• Question: How hard did u work at school

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      Asked by Owen:-) to Andy, Chris, Harriet, Jess, Nikki on 11 Mar 2016.
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        Christopher Blanford answered on 11 Mar 2016:

        Hi again, Owen:-)

        It varied. I was pretty lazy a lot of the time and I was pretty bored. By the time I got to university, I worked like a crazy man, with many all nighters.

        Something changed between 14 and 16 for me that made me less of a lazy git.

        Chris

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        Harriet Reid answered on 11 Mar 2016:

        I worked hard at school, not so much science and maths because I found them quite easy but in English and French, I found them really hard work as I’m dyslexic.

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        andy chapman answered on 13 Mar 2016:

        I basically did everything I was meant to and sadly, little more than that. I did make a big effort to male sure I eventually understood things I didn’t understand at the time. I really struggled at maths for ages, right up until my GCSEs and thought I was just no good at it. When I Was told it would be really important for later studying science (it is so useful now!) I really tried my best to get to grips with it. I now realise it was never ‘too hard’ or beyond my understanding it was just that I wasn’t motivated.

        The same is so true of languages. I did German and a bit of French. I hated it. I was ‘ok’ at it but never tried hard. I just wasn’t interested and thought it was just really boring and difficult to learn. I now think learning languages is absolutely amazing, and while it is still a challenge, I am so motivated to do it that I really enjoy learning and I naturally, and almost effortlessly put in the work to do so. When its becomes a hobby, it is no longer work…it i like relaxing in your free time.

        I have the same story with musical instruments. I am a massive cliche.

        It is all about motivation and turning it into a hobby not a task. Find that and you will want to work hard at learning anything, whatever it is. Nothing is inherently ‘too hard’ to learn.

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        Jessica Groppi answered on 13 Mar 2016:

        Hi Owen!

        You’re the boss of the ask, it’s nice to see someone so interested!

        I was really lucky I had a very good memory and enjoyed learning things, so I didn’t have to work much to get good grades. During secondary school I would do my homework for one hour or two in the evening, unless I had a test the next day, then I would study the whole afternoon.
        At university we had lessons from 8.30 a.m. until 6.30 p.m. everyday, so my brain was too tired to study during the term, I was mostly studying during the exams period.
        I worked hard and focused when I needed, but I never gave up having fun or relaxing for school, otherwise I would have ended up hating what I was doing.

        Jess.

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        Nikki D'Arcy answered on 14 Mar 2016:

        Hey Owen, thanks for the question. I wasn’t great at school but always did my homework and never bunked off. My school was pretty strict. I would say in the middle… At A – Level I worked harder as I think it began to dawn on me that I really wanted to go to Uni and I needed the grades!!!

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