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ST DAVID'S COLLEGE
STUDENT BLOG
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MANAGING THE TRANSITION FROM WELSH TO ENGLISH-MEDIUM EDUCATION
When I left my Welsh-medium High School to attend St David’s, I was worried that I’d miss being able to speak Welsh since all lessons...
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HOW COLLEGE SUPPORTED ME ALL THE WAY TO OXFORD
In September 2017, Bethan James began her English Language and Literature degree at Oxford University. She talked to us about how the...
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"A PERFECT BALANCE OF SUPPORT AND FREEDOM" - WHY I CHOSE ST DAVID'S AS MY SIXTH FORM
After undergoing my GCSEs at Corpus Christi Catholic High School, I had to make a important decision in terms of my educational and...
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A2 ENGLISH HEAD TO LONDON FOR KING LEAR AT THE GLOBE
In A2 English Lit/Lang we have been studying Shakespeare’s King Lear. At the beginning of term, we were given the opportunity to go on a...
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"BE SOCIAL, BE YOURSELF, AND DON'T BE AFRAID TO REACH OUT TO OTHERS"
We recently caught up with former student, Rhys Jenkins, who talked to us about his memories of College, and the advice he has for...
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN HONOURS STUDENT
My day always starts with a 45-minute walk to College. I only have three early mornings a week which start at 9.15am. Otherwise, I just...
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A ST DAVID'S STUDENT
Morning My first lesson is at 9:15. It's Psychology and is located in the Annexe, which is the home of social science subjects and...
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LIFE AS AN ASTROPHYSICIST & ENGINEER AFTER ST DAVID'S COLLEGE
In February 2017, prestigious awards were give to heroic members of the emergency services, a life-saving surgeon, pioneering scientists...
7 THINGS I WISH I'D DONE DIFFERENTLY IN COLLEGE
Ex-student Parys Tobenas spoke to Careers Wales about what she wishes she would have done differently during her time in college. Use her...
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£200 RAISED FOR LEUKAEMIA CARE
I decided to volunteer as a community fundraiser for Leukaemia Care because I wanted to dedicate some of my time to a worthwhile cause...
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CAMBRIDGE HAS 100 LIBRARIES (AND OTHER THINGS WE LEARNED FROM DR. PADLEY'S TALK)
Thinking about university at the age of 14 sounds a bit premature, but as we learned from Dr. Padley, choices that students make in year...
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ST DAVID'S STUDENT WINS BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIP TO PRESTIGIOUS AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
St David’s Catholic College student, Emily Stradling, is celebrating her recently awarded full scholarship at the renowned Mercer...
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