moment on, you start switching class every year, and subjects start getting wilder. Starting first and second of ESO, you start with kinda the same subjects as in primary, although Social Sciences now becomes History and Geography, and Natural Sciences Biology and Geology. You can choose a 3rd language to learn now (in my school you could choose it in 5th of primary, but in public high schools is in 1st of ESO), between German or French. I chose French. You also have new subjects, like Technology and Arts. In 3rd of ESO you discover what Physics and Chemistry is like, and then, at the end of the year, you have to make the first choice in your life, that will affect your Bachillerato later if you decide to do it. Basically, you have to choose between two main branches: Sciences or Letters. That means, in 4th of ESO you start having optative subjects. Some of that optatives are, for Sciences, Technical Drawing, IT, Biology & Geology, and Physics & Chemistry; for Letters, Latin, Greek, Classical Studies, Literature, and Economics. My school was really shitty for those of us who wanted to study Letters, so we didn’t have all the optatives, and I ended choosing Latin, Classical Studies and IT. Also, in 4th of ESO you start learning Philosophy. At the end of 4th of ESO, nowadays people take a special exam called Reválida (I didn’t take it because it wasn’t implemented yet, God I feel old) that you have to pass in order to pass the ESO. 

After 4th you can stop attending school, and study an FP or “Formación Profesional” (Vocational Training), or just start working all together. But, if you want to go to University, you HAVE to go to Bachillerato, a two years course preparation for the Spanish University Entrance Exam, “Selectividad”.

BACHILLERATO & SELECTIVIDAD:

So, Bachillerato is composed of two years, from 16-18, and there are various types of “bachilleratos” you could get into, depending on your interests. Note that the types of “bachilleratos” change from school to school and from Autonomous Community to Autonomous Community, so I’m just gonna note the ones that I know about: 

-Biosanitary Bachillerato (to study medicine, pharmacy and stuff like that)

-Technical Bachillerato (to study an engineering)

-Social Sciences Bachillerato (normally associated to study law or business)

-Humanites Bachillerato (to study philology, history, philosophy, etc)

-Arts Bachillerato (to study Arts and Fine Arts)

-Dramatic Arts Bachillerato (to study acting and stuff like that)

I can’t talk about all of them, because in my school there were very limited, so I’m gonna talk about the one I did, mostly a Humanities Bachillerato, with some subjects of Social Sciences too. If you want to know more about other bachilleratos, please let me know.

So, in First of Bachillerato my subjects were:

Spanish, English, Philosophy, PE (all four mandatory), Modern History, Economics, Latin, French, Alternative to Religion

Second of Bachillerato is the hardest grade, as every subject has a dictated scheme they have to follow for Selectividad, and all year teachers are talking about Selectividad and how hard it is, it gets pretty stressful. I had:

Spanish, English, Philosophy, History (all four mandatory), Geography, History of Arts, Latin, World Literature

And, after 12 years of studying, finally it comes, the final exam before university: SELECTIVIDAD.

When I did it, 3 years ago, it’s abbreviation was PAU (never forget the best thing ever gave us, #PAU2015, and the word “preocuPAU” that we spammed all over our social media while studying), now it’s called EVAU for some reason. But don’t worry, for what my sister has told me, it’s basically the same as when I did it. And also, remember, I’m talking about Madrid, specially in Selectividad Autonomous Communities tend to differ a lot, so this is only in Madrid. 

So, it happens on the first week of June, it starts on a tuesday and it lasts 3 or 4 days, depending if you have exams that are in the same day at the same hour or not. 

The exam is divided in two parts, the General Phase and the Specific Phase. The General Phase is out of 10 and it lasts for all of your life. The Specific Phase can up the score up to 14, adding 4 points with 2 exams, depending in what subjects you chose, as some subjects add 2 points and other 1, depending on the career you want to get into. All degrees have what we call a “nota de corte” (”cut score”), the minimum score you have to get to get into that degree. Note that the “cut score” varies from University to university. 

So, on the first day it’s always the same, you have 3 exams, all of the General Phase, and mandatory: Second Language, Spanish, and then you have to choose between Philosophy or History. In the other two days, you have to choose another of your subjects to be in the General Phase, and then the other two (or three, although they only count the two highest scores) exams of the Specific Phase.

University is 4 years of undergraduate minimum, adding up to 5 years if you are studying two degrees in one, and 6 for medicine students. Then, graduate, “master”, is another 1 year minimum.

I have all my Selectividad exams here, so I thought I could post a bit more in-depth about them so you can see what we study here!

History of Spain (General Phase):

They always give you an option A and option B in all exams. It seems I did Option B here.

So it’s divided in 3 parts. In the first, there are 6 short questions and I had to answer 4. They were about: The Visigoth Kingdom; The Crisis of the 11th Century in Al-Andalus, the Taifas Kingdoms and North-African Empires; the Discovery of America; and the Crisis of 1640. 

The second part was a graphic of the results of the 1977 General Elections, and I had to link it with the Transition of Democracy after Franco’s death.

Finally, the third part consisted of a Text Commentary, it was about the Vergara Agreement and then I had to talk about the Carlism movement during Isabel II (Elizabeth II) reign.

English (General Phase):

We had a text, about the saying “No Fear, No Surprise, No Hesitation”, and the rest of the exam was based around it. There were 5 questions, the first one was a TRUE or FALSE one based on statements from the text. In the second we had to answer some questions related to the text using evidence from said text. In the third one, we had to find words in the text that meant what the question said, and in the fourth one we had to complete sentences using the correct form of a word they gave to us in brackets. Finally, in the fifth question we had to write 100 to 150 words about what we were most afraid of.

Spanish (General Phase):

Note that this was by far the hardest exam. I forgot mentioning that all exams were 1h 30 min long, no longer. And this exam was the longest by far.

First of all there was a text, in this case it was an article of a famous Spanish newspaper (”El País”), about kids during summer visiting monuments. Then we had 7 questions about it. The first one was a full Text Commentary, and the second a summary of it. The third one was an argumentative text in favour of against child punishments as means of education. 

The fourth one was to analyze syntactically a sentence, it would translate like this: “There are a lot of cases of thug-parents that start a ruffle”. The fifth one was to analyze morphologically the word “uncountables”.

The sixth and seventh questions were about literature. The sixth one was about the Spanish novels from 1975 to the end of the 20th Century, and the seventh was to tell something about the 18th or 19th Century book we had to read (we had to read that year four or five books for Selectividad, I think I talked in the end about “El Sí de las Niñas”, from Moratín).

World Literature (General Phase):

There were two parts, a long question, and a text commentary. The long question was about the prose during the Renaissance, specially about Bocaccio. The text commentary was on Coleridge’s poem, “Kubla Khan”.

