Category: Student Blog

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Time To Be Adventurous and Try Out a New Subject

Which Careers Did Our Amazing Alumni Choose? If you need inspiration for choosing your degree destination after sixth form, take a tip from Central Saint Michael’s Class of 2023. Creative, scientific, business, health and humanities – they’ve got them all covered – along with the most popular career choices. In fact, there’s everything from nursing, […]

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College Is Not Like School

Studying at Central Saint Michael’s is not like studying at school or moving on to school sixth form. There are so many benefits to joining a Sixth Form College. When you join Central Saint Michael’s, you’ll enjoy some new-found independence. College life is inspiring, diverse and exciting, in a safe and supportive environment. So what’s […]

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Top Tips for Interviews

Firstly, don’t worry about your interview! Interviews are short, friendly one-to-one meetings where you get to discuss your strengths and ambitions with a member of Central Saint Michael’s staff. If you’re really nervous then you can have a parent or guardian to join you for support. Why do colleges ask for interviews? At this stage […]

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A Level and/or BTEC – What are My Choices?

Here at Central Saint Michael’s Sixth Form we offer a wide range of Level 3 programmes combining A Levels and BTECs, as well as several Level 2 courses if you need to improve on your GCSE grades. Picking the right route for you post-GCSEs is important, so it’s good for you to understand the different […]

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POV: 7 TIPS TO HELP YOU PLAN THE PERFECT REVISION DAY

There’s no doubt, exams and revision can be challenging. This is why it’s time for you to save time, reduce stress and supercharge your grades by exploring the seven inspiring and informative solutions we can offer to help support you day-to-day, and discover the top tips for you and your learning style, so you can […]

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10 THINGS I WISH I’D KNOWN BEFORE SIXTH FORM

Blog by Lilly Paterson: A*AB Media/English Language & Literature/Maths – Accounting & Tax Apprenticeship at PwC I came to Central Saint Michael’s after a year of studying music at a college in Birmingham (looking back, that whole time feels like a blur). It wasn’t until I came to Central Saint Michael’s that I felt as […]

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HOW I GOT WORK EXPERIENCE AT A TOP INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM

My name is Chanel. I’m a first year A Level student at Central Saint Michael’s studying French, Sociology and Law. How did you get involved with this work experience programme? The work experience team were having an insight day and my Law teacher posted it on our virtual college site and so I decided to […]

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KAVEN – MY JOURNEY

So I’m Kaven and I left Central Saint Michael’s in 2018 with 3 As in Accounting, Business and Economics A Levels. I also got 3 As in my AS Levels the year before. You might think this is strange then for someone with those grades, but I decided not to apply to university at all […]

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MEDICINE v MEDIA

What happens when you always thought you’d follow a Medicine career path but your passion lies in Media? Former Central Saint Michael’s student Trevaughn Omari is now an assistant post production editor at BBC3. Read his story and see why sometimes it’s worth not sticking to the original plan! Hi there. My name’s Trevaughn Omari […]

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