bigdan
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Registered: 4th Jan 07
Location: Jarrow (Newcastle)
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Since leaving school have you exceeded your expectaions of life or under achieved
in school i was told i was going to go no where in life by a few teachers etc
so far my life has been pretty good since school
in college doing somthing i love, got a car etc
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Jodi_the_g
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Registered: 7th Aug 01
Location: Washington D.C
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I wish I was back at school i hated it at the time but prefer it to work
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Aaron
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Registered: 9th Aug 04
Location: Cottingham, East Riding
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I've done better then i thought i would tbh.
I've got a nice car, i have a mortgage on my own flat and have a great job 
I miss school. Even more so since i went back to it a few weeks ago for a meeting.
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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My school days werent so good, didnt underachieve (A* - C in every GCSE, A/B A Level Business) but when I met my G at sixth form got a hammering about it, dont know why, didnt realise I used to be as childish as they were / still are 
Now at uni and its not the best, bit more grown up but still hate the feeling of meeting assignment deadlines and doing exams, stillf eels a bit like school, cant really wait to get out into the proper world 
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Hoddo
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Registered: 7th Nov 06
Location: Wallisdown, Bournemouth
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I did fairly good at school, went to college where I slacked on my A-levels, mainly due to an addiction to a certain MMOG. I then met my girlfriend. I figured out that if I wanted to keep her I've gotta grow up and stop wasting my life on some stupid game.
I then got a saving grace when I managed to get on a foundation art & design course, meaning I could get into uni with a pass/merit or distinction. meaning my A-level score was obsolete.
I'm now at Bournemouth Art Institute studying an Fda in Visual Communication, which will branch out into a Bah in my chosen specification. Im also still with my girlfriend, who is now my fiancée.
so yea, I cant really complain.
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willay
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Registered: 10th Nov 02
Location: Roydon, Essex
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underachiever here 
Didnt do great at secondary school at all, spent 3 years dossing at College just so I had some paperz then walked into a job. Been there 3 years, all the numbers are looking good
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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Left school and went to college. From college i went to uni. Now got a good job, a decent car and my own flat.
Things could be better, but it's human nature to want more.
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drax
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Registered: 5th Feb 05
Location: Sittingbourne, Kent
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Its my ambition to buy my old school out and demolish it, or just buy it and fire the fuckers still working there.
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Jodi_the_g
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Registered: 7th Aug 01
Location: Washington D.C
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quote:
Originally posted by drax
Its my ambition to buy my old school out and demolish it, or just buy it and fire the fuckers still working there.
My primary school got knocked down the other year for posh flats.
I admit I was quite upset peice of my history getting ripped down.
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drax
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Registered: 5th Feb 05
Location: Sittingbourne, Kent
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My primiary school the same, but they rebuilt it again in a summer in a town nearby and I went there, its the secondary school I want to show up
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Laney
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Registered: 6th May 03
Location: Leeds
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I'm definately winning atm
Did well at GCSE, then sacking it off for my A Levels which looking back was really silly - I should have got A's when I got C's. Went to Uni and decided that I knew better and it wasn't the place for me and promptly sacked that off as well!
Worked for a bit but couldn't stand working with plebs so I went back to Uni mainly to not have to work tbh.
Left Uni with a Music degree (which as you can imagine is worth a lot) and got a job in IT (which ironically is the first degree I sacked off) that I absolutely love.
I've achieved everything I've wanted so far in life. Everything else after this is a bonus
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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I'm living the dream
I left school with a place at uni.
I went skiing for a season and came back a qualified instructor.
I travelled half way round the world with some friends.
I started uni and passed the first year no probs.
I travelled round europe to some crazy places!
Passed the second year of uni no probs.
I got a placement job which I loved for about 6 months then a few things happened there which made me walk out which taught me a great deal about the real world.
I got a flat.
I got rid of the flat 
I got a job as a holiday rep and I get paid to ski and party with 18 year old girls.
I'm going back to uni in September to finish and graduate...