Geography (Specific Phase):

This was also one of the hardest exams, nobody wanted to do Geography at my school because they were scared of Selectividad. It consisted in 4 parts. In the first part, we had to define 6 concepts, they gave us 8 and we had to choose. I defined “rural exodus”, “moraine”, “fishery”, “AVE”, “aging index”, and “continental platform”.

The second part was a long question, I had to talk about the natural movements in the Spanish population. 

For the third part, they gave us a photo of a landscape with a town in it, and we had to talk in detail about it, talking about the landscape, the usage, the economy, etc.

For the last part, they gave us a map of Spain, with a line crossing the country. We had to name each province it passed by, and also to talk about each geographical feature it passed by.

Latin (Specific Phase):

They gave us a text about the victory of Scipio against the carthaginians (Eutr. 3, 23, 1) and 5 questions about it. The first one was to translate it, the second one to analyze morphologically the words “equitibus”, “ingenti” and “appellari”. In the third question, we had to say the type of sentence of one of the text, to analyze syntactically another sentence, and to write down two subjects that appeared in the text. In the forth one, we had to write a Spanish word derived from “multus” and from “evado”, and also to explain the phonetic changes the word “triumphum” suffered while transforming to the Spanish word “triunfo”. Finally, the fifth question was about literature, we had to write two writings of Ovid.

History of Art (Specific Phase):

There were 4 questions. The first one was a long one, in which I had to talk in detail about Romanic Painting in Spain. In the second question I had to analyze a photo they gave me of a work of art, in this case it was about Rodin’s sculpture, “The Thinker”. In the third question I had to define or talk about 4 concepts or characters, they gave us 6 and we had to choose. I defined Scopas, Fauvism, Muqarnas, and Pylon. Lastly, in the last question I had to write 4 Renaissance architects, with their most famous works.

And finally, I just remember I forgot to tell you about the school calendar! So, as quickly as I can, know that school goes from September to June, final exams are usually at the end of May, and then people who have failed have a second chance on June. And throughout the year, we have Christmas Holidays (from December 22 or 23 until January 6 or 7) and Easter (it changes every year). 

Hope you liked it, let me know if you need anything :)

[morganapengdragon]

An English guide to fanfic 1

So I've read a lot of fic set in England lately, by writers who don't have anyone to 'brit pick' what they've written. But everyone deserves to be able to write stuff set in this hellhole of a country so if you don't have/want a brit picker but still want some general advice I'm gonna make a series of posts which might help with making your fic sound a little more natural. I'm gonna start with education because that's the one I've seen people have most problems with.

This is a long post so be warned

Education

There are 3 main parts of the school system (for comprehensive schools in England, I know it's different for rich people and people in Scotland/Ireland/Wales).

Primary school:

Primary school spans ages 4-11 and the years are

Reception: ages 4-5

Year 1: ages 5-6

Year 2: ages 6-7 (some schools make a split after this point, with the younger years referred to as 'infant' school and the older years referred to as 'junior' school)

Year 3: 7-8

Year 4: 8-9

Year 5: 9-10

Year 6: 10-11

A couple of information tidbits:

A lot of schools teach sex education in year 5 and 6. They tell you what sex is and what periods are. The year is split into boys and girls. They don't really talk about gay people, trans people or contraception.

It's not very common now but some schools will do a SATS exam in year 6. The grades go from 1-5 with 5 being the highest. They mean nothing but we all used to get stressed about them anyway.

Kids can also choose to do an 11+ exam if they want to go to grammar school. I never did it so I can't help you there. Some places in the country put more emphasis on the importance of grammar school than others (looking @@@ Kent) and some places don't have any grammar school at all.

Hard hitting insults when I was a kid were things like 'nerd' and 'weird'. We don't really use 'geek' much. 'Damn' and 'hell' aren't swear words here and kids will sometimes say them.

Most primary schools have uniforms

Secondary school:

Secondary school ages are 11-16 and the years are

Year 7: 11-12

Year 8: 12-13

Year 9: 13-14

Year 10: 14-15

Year 11: 15-16

There are 4 MAIN types of secondary school (afaik)

Comprehensive schools (like the one I went to) are your standard school. You just kind of have to live close to it to get in.

Grammar schools work kind of like comps but you have to pass the 11+ exam. Not everyone takes this exam (I never did, my closest grammar school is fuck off miles away). Apparently you get a better education there or something. Idk man but they like to make fun of the local comprehensives.

Private/public school. You have to pay to go to these types of school. I don't really know the ACTUAL difference between private and public but from what I can tell, public is more expensive and fancier. I think their version of primary school is called prep school?? All of the years work differently and every time a public school kid tries to tell me something about their education its gets more confusing. Rich people.

Boarding school. This is basically a private school but you live there and it costs more money than all of my possessions put together. There are quite a few, with some of the most famous being Eton, Harrow, Winchester etc. They are usually either all boys or all girls schools (those three are all boys schools). Rich people.

More detailed infos:

Year 7-9 is referred to as 'lower school' with 10 and 11 being 'upper school'

The exams taken in year 11 are usually GCSEs. These used to be called O-levels for some reason and lots of older people will sometimes call them that by mistake.

Kids choose which GCSEs they want to do at the end of year 9, and start learning the material in year 10.

Maths, science and English are all compulsory and make up 5/6 GCSEs (one maths, two English, two or three science).

Most people do about 10 and can pick from all of the other subjects what they want to do.

We don't really have a 'locker room' culture????

It's quite common for people to go to all girls or all boys schools.

Schools here are nowhere near as big as American schools. We probably won't have high budget theaters or particularly large sports areas.

I've never heard anyone talk about 'funding'???? Just assume nothing is funded, arts and sports alike. We do lots of fundraisers for anything expensive like rugby tours or school productions.

We still have that weird culture thing where like if you're smart then you can't be popular or play sports???? Strange.

Sitting at a specific table at lunch time isn't really a thing. Actually most people brought lunch from home and then would just sit somewhere outside. A lot of the buildings would be closed during breaks.

Not many people really drive to school.

Sixth form/college

After you finish secondary school most people go into either college or sixth form (or a sixth form college). Years are

Age 16-17: sometimes called year 12, sometimes called lower sixth, sometimes called first year

Age 17-18: year 13, upper sixth, second year

Sixth form:

Some schools have an attached sixth form. A variation of the school uniform is often worn, or students will be asked to wear smart clothing or something

There are also sixth form colleges which are a bit more informal, less of a school environment. Students usually tend to wear their own clothes and call teachers by their first names. They're usually viewed as well.

The qualifications earned at the end of year 12 are called AS levels. They count partially towards your final A level grade. Students usually do 4 and drop one at the end of the year. You can do more if you want tho (I did five and died). You can do whatever subjects you want. Like. Literally nothing is compulsory. You wanna do art, music, dance and anthropology? Fuck it why not?

