Innerdjati Confirmed? 7 Types Of Sixth Form Students You’re Bound To Meet When Studying In Malta
Sixth Form in Malta can be a tough road to navigate; sometimes the institution you choose to attend is a different one to the rest of your old friends from secondary. It can be tough gathering a new crowd to walk the halls with, or in general just to take a big step into the next part of your life.
It’s like the buffer between high school and the rest of your life, so to make it all a bit easier to understand, we’ve put together a little list that details the typical archetypes you’ll run into when you start the year.
Leave all the worrying to us, because we’ve just triggered some PTSD from our education days.
1. The Innerdjati (Confirmed)
Think Napoleon Dynamite but with some irkotta pastizzi crumbs stuck in the corner of his mouth. Walking the halls with their MacBook in hand – because if you don’t tell the world you own one, do you really own one?
This is the kind of guy you can turn to whenever you’re in need of study notes and sometimes can actually help you out more than you might think. We’re not condoning cheating in tests, but give a little and you’ll get a lot when it comes these unsung spectacled heroes.
2. Ir-Reġinas
These are the girls who you’ll find hanging around Tigne Point, like, every (other) day. Daddy probably pandered to their every girly need from the moment they flew out of the baby-chute, wrapped in a pink ribbon and gifted diamanté heels for their First Holy Communion.
These girls think they run the show – they’re the top of the food chain and will stop at nothing to make sure they remain there. They may come across as acridly bitchy but don’t let that drive you into pushing them in front of the bus – we don’t want any casualties in your first year. Save the savagery for Uni.
Take these girls with a pinch of salt. Literally. Sprinkle some over them and watch their skin dry up because they’ve damaged it by spending xeba time trying to catch that perfect tan.
3. The Bros
Few things pass through these guys’ minds. Parties, pastizz and pastizzi.
They’re the dudes you’ll find pumping iron instead of actually attending a class, because nothing gets their blood flowing easier than an additive like the stench of sweat and testosterone. Ladies, be on the lookout, ‘cos these boys like to pounce… and we mean that literally. Void of any social understanding, they are to women what the Reginas are to bandwagons.
Call them by their name and meet the wrath of their biceps. Hit them with an ‘aw, bro‘ and you’re in their good books for life.
4. The Teacher’s Pet
Probably bullied in high school enough to spend their breaks in the classroom. So much so that their only friends were their teachers and now that they’ve grown up they’re going to have to stick to what they know: kissing ass and apples.
And just because we’re in Malta and y’all are in your late teens, the pheromones will be running wild and you might even hear a scandal or two because for some reason students in Malta like to add their teachers on Facebook (which is understandable if your teacher is your cousin, not if you are after extra credits for your history module).
5. The Theatre Buff
These kids were raised on High School Musical. They see themselves as soaring and flying through life, there really is no star in heaven that they can’t reach.
Except, you know, the actual stars in the sky. They’ll burst into song every lunch time at the cafeteria and quote Hamilton at every opportunity. Not always the best people to have around because their constant state of glee can sometimes mean that hearing about your bad grades results in a flash mob of Sheryl Crow’s “A Change Would Do You Good” which isn’t exactly everyone’s cup of tea.
6. The Guy In A Band
Gifted a guitar at the tender age of 15, introverted and claiming they’re still “waiting for the right one to come along”, these crooners will wander the halls of Sixth Form with their flute certificates proudly stuck up on the back of their bedroom door.
Their parents probably travelled a lot when they were younger and were raised primarily by their nanna who told them stories of the war that inspire their lyrics and essays, because Shakespeare may have written some pretty decent sonnets but Benji’s sick rhymes are, like, totally more hardcore.
7. The Political Try Hard
This guy was an outcast in primary school. His parents sent him in with a packed lunch that had everything wrapped up individually because their OCD meant that if anything touched they couldn’t eat it.
They’ll hang around with the kids who only wear Ralph Lauren polos because that way they’re not as easily triggered and when they leave the education system. When their parents start financing their adult lives the clikka will always be there for a pint or seven with an input on how they feel Manoel Island’s development should work out. Keyboard warriors undercover, these guys know how to float like a duck – calm on the surface, bat-shit crazy behind closed doors.
So there you have it – seven types of Sixth Form students you’ll no doubt come across at some point during your studies. The question is; which one are you?
When it comes to higher education, the best advice is to always sit back and enjoy your problems. You won’t always have way to solve them but it is in knowing that you’ve worked your ass off to get to where you are today that you can finally start to flourish in the rest of your life.