sweet, how many years of college are you taking?
I'm not sure if Colleges are the same here as they are in the US.
You don't tend to move somewhere to go to one.
I now proceed to explain entirely what College means here. I've shrunk it a bit. Skip over if you already know. :3 I'm mostly procrastinating here.
Basically, it's the 2 additional years of education following your compulsory education, which ends in GCSE qualifications (General Certificate of Secondary Education).
After Year 10 and 11 at a secondary school (Ages 14-16) you no longer have to go to school or any other form of education (Although, from now on, you legally have to continue in Education, get a job, or get an apprenticeship).
You then go to College or "Sixth Form". It's Sixth Form if it's still at a Secondary School. Places seperate from Secondary Education are called Colleges (and can often teach some founation degrees).
It gets confusing though, because some Sixth Form school call themselves Colleges too.
You go to College for 2 years (usually) if you're studying A Levels, which are the next step up from GCSE's.
They're technically called GCE A Levels (General Certificate of Education: Advanced Level).
Courses are split up into two parts. The AS and the A2.
After 1 year, you take exams and earn an AS qualification, which is half an A Level.
After the 2nd year, you take more exams and earn a full A Level, which incorporates the grades for your AS qualification.
You normally take 4 AS Courses in your first year, and then tend to drop 1 of them for the second, so you end up with 3 A Levels, which Universities ask for in order to apply.
After this, people tend to go to University, where they can get Degrees in whatever subject they choose (and are accepted for).I've done 2 years of A Level studies now, meaning I'll have 3 A Levels (Classical Civilisations, Chemistry and Biology), and an AS Qualification (UK Law).
But, I'm only 17 currently. And I'll be 18 by the next school year.
Which means that I am young enough to apply for a third year in College without paying.
At the age of 19 you have to pay for the course (can be a few grand). Under 18, and the Government pays.
So, I'm going to do a third year of College. Philosophy of Religion.
But, since I only have 1 year of free college left, I'll be studying both the AS and the A2 qualification in the same year, effectively doubling my work-load for it, but earning a full qualification, before I hopefully go to University.
tl;dr
sweet, how many years of college are you taking?
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