The highest AS grade is an A. B and C is a pass. D and E are fail marks. U stands for ungradable i.e you got so few marks that your exam isn't even worth a grade.

At the end of year 13 you do A levels. You need 3 to get into uni. Some people do 4. They always regret it.

Grades for A levels are the same as AS but they go up to an A*.

Some schools do a thing called the International baccalaureate. I don't understand what it is and frankly it scares me. I don't know how it's graded or what you need for uni. It's a mystery.

Sixth forms can be comp/grammar/Private/boarding same as secondary school.

College:

You can do a bunch of different types of qualifications. Most popular are usually B-Techs and Diplomas.

You usually only study one subject as opposed to four.

From what I gather, the point in doing a B tech is it's more practical and less theoretical and aims to help you get the skills necessary to go straight into the work force.

Unis kind of have to evaluate B-techs fairly, but they don't like them.

Nobody thinks very highly of B-Techs unfortunately bc they're considered to be less academic and easier. Idk if that's the case but there you go. People will sometimes refer to shit versions of other things as 'B-Tech'. For example, Pepsi is just B-Tech Coca Cola. Boris Johnson is a B-Tech Donald Trump.

I know nothing about the grading system for either of these qualifications im sorry.

In a sixth form college there will be people doing A levels and also people doing B techs all in the same building.

University:

I won't go too much into detail but basically you get a degree at the end of it and degrees usually take 3 years to complete. Years are first year, second year, third year etc.

Some courses are longer and some people will do a year in industry in their third year, making their overall degree time 4 years.

Tuition is currently £9,250 per year. I have never met anyone who hasn't gotten a loan for this.

Most people also apply for a maintenance loan. You get money proportional to your family income. The highest is about £8,500 per year. Idk what the lowest is. Some people choose not to take out this loan and their parents give them financial support instead.

The pay back plan for these loans is super lenient, doesn't affect your credit score and is wiped clean after 35 years. Most students think of their loan as more of a tax than a debt (tho we all still cry about it).

People don't live in dorms. We call them halls of residence (or halls for short).

Most people don't live in halls after first year, they leave and find shared housing.

Most halls aren't catered.

Most halls don't have shared rooms.

Because we study so few subjects at A level, we do have this system in the UK where you take a bunch of different unrelated subjects in your first year and then decide on your major later. Instead you apply for a programme already knowing your major. So when I applied to university I applied to the BA French and German Linguistic Studies course at a number of universities.

Different courses have different entry requirements. So it's easier to get into uni to study History than it is to study Maths.

Each 'class' is referred to as a module, and all of your modules are usually related to your main degree title.

Stereotypically STEM students think that humanities students are dumb. Humanities students think STEM students are arseholes who don't know how to read so if you wanna have that kinda jock/nerd type rivalry but in uni then humanities/STEM is quite a good one.

We call all of our lecturers by their first names. Sometimes we go to the pub with them. I watched a documentary about gay porn with one of them. It's chill.

I've never seen anyone show up to a lecture in pyjamas. People would think it's weird.

We refer to clubs as 'societies'. I love being part of the Musical Theatre Society. It's sounds so much more impressive than club.

The English version of Ivy League is Russel Group. The most prestigious Unis outside of Oxford and Cambridge tend to be: Durham, St Andrews (Scotland), Imperial, LSE and Warwick.

Slang and Groups

We don't really use the word 'jock'. In my school we called those guys the 'Rugby Lads' because they all played rugby.

We don't really use the word preppy/peppy whatever because I literally don't know anybody who is like that.

Try 'Drama kids' instead of Theater kids.

The kids who do drugs and don't come to school are called road men. Even the girls. To do road is to deal drugs but you don't really hear people say that much.

If we can't be bothered to say a teachers full title we will usually call them 'sir' or 'miss' but not really ma'am.

'Hall Pass' isn't a thing.

Our school did have prefects but fuck if I know who they were. They didn't really have any extra responsibility or power.

School uniforms are a thing in most schools. The things people did to make themselves seem cool were things like rolling their skirts up super short, wearing the rugby ties on match days, trying to get away with shoes that don't TECHNICALLY break the rules but are deffo not allowed, wearing as much make up as they could get away with, without teachers noticing. Our school was p strict on uniform tho in comparison with a lot of schools in my area.

If your accent doesn't fit the standard for your area it will affect you in some way (depending on your accent).

Homeroom is called registration

Gym is sometimes called the sports hall

People don't really go to school matches unless they're dating sb bc we don't have bleachers.

Home ecenomics was called Food Tech and Textiles in my school

Woodshop or whatever is called DT (design and technology)

People don't get as involved in extracurriculars in school (but they do at uni).

We DO have houses and we get points given to out houses like in Harry Potter but unlike Harry Potter literally nobody gives a fuck. In my school they added a whole new house and moved everyone into new houses and literally nobody noticed and nothing changed.

There is a BIG difference between comp schools and all of the other kinds in terms of culture. I didn't know this until I went to uni and started joking about the time some kid started throwing chairs in RE (religious education) or when so and so tried to set our French teacher on fire and literally all of the grammar school kids were like O.O WTF.

Slang and school culture will also vary a lot depending on where you live. I live in East London which is not a very well off area but it IS in london so my experiences would match with that.

Everything is completely different in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland so like.... Sorry.

[mendelandmeiosis-blog]

𝕴𝖓𝖙𝖗𝖔 𝕻𝖔𝖘𝖙

Soooo, hi im going to make my intro post so sit down and grab popcorn and all that cosy stuff.

name on tumblr: mendelandmeiosis // clarie

name on real life: clara

age: 15

country: spain

hogwarts house: slytherin but people say that i should be in huffelpuff because im kind and empathetic but the hat is always sorting me into slytherin.

fav color: its GREEN and YELLOW (you should read the colours like you are yelling that will make me so happy)

year: i’m going to start “primero de bachillerato” (which is like 11 year, but in spain is so important that year if you want to enter to uni) (if you want i could make a post about how is spainsh education system)

science or letters or arts?: so i’m doing science. i will do maths, physics, chemistry and biology with the compulsory subject.

subjects: catalan,spanish,english, philosophy, cmc (which i don’t know how to traduct) (but is like we talk about the science of XX and XXIs), physical education (;-;),maths,physics,chemistry,biology, a tdr (which stands for “treball de recerca” that is a work that we have to do if we don’t want to fail bachillerato) and i think that i will do like a “internship” (we go to a company for 70h)

clubes?: i do drama and i’m part of the school board (i represent the students with other three more students) and i'm also part of the magazine of the high school.

awards?: so i was a finalist with a group of three persons to the student's awards of mSchools (it was amazing) and i also win with the same group another award from our town hall. my high school give me an award to begin dedicated to helping my high school and i also was a finalist for an award for effort. And i was selected to do an exchange with british girls.

