Trying a different tack
I've always been the weird kid, the one who loved going to school. The one who, my mum loves to brag, cried on the first day on the Easter holidays because I was bored. So I can't figure out why I'm really starting to hate school now. Maybe I'm finally seeing the end of the tunnel and can't wait to get there. Or maybe it's because, after thirteen years, this last year of being told what to do for eight hours a day is really annoying me. I used to hate being off school but now it doesn't seem to bother me: the thought of losing my EMA* doesn't even bother me that much. But it should. Sometimes I even start to think that I can't do it, that I won't succeed.
I made a promise to myself. For the rest of the year I'm going to be in school all the time and try much harder with my work. I'm beginning to realise that, although I've sent my ucas application, I need to work harder to get the grades. I know I can do it. I just need to remember that.
* Kate's 'EMA' is an 'Education Maintenance Allowance' - which means you get paid up to £30 to study if you're between 16 and 19. Pretty groovy huh? Check out Money for nothing to find out about the fund fountains for university.
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Last updated on: 11 April 2008