I couldn't be arsed to read all of this topic, Got to page 2 and got so angry with you Fat Pants. If i repeat anything thats been said im sorry. Right. I come out of Year 11 with these GCSE results: R.E - U I.C.T - U Science single award - F German - E English - D English Literature - U Product Design (D+T) - C Leisure and Tourism double award - G G Mathematics - E I thought "f**k it", went into full time 40 hours a week, working on a checkout at Sainsburys. Didn't give a shit about school and to be honest, pissed about and couldn't be arsed. After around 20 weeks at Sainsburys, I found out the management are complete arseholes, didn't give a shit about you, just money money money. After these 20 weeks i seriously felt like topping myself. So i quit. I've now put an application in to start college in September "BTEC First national diploma in constuction", ill do that for a year, then move onto "BTEC national diploma in constuction" for two years. Then i head off to uni for however long, But who gives a shit, Ill be what 22/23 when im qualified, at UNI im taking "Structual engineering", in that job, your either working in a office of a computer, out on site talking to the people, travelling, doing quotes, there's so mcuh variation and if you happen to become a really good structual engineer, it can pay anything up to £8000 a month. Thats serious money. I dont even know what it would be if you owned your own company. Dead end jobs in a bike shop or anywhere are not the way to go. You think to yourself "Ive got to do this for the next 50 years". I've expirienced this and trust me, its hit me like a ton of bricks. Just think to yourself: Do i wanna' be working in something thats not gonna kill me off early, earning £4000 a month, company car, phone and laptop. Monday - Friday 9-2 Or Do i wanna be working in a bike shop/any retail, killing myself off, earning £400 a month, paying for your own car, phone and laptop, monday - saturday 9-6. Put it this way. I've chosen mine.