FANDOMS: (*cries in spanish*) okay so here it comes a BIG but BIG BIG LIST:

-Potterhead (Books)

-Shadowhunter (Books)

-Y!OI (Anime)

-Last Game (Mangas)

-Gilmore Girls (TvShow)

-Glee (TvShow)

- Doctor Who (TvShow/many beautiful things)

- Star Terk (i really love B’elana from Voyager)

- Jojo’s (i think that it don’t need any introduction)

- SKAM (but skam spain bc it really shows spanish teens and i felt super like represented)

-Marvel and DC (i love both equal)

-SH ER LO CK (I REALLY LOVE ALL BUT BBC MOLLY IS MY BABY AND MARY TOO) 

- 5sosFAM (I WAS REALLY CRAZY FOR THAT BOYS but i still like them i guess)

-Studyblr??? (i don't know if we consider studyblr a fandom but we should do it)

- Disney 

-OPERACIÓN TRIUNFO (its a spaish sing show and it's AMAZING AND I REALLY LOVE THEM)

And i have a lot more that is only a little part because im like enter to everything and i become obsessed) (like how can people just like a thing) BUT I FORGET TO SAY THAT IM A THEATRE KID. (starts to sing take me or leave me from rent)

Hobbies: I really like to draw, read, SEE MANY REALITY SHOW DON’T KNOW WHY, study (i really like to learn). I also like gaming, taking care of my little garden and acting. Also, i really love to go hiking and i guess that im very plain (like mary from Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) (sorry).

 And i procrastinate a lot.

What i want to study?: i want to study medicine but in spain is like super hard because we have cut-off grades to can enter to a career. So you do exams about everything that i mentioned in “subjects” and you do those exams in three days (its super crazy, isn't it?). Okay, so the final grade (is like those exams are 40% and the grades you have in bachillerato are 60%),its above of 14. And medicine is between 12-14 and it's like super difficult to enter but i really want so i will work so hard.

Where do you want to live?: im from a village and i guess that i want still living in a village because is so relax and is so funny.

I hope that makes you meet me a little more.

Hugs,

Clarie

[misscrawfords]

@lilyrowan1 (Sorry it isn’t letting me tag you for some reason - I hope you see this) asked me about what prep schools and grammar schools are. And yay - something I can answer!!

A prep school is a private school that exists as a “preparation” school for going to public school*. Most public schools have a prep school attached to them designed to prepare boys for admittance to that school. So Westminster Under School is the prep school for Westminster. They are for ages 7-13 because public schools start at 13. There are also prep schools which are choir schools attached to cathedrals that exist (originally) to provide the boys choirs for cathedrals or Oxbridge colleges like Kings College School in Cambridge. And there are some prep schools that are just expensive schools that exist to get boys and girls into public or wannabe public schools. They prepare children to sit the Common Entrance exam, an exam that is taken at 13 and is used by public schools as an entrance exam across the board, though some may also have their own exam. This exam can be as hard as GCSEs in some subjects (the exams taken by all 16 year olds in England and Wales) and means prep schools can be ruthless exam factories for 12 year olds. I’m... pretty against prep schools from what I know of them. (My best friend taught Latin in a clearly second rate prep school for two years and had a really terrible time so I’m biased - but that’s not the only thing I’ve heard about them that makes me look at them askance.)

The majority of the population go to primary schools (7-11) and then a secondary school (11-16/18) so prep schools and public schools are out of sync with the rest of the education system which makes it sometimes a bit different to swap in and out of it.

* Remember that a public school is an old, traditional, independent boys boarding school like Eton, Harrow, Rugby, Westminster.

A grammar school is an academically selective state secondary school. In other words, it’s a school funded by the state (no fees) that selects students based on an academic exam. But it’s not quite as simple as that because grammar schools have a particular history.

They were originally started in the Medieval period onwards as schools dedicated to the teaching of Latin, usually attached to cathedrals. They shifted around over the centuries but their purpose was always to provide an academic education free of charge. The Tudors were particularly active in founding grammar schools. The study of Classics was always central to a grammar school education and the aim was to send pupils on to university and the professions. Girls grammar schools began to develop in the Victorian period. 

In the 1940s when English education was reorganised to provide an education to all, every child sat an exam called the 11+ at eleven and if they passed, they went to a grammar school and if they didn’t (most people) they went to secondary moderns. You can imagine this was a great system and a way of promoting social mobility and a meritocracy... if you went to a grammar school. I mean, it really did work and there are lots of people who went to school in the 1940s to 1960s who rose out of poverty and lack of family education to win university scholarships etc. and into the middle classes thanks to passing the 11+. But the stories from people who went to secondary moderns is often very different.

In the 60s or 70s (sorry, not sure exactly when) there was a move away from this model and grammar schools were abolished in most of the country. Secondary moderns and some grammar schools became comprehensive schools which do select pupils. Some grammar schools, unwilling to lose their selective status, became independent schools so there are a bunch of schools which sound like they’re a grammar school but are now just an independent school e.g. Manchester Grammar School. These schools tend to be the more academic of the private schools and to have a pretty decent reputation because of their heritage.

In some parts of the country, however, for reasons I have no idea about, grammar schools remained - Essex, Kent, Lancashire, several boroughs of London and several other local education authorities elected to keep grammar schools and the 11+ system. No, I don’t know how it works! In my local education authority, which is one of the ones that still has grammar schools (I teach at one), the 11+ is not compulsory so children/parents can elect to sit exams in English and maths in the final year of primary school. They do the same exam for all grammar schools across the county and then apply to the grammar schools they want to go to and get into some and not others. IDEK - it’s a hellishly complicated system that I’m only just starting to get my head round, and I work in it! So it’s either a grammar school or a comprehensive, rather secondary moderns. There will be lots of students who would be bright enough to get into a grammar school but who don’t apply these days. 

The current government (or the previous? I lose track) is really in favour of grammar schools and hold them up as the machines of social mobility and are giving funding to existing grammar schools and want to create more and bring back this system. A lot of people are very angry about this. 

It’s... complicated.

[smrtiacademy]

Difference between Primary and Secondary Schools

The latest Indian Education system is categorized into four — foundation stage, preparatory stage, middle stage, and secondary stage. All the stages are a must in students’ life to taste success in any form like in career, skill development, social, etc. Any student enrolled in school always must pass middle and secondary school to be eligible for higher studies. Middle school helps the student to decide stream in secondary school whereas secondary school marks help in higher studies. Although Middle Schools and Secondary Schools are not different, rather education is classified in Middle (further classified as primary & middle school) and Secondary Education. Few schools are also there which provide education up to Middle school only. Students must switch schools to Secondary level in such cases. Students must understand the difference Between Primary and Secondary Schools. I let you know the people who are not updated with the latest education system. The government has divided 10+2 to 10+5. Where the education starts from preschool instead of 1st standard.

