I thgink me n u r kinda similar. I was a straight A student all my life, bt frm 15 up i starte making the rong frends, finished my GCSEs in 2005 passing 9 of em they wer average.
then i did my AS yr @ 6th form, passed bt din do 2 well, didn't lyk the subjects.i the moved 2 a college, dropped out half way din tell mum. Thehn i applied to get into uni through clearing, got in, then dropped out half way, AGAIN, din tell mum, AGAIN!
I've bin workin 4 the past yr n tryna figure out wot i want 2 do. N suddenly i just stopped n realised, I waisted 3 yrs of my life bcos i havnt bin makin my own choices. I've bin doin wot my family wants me 2 do.
My advice 4 u ABZ217 is think very, very, hard about what u want 2 achieve in yor life. Research as much as you can, talk 2 lots of people 4 advice. And finally u'll know wot u want.
I've got my interview on monday but as a backup I'm in the process of applicaions 4 my A levels, THE ONES I WANT 2 DO. I'm also on the look out 4 other attractive training ops, am open to suggestions any1.
One thing, I noticed u sed u hav a pdf 4 stage 1 with speed time question, wer would i get acces to that?
Goodluck and best wishes