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kz
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Registered: 9th Aug 02
Location: Southend, Essex Drives: Mini Cooper S
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was average at school, mostly B's, C's & D's (and an E for pys ed lol)
college was great, loved it, best time of my life, but we all just mucked around and didnt do any work! i cheated on most assignments to get through. but i got a Merit for BTEC & Pass for a Diploma i did afterwards... somehow lol
ive had shit jobs afterwards (theme park, boat restorer (was good but shit money), and salesman in a crap company)
this week however i finally got back in the game and am now training to be a Computer Engineer for Renault makes me feel useful, and hopefully things are on the up! (was ICT & Networking that i done in college btw)
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Phi
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Registered: 8th Jan 07
Location: South
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i didnt do very well at school.... got bored, hated being bullied so didnt really go much!
ive not achieved anything special tbh....
until i get my dream job and have a mortgage then i know i have acheived somthing.
[Edited on 19-01-2008 by Corsa_phi]
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bigdan
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Registered: 4th Jan 07
Location: Jarrow (Newcastle)
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Phi your fit how can some 1 bully you 
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MikeE
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Registered: 7th Mar 03
Location: Milton Keynes
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got shit gcse's best one i got was A in resistant materials, i always knew i was going to do a apprentership in carpentry. I'm now fully qualified carpenter and joiner and love my job, ive built up a really good toolkit since leaving school. been with the same company i done my apprentership with for 4.5 years now and love it and can say that i am a pretty good chippy concidering how long ive been doing all i need to do now is sell the corsa c and buy a van.
also buying a brand new eco home, just waiting on my mortgage to get accepted, will know next wednesday/thursday
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antscorsa
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: london
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got good gcse, a levels, honours degree and am 22 but earning shit money but im on a ladder i want to climb so i cant argue really!!
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csweatherston
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Registered: 16th Jan 06
Location: Devon
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ed, i want your job 
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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I only get £55 a week though
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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Did shit at school. I pissed about and generally enjoyed myself there, I had my ped and 15 quid a week for fuel makkies I was well happy Id go back to that in a heart beat
I only achived one C
In june I will be a fully qualified time served plumber with good prospect to starting my own buisness
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Mike
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Registered: 20th May 06
Location: nr. Skipton, North Yorkshire
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Since leaving school about 5 years ago, I spent 2 1/2 years as an apprentice mechanic, when I started it was something I really wanted to do but towards the end I got bored, so started working for my Dad. That consisted of Delivering pies and sandwiches, and other odd bits of stuff, was doing that for about 18 months, now I have setup a vending services business with my parents and brother, it's going well upto now, although we're only 4 months in, so not quite millionaires yet
So in terms of where I was expecting to be, it's not gone to plan, but I think I've done a fair bit better than planned, so it's all good 
And school wise, I didn't really like it, and even tho it was fairly low stress most of the time, it was nowhere near as good as life is now, just need to sort my personal life now
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AndyKent
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Tricky one, do you like the money or the carefree life.
I didn't like school much at the time, but compared to working its a doddle. My work feels much more rewarding though, both what I'm doing and the money (even though it isn't much ATM).
Given the choice I don't know if I'd go back or not.
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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I left school almost 11 years ago and still don't know what I want to do with my life! I have gained an apprenticeship and nvq's since leaving though. Spent 8 years welding, 1 year as a drawing controller and the past 8 months in insurance.
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Carl
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Registered: 9th May 04
Location: Jimmy Bennett's la la land.
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I left school nearly 8 years ago with 10 A to C's and i'm currently working in a bar while doing some voluntary work. 
I spent 6 years in further education not knowing what to do, however this voluntary work in regards to healh and well being projects I have started, looks like it may have got my foot in the door. With a bit of look in a year or so I should be quite a bit further on, if not I'll be planning a year in Australia for sure.
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
Location: carluke/braidwood--IRNBRULAND
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school was shit at the time but then sometimes you miss the banter and fights and that.
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