Primary Education (Middle Stage):

Primary Education is a basic need for any child who puts his first step towards education entering as a student in his life. Primary schools provide education up to class 8th Government schools provide free education for children aged 6 to 14 or up to class 8 under the Rights of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009. In recent decades primary school enrolment has been a success story, largely due to various programs and drives to increase enrolment even in remote areas.

Although a lot is to be done and various challenges yet to be overcome to gain 100 percent primary education all over India. Also improving the quality of education in schools is the next challenge for both state and central governments.

The government has also launched various schemes for primary schools like mid-day meals, free uniforms, books, copies, and other facilities like medicines, etc. to ensure no kid remains without primary education in his or her childhood. Also, the government keeps surveys on yearly basis, how many kids are still unable to get primary education and provide them with better primary education by implementing new policies from time to time. The other reason for the government to run such programs is to attract children to join the school as most of the poor kids who cannot afford school fees do not join the schools. Also, poor kids are forced to go to work at a tender age due to poverty. The governments’ mid-day meal program is a big success as it gives students one-time meals which drive more students to school.

On the other hand, private schools focus on quality education rather than free means to attract students.

Secondary Education:

Secondary Education refers to high schools and senior secondary schools. These schools specifically prepare for studying at the higher levels. Various counseling programs are held at these levels to make students aware of the courses and colleges according to the latest trends in the market. The basic difference between Primary and Secondary is Middle School which prepares students for High School and Secondary schools prepare for college and other higher education.

Secondary schools also lead the students to take part in various activities like NCC and sports programs like zonal etc. So that students feel motivated, and their skills can be further nourished and can also allow students to choose their career in their interested fields.

Secondary Education deals with deciding streams like Science, Arts & Commerce which enables them to decide their worth for higher education like the doctor, engineer, lawyer, etc. The government also provides various scholarship programs for poor students, so that they can avail themselves of the opportunity to complete their education till 12th and in higher education.

Primary Schools

Secondary Schools

Students are motivated for speaking and writing skills

Students are focused on English as a medium for interaction at higher levels

Students are introduced to basic subjects at lower levels like science, math, and drawing, etc.

Students are prepared for streams like Science, Arts & Commerce deciding their future higher studies

Age group usually starts from 5 for the primary education

The age group usually starts from age 12 for secondary education.

Less syllabus accompanied by easy learning along with the playful environment of classes

The syllabus is wide and conceptual along with its importance

Homework is less and much creative like drawing etc.

Homework is related to scope.

Students are introduced to the exam patterns and made habitual for sitting hours in the exam

Students become mature enough about exams and are also introduced to Board patterns

Students are made aware of their minute responsibilities like belongings etc.

Students are trained to handle various tasks at a time

The Primary & Secondary Schools are an integral part of our education system, neither of them can be counted as less important. Schools are also taking an important roleplay in the overall development of students. Parents also need to have a discussion with their kids for all the activities in the school along with the teachers, knowing about the performance of their kids, both in academics as well as curriculum activities.

In a nutshell, we can say that the Primary is the root of education, whereas the Secondary is the developing stage for the students, deciding their future course of action in career-related studies. So, it’s key for every student to have primary as well as secondary education and discuss with parents for overall performance. Students need to have a motivation session in every class from 1st to 12th to boost up them for every academic challenge they face in their life along with coordination of parents and teachers.

Admission Process — Why Choose Smrti Academy?

Smrti Academy, established in 2018 in Huskur, Bangalore has established itself as one of the best primary schools. Currently, the school is operating till the 8th standard and following the CBSE curriculum in their education system. The school focus on the overall development of students consists of emotion, communication, sports, art, social and more.

Should you want to contact us to schedule a visit — call us or email us or just fill a form? The next option is to visit the school and fill in the application form and submit it along with all the documents. The school will review your application form and submitted documents. The school will get in touch with you to schedule a date for a readiness survey for the child and a one-on-one discussion with the parents. Once the child gets selected after a successful discussion with parents, the school will offer admission. The parents are required to submit all the due documents (if any) and school fees to confirm the seat for their child.

Smrti Academy is a pre-primary to grade VIII School which commenced its operation in June 2018. The school has been set up by promoters who have 16 years of experience in the education sector and has a combined contribution of over 100 years in the education sector.

Smrti Academy has established themselves as one of the top primary school in Bangalore. Smrti Academy is a top CBSE school in Huskur, Sarjapur Road, Bangalore. The school is close to HSR Layout, Sarjapur Road, Hosa Road, Electronic City, Ananthnagar, Bommanahalli, Bommasandra, Kaadubeesanahalli, Kasavanahalli, Rayasandra, Shantipura, Kodathi, Bellandur, and surrounding areas.

The school focuses on knowledge, skills, values, and attitude. A strong curriculum in academics and a blending of academics and co-curriculum activities ensure that children are able to connect what is there in the books to real life.

[pradeep191-blog]

Success Story of IAS Topper

Hello, I am Ankit Shankar Mishra and have secured AIR 294 in the civil services examination 2019. This is my fourth attempt and in the earlier attempt I had given the interview but missed the final list by a whisker.I am a Graduate of Mining engineering from NIT Raipur. I have worked in Heidelberg cement India limited for almost a year in 2014-15. I was also selected for Editor post in Arihant publications. I have also been working as a freelancer in a coaching institute for content writing. Inspiration I derived inspiration from my father who once appeared for the civil services and kept telling me how challenging it was and how did he manage to clear prelims but got stuck in mains. It was fascinating to hear his stories so i decided to try it once.Besides the platform that civil services provides, the power and respect for the difficult works done by bureaucrats had also inspired me. 

Book list The list was followed by me and it can vary accordingly with comfort levels of different candidates. Static 

1) Polity- Lakshmikant ( Gold standard)

 2)History ancient- NCERT 11th, Tamil Nadu history book; Modern- NCERT and Spectrum; Culture – Nitin Singhania Specific chapters and NCERT 

3) Geography- NCERT 6-12th , GC leong, I had my optional as geography. 

4) Environment – 12th NCERT Biology last chapters, some from Shankar IAS

5) Economy- 12th NCERT Macro Economy; Sriram IAS economy

6) Science and Tech- NCERT 9th and 10th. 

Current Affairs One can follow any monthly current affairs magazine and relate with the static part. One can follow any magazine diligently and revise it again and again. The material provided by this institute can be referred. The book list is not exhaustive and one can modify it as one prepares and understands more. How important was newspaper reading? Newspaper is one of the most important part of preparation. It helps you directly and indirectly. 

You can chose between The Hindu and Indian Express. You can also, if you are interested, go through Asian Age. Internet vs Hard copy materials Content is found anywhere whether it is hard copy or internet. Based on the demand levels of a concept or an idea depend on both the hard copy and internet. 

