Rank you A-Levels

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Rank your A-Levels in terms of;
-Difficulty
-Enjoyment
-Respectability
-Most relevant to future prospects

For me;

Difficulty:
1) Maths
2) Business Studies
3) Economics (for me)

Enjoyment:
1) Economics
2) Business Studies
3) Maths

Respectability:
1) Economics
2) Maths
3) Business Studies

Prospects:
1) Economics
2) Maths
3) Business Studies

Difficulty:
They are all pretty difficult imo but,
1) Further Maths (we only do AS FM at my school)
2) Chemistry
3) Maths
4) French

Enjoyment:
1) Maths
2) French
3) Chemistry
4) Further Maths

Respectability:
1) Maths
2) Chemistry
3) Further Maths
4) French

Prospects:
1) Maths
2) Chemistry
3) French
4) Further Maths (I put it last simply because you won't be at a huge disadvantage just because you didn't take Further Maths at AS/A-Level)

Reply 21

ppjk

How hard is psychology a level

Reply 22

HopelessMedic

Difficulty:
1) Chemistry
2) Biology
3) Maths

Enjoyment:
1) Biology
2) Maths
3