What I use to do was when studying for current affairs, I used to search for associated content in the material that may not be given. In this way you can make current affairs preparation more holistic. Strategy for Prelims General studies- There is no fixed strategy for prelims. But i used to believe exclusively on a utilitarian matrix meaning, I didn’t study medieval India since i believed questions were not asked. But in 2018 and 2019 there were questions so I had to go through medieval India. Practice test papers of whichever institute you may feel like. Practice and revise at least 35-40 papers and gauge your accuracy levels. Don’t get bogged down just because you are scoring low marks in the tests. This would naturally increase once you practice and revise more. One more thing is try to limit your errors in your static portion in prelims. Regarding number of questions, I would do around 80 and score a comfortable position. Here you try to reduce errors and make mistakes not more than 20. The simple mantra would be 3 R ( read, revise, repeat) CSAT- i didn’t have to face problem in this as i had a relative confidence in my maths. But to score above the passing marks, practice some papers of csat by any institute. For those who find difficulty in maths try attempting english questions more as compared to maths.

Mains strategy 

This is one of the most important part of the exam. One has to score well to get into the list. GS1- For history and geography what you had done for prelims would suffice, you can read post independence india of some material provided by any institute or your notes. See for any current affairs issues related to this subjects. In 2018 melting of glaciers was in the news, they asked about Cryosphere and impacts on it. GS2- Keeping aside your static part, go for current affairs topics and issues in the news. Maintain short notes of this and then revise it. Specifically go through syllabus. Maintain notes of every keywords. For International relations read the current affairs materials. GS3 – one of the most challenging and dynamic part of the syllabus. Economy and agriculture- current affairs of any institute; Disaster management- prepare your own notes by studing from 2nd ARC, current affairs, NDMA guidelines, Sendai Framework. Environment- current affairs; security- prepare notes by reading each topic separately or depend on material provided to you by the institute. GS4 – read the syllabus and prepare definitions, notes of each word that is given. You should also collect examples of each value to cite in the answers.This justifies your answers more. Try to give contemporary examples. Case studies- there are various ways to write, practice in the test series that you may have been writing or if not write it on your own and practice. Optionals- The choice of the subjects is very personal and depends on the interest of the candidate on a particular discipline. Choose only those where you are comfortable enough to sudy for more than 3 hours continuously without being tired. It carries a whole of 500 marks and is an important part of mains. One has to score well to get in the list. 

Essay 

There are standard formats to write an essay. Intro- body- conclusion Within this you have to capture and write various dimension like social political legal environmental international etc. Besides this what is more important is that you maintain a flow between paragraphs. Practice some essays and get it checked by your peers or teachers. I had my essays checked by my sister( she is an English major) I remember in 2017 essay I din’t have many dimensions but then i maintained a good flow between the paragraphs. I scored 148 which was a good score at that time. ( Maintaining a flow means there shouldn’t be jumps between paragraphs, you have to link the last line of the earlier paragraph with the new paragraph) Prepare some quotes and include them in your essay. Don’t rely extensively on quotes. Maintain important quotes in digital form and try to remember it. Like in this year’s essay on Artificial intelligence i had used the quote of Victor Hugo- “No force can stop an idea whose time has come”. I had practiced this in most of my technological essays. Also conclusion should be forward looking and visionary. Compulsory papers It is very subjective based on the level of confidence on ones language. What i did was to spend at least an hour after my mains preparation every day. I remember i used to study everyday from 11 pm to 12 midnight.

Answer writing Believe me this is one of the sacred mantras of success. Try writing as many as you can. Either join any good test series or write one answer daily. Time management One of the most difficult aspect in the mains examination. You have to write 20 questions and still maintain quality. It will come through writing practice. Practice as much as you can. Hard work and smart work- to be put simply i still cant differentiate between the two or what are the parameters for this. One thing to note is study should be qualitative instead of quantitative meaning how much hours you are putting into must be of highest quality without disturbance. Questions asked in the Interview Budget 2020 Terrorist organisation Health governance Tourist spots in my district(Kalahandi) National waterways Insurance sector in India Insurance density and penetration Insurance regulator Odisha disaster preparedness Odisha success in disaster preparedness Kalahandi Naxalism Swabhiman anchal Kalahandi why so poor Challenges faced There would be days of low, frustration and disappointments. Everyone would be facing this. So what is important is how do you manage. Managing these bad days would help you in building your character and test your patience levels. 

Factor of motivation 

My parents who had struggled equally with me My sister who motivated me during my entire journey.she prepared my essay as she was a English major. I had my friends who had either appeared for mains, interviews or were in the list. The urge to get into list with them kept me going. Feeling after landing in dream job Relaxed and happy. All the efforts and haed work put into the years paid off. Credits My Family especially my sister and my grandmother. Friend who supported me in my years of disappointments. IAS GYAN materials and questionnaire Since interview preparation is one of the most coolest phase of UPSC, it may turn out to be directionless. APTI PLUS questionnaire helped in this phase. The current affairs and the questions prepared by the APTI PLUS team were very specific and elaborate. They covered most of the questions from my DAF. I had to maintain a separate notebook for their answers and then prepare them. Also i discussed some of my doubts with founder sir. Mock interviews I had given mock interviews with APTI PLUS twice in two years. The board members were very experienced and asked questions from diverse areas and that helped me remove my fear and hesitation.

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A lot of questions as per usual, thanks for always being curious and cute @annoyinglyuniquebread!

I’ll put these under a cut as well as trigger warn you guys for mentions of mental illness, unhealthy coping mechanisms and abuse. 

Anyone who wants to, feel free to read what basically feels like my life story lol 

Here we goooo

1: Talk aboutthe first time you watched your favorite movie.

This question as well as numbers  11, 24, 28 and 38 where answered here and here

2: Talk aboutyour first kiss.

I was 7 and kissed a boy in my class behind the bushes at recess in a display of young  compulsory heterosexuality. He dumped me at a classmate’s birthday party a week later and I never looked at boys again lol

3: Talk aboutthe person you’ve had the most intense romantic feelings for.

This girl I met in my freshman year of college and fell hard and fast for. She clearly didn’t feel the same for me and very unceremoniously dumped me without much of an explanation, it sucked!  

4: Talk aboutthe thing you regret most so far.

That I didn’t break contact with my biological father much earlier than I did, his presence in my life made me feel like shit for way longer than I deserved and now that he’s out of my life I feel a lot better!

5: Talk aboutthe best birthday you’ve had.

l’m not actually much of a fan of birthdays and much prefer Christmas, never really liked the idea of growing up…But I guess my tenth birthday was cool. It was nice  to turn a two digit number for the first time and the pajama party I had that year was pretty sweet!

6: Talk aboutthe worst birthday you’ve had.

Well my fourth birthday sucked, it was my first birthday after my parents got divorced and I was worried my dad wouldn’t show up for the party and well…He didn’t……………….Yeah that sucked!

7: Talk aboutyour biggest insecurity.

I have many, many insecurities of different natures and can honestly not really narrow it down to one big one.

8: Talk aboutthe thing you are most proud of.

I’m proud of unapologetically being who I am despite breaking norms and societal expectations in more ways than one; as well as for standing up for others like me!

9: Talk aboutlittle things on your body that you like the most.

I like my eyes, they’re a nice shade of blue

10: Talk aboutthe biggest fight you’ve ever had.

Physical? Because I’ve never really been in a physical fight and I can’t really think of a huge verbal one either right now. Of course I’ve gotten into some arguments with my parents and stuff growing up, nothing major that I can remember though.

12: Talk aboutthe worst dream you’ve ever had.

 I rarely remember my dreams, but since I started taking sleeping pills I’ve had some really vivid and scary ones, nothing I feel like reliving by sharing though.

13: Talk aboutthe first time you had sex/how you imagine your first time.

Yeah, nope, not happening, too demi and reserved to share that one with the internet, sorry!

14: Talk abouta vacation.

The best vacation I’ve ever been on was the one I got from my parents as a graduation gift. They accompanied me to Amsterdam (which is a beautiful, beautiful city) to see Taylor Swift live on the 1989 World Tour! It was one of the best trips/concerts of my life and I really look forward to seeing Tay again in 180 days! 

15: Talk aboutthe time you were most content in life.

Probably in my last year of middle school, when I was like 15. It was the last year before I developed mental illness and fell into this dark, dark hole…Wow, that sounds depressing af! Sorry for being such a bummer!

16: Talk aboutthe best party you’ve ever been to.

I don’t really do parties, I prefer to hang out with my friends casually and just play video games and cook/have dinner together or whatever. We’ve had many awesome hangouts like these over the years and I can’t really pick a specific one as the best one!

17: Talk aboutsomeone you want to be friends with.

I’d love to be friends with Carrie Fisher, we’d get along famously and she seems like the kind of person you could just talk to you know? Carrie, if you can hear me up in heaven, please consider being my friend and save me a cloud to sit on next to you, cool?

18: Talk aboutsomething that happened in elementary school.

I got dumped at that birthday party, lol…No but really I don’t remember much of elementary school, except that one time a bitch stole my tamagotchi, that wasn’t cool Sally, so not cool!

19: Talk aboutsomething that happened in middle school.

My teacher surprised me by sneaking me into another school’s library so that I could join this class of strangers in meeting one of my favorite authors at the time and get my books signed as well as give her a book i’d written and exchange email addresses with her. We still emailed occasionally years later, it was dope!!

20: Talk aboutsomething that happened in high school.

I came out of the closet, that was pretty damn dope too!

21: Talk abouta time you had to turn someone down.

During my freshman year of college (wow, a lot sure did happen that year, huh?) this guy in my class basically started stalking me and obsess over me despite me repeatedly telling him I’m gay and wasn’t interested. It got pretty badly out of hand and it ended with the school suspending him after me having complained to the student council after he failed to recognize my rejections for what they were, FUCKING REJECTIONS!!! 

22: Talk aboutyour worst fear.

i’m TERRIFIED of failure in any and all forms! Don’t wanna talk about it though, it’ll probably trigger unnecessary anxiety…

23: Talk abouta time someone turned you down.

I’m too shy to ask people out so I have never really been turned down in that sense, have been dumped tho, that’s………..unfun!

25: Talk aboutan ex-best friend.

During elementary and middle school I was best friends with this guy i’d known since kindergarten, we drifted apart since we went to different high schools and haven’t really hung out since sophomore year which is too bad really because we were like siblings at one point and I’d like to have that back someday.

26: Talk aboutthings you do when you’re sick.

I try to drink a lot of tea and stay as comfortable as possible while watching something that makes me happy and distracts me from feeling badly. Like Buffy, Brooklyn 99 or F.r.i.e.n.d.s

27: Talk aboutyour favorite part of someone else’s body.

My dog’s tail is fluffy and adorable just like the rest of her! :)

29: Talk aboutwhat turns you on.

I feel like I’ve talked about this before, but open-minded people who aren’t afraid of having frank, honest conversations in which the express their opinions. Girls are beautiful and physically most parts of girls’ bodies honestly turn me on buuuut again, too awkward for this discussion on the net.

30: Talk aboutwhat turns you off.

Close-minded and bigoted people disgust me!

31: Talk aboutwhat you think death is like.

I’m not really sure, but a quote from John Green’s Looking For Alaska comes to mind: “Thomas Edison’s last words were “It’s very beautiful over there”. I don’t know where there is, but I believe it’s somewhere, and I hope it’s beautiful.”

32: Talk abouta place you remember from your childhood.

When I was younger my grandparents lived in this big, yellow house in the countryside and I remember it as this bright, warm and very positive place! It was surrounded by  a large, dark forest that my grandma used to call The Forest of Fairy Tales” and in their huge garden they had an abundance of sweet berries and I had a legit fort my grandpa had built for me at the edge of the forest. I really miss that place, almost as much as I miss my grandma!

33: Talk aboutwhat you do when you are sad.

Pretty much the same thing I do when I’m sick, I try to drink gallons of tea, stay comfy and watch something lighthearted and uplifting. Listening to Taylor Swift also helps me a lot if I feel down. The sound of her voice makes me feel at home and reminds me that things are gonna be okay, ya feel?

34: Talk aboutthe worst physical pain you’ve endured.

As a kid with cerebral palsy I pretty much grew up in hospitals and was subject to a lot of pretty painful stuff before I even turned ten, as a result my pain threshold is very high. Despite this I can’t really say breaking my wrist in a biking accident at about nine didn’t suck.

35: Talk aboutthings you wish you could stop doing.

I wish I could stop clinging to some of the more unhealthy coping mechanisms I have when it comes to my mental illness…Like I wish I’d stop starving myself and make myself sleep deprived on purpose and stuff…That’s not really healthy and I wish I didn’t cling to these things and instead could find healthier ways to deal with bad mental health situations. I’m working on this though!

36: Talk aboutyour guilty pleasures.

I don’t believe in guilt associated with interests of any kind. If I like something I like it, plain and simple!

37: Talk aboutsomeone you thought you were in love with.

This boy that sat next to me in my eighth grade math class, he was super nice and we were friends. Secretly though I was like OBSESSED with him, it was actually kinda cute. Sadly for 14 year old me I was too shy to ask him out though, which was just as well since it was clearly compulsory again and I was really crushing super hard on the cool punk girl in my social studies class who I just thought i really, really, REALLY wanted to be friends with at the time…I was too shy to talk to her too though sooo

39: Talk aboutthings you wish you’d known earlier.

That it’s okay to be both disabled and queer, the belief that you couldn’t caused me to stay in the closet (even to myself) for far longer than I needed to. you’re not “too much” just because you happen to be part of several minority groups, never forget that, kids!

40: Talk aboutthe end of something in your life.

When I was 13 I finally broke contact with my biological father and that was the end of a cycle of mental and psychological abuse. It was one of the best decision I’ve ever made and the most cathartic ending to any period  in my life so far. 

Thanks for all those questions, Bellz and sorry it took some time for me to answer them, I’ve had a busy week!

[lame-studies]

What is UCAS? I keep seeing people upload where they're accepted, but we don't use that system in Canada. We check acceptance through the university portals. Also, can you explain A levels and GCSEs?

UCAS is the service through which UK students apply to universities. We upload all of our grades to it alongside a personal statement describing why we're good for our desired course and all our teacher references. We then select up to five universities that receive all of this via UCAS and can either reject us, accept us with no conditions other than sitting the exams or offer us a condition based offer. For example most of my offers required me to get AAA. UCAS basically displays these offers and then lets you know if you were accepted after A level results day.GCSE's are the exams you're required to pass prior to studying A level, most A level courses will only let you on if you have a C or above in the corresponding GCSE. They are very general exams with some compulsory subjects I.e English literature, Maths, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, English language, RE, Business studies (these may vary school to school but those are the ones I needed) and some options. Typically you can choose four options, usually a language, a humanities then whatever else you want. I chose history, French and double health and social. The exams are still very formal but as you are studying 12 subjects and sometimes have over 22 exams they're not as difficult or demanding as a levels. They still require a lot of revision but most people are capable of achieving C+. I got 1A*, 8As, 2Bs and 1C.A levels are where most people go after completion of GCSE's. There is an increase in the number of people doing apprenticeships which are more work based learning where you pass vocational exams. For A levels these days you pick 3 subjects and study them for two years (year 12 and year 13) before being examined at the end of the second year. The exams are split based on the years so you will sit year12 exams (As papers) and year 13 exams (A2 papers) but the results are combined to give you and overall grade. They are incredible difficult and a lot more people struggle to get over a B because of the amount of content, the different examination style and the general difficulty. There is a lot of pressure associated with passing them and achieving the grades desired by the university you want to go to as not getting said grades could mean you don't actually go to uni at all. If you ask me they're made way too complicated considering the level we're required to perform at.I hope that helps!

[ethanoic-acids]

A lot of people get confused about the education system in the UK, but while people in the US have college and university as the same thing, ours are completely separate parts of our education.

You start off in primary school, learning the basics of reading, writing, very basic mathematics and general sciences like how shadows work, as well as a bit of history, geography (world maps) and some french in my experience. You sit your SATs (not nearly the same as your exams called the same thing, they’re very basic) and move up with a grade. You sit through Reception or Year 1 until Year 6.

You then move up into secondary school, also called comprehensive school. Here you branch out into separate classes for each subject, which are all compulsory until you choose your options for the last two or three years. You study more advanced topics, going into arts, literature, more difficult maths and science, and branching out into different language if you’re good enough. You then sit your GCSE exams, get another grade, and apply for college or sixth form with those grades. This is where school stops being compulsory, and you can get an apprenticeship. You still have to learn for another two years (can’t get a full time job until you’re 18) but you can stop your education in school here. This goes on from Year 7 until Year 11, where you sit your GCSE exams before leaving.

Unlike in the US, college is nothing like university. It’s a bunch of teenagers choosing very few subjects and taking several classes they they must attend. They’re in full time and have attendance and will be apprehended if they don’t attend, unlike university where you have seminars and can skip out on some classes if you want. You stay in sixth form/college for Years 12 and 13, sit your A-Level exams and leave with those qualifications to persue a degree at a University if you want to. Our universities should be very similar to your own.

We also don’t get points of bonuses to our grades at all. We have course work which can get us a slightly better grade if done well in some subjects, but very few. Our final grades completely rely on our final exams in the large large majority of cases. We don’t get points for attending. We don’t do projects that give us bonuses to grades. We don’t get extra credit. No such thing exists here. We study and study, memorising everything that we can for the final exams where it’s win or lose. If you have a bad day, you’re fucked. So while it might seem like our mark-to-grade ratio is lower than your own, it’s because you can earn a better grade by putting in extra credit or doing homework well, while everything rides on our final exams.

There’s a lot of differences in the education systems between the UK and America and I hope I highlighted a few details.

How old are you?

16!! i’m a junior :(

[cognacdelights]

hiii imma need you to explain to me the education system in the UK, like the ages and school years because ... im confused.

okay so you start nursery at age 3-4, then reception (4-5) and that is early years education. then when you move into year 1 (5-6), year 2 (6-7), year 3 (7-8) that’s key stage one. key stage two is year 4 (8-9), year 5 (9-10), year 6 (10-11). and all of that is primary school. most primary schools are reception to year 6 (bc I think nursery is optional now but when i went you only did half a day so either mornings or afternoons) and there are separate nurseries but some primary schools will have nurseries attached!

then you move up into high school. key stage three is year 7 (11-12), year 8 (12-13) & year 9 (13-14). at the end of year 9 you choose your gcse options (the subjects which you want to study and gain separate qualifications in — maths, english lit, english language & science are compulsory but you get a choice between whether you do science as one whole subject or the three separate ones like biology, chemistry and physics. some schools also make a language or humanity compulsory but that’s not standard). depending on your school you can get up to 6 choices? key stage four is year 10 (14-15) and year 11 (15-16). at the very end of year 11 you have a period of about a month in may-june where all you do is sit exams for all of your subjects. you used to get study leave so you would only be in school for your exams during this period but they stopped that after my year.

my school year was also the last to be allowed to leave education at 16, now it’s compulsory that you have to stay in education until you’re 18. that means one of three things; sixth form, college, or an apprenticeship.

sixth form is an extension of high school where you study for your as levels (year 12) and a levels (year 13). you pick four as levels which are usually traditional subjects (e.g. mine were law, psychology, maths & geography) and you study an as course, do the exams at the end of year 12 and gain your as levels. then you drop a subject and move onto year 13, where you do your a levels (i dropped geography so was left without law, psychology & maths) and you do the exams again at the end of the academic year. you need a levels to go to university!

college is mostly for vocational qualifications such as hairdressing, any kind of beauty, culinary, any kind of public services (police, ambulance, fire fighter, army, etc), animal care, childcare etc and you do them in different levels.

an apprenticeship is more for trades such as brick laying, road workers, joiners, plumbers, etc and they basically learn on the job. they get employed as an apprentice by government approved firms and work, but are still required to go to college like 2/3 days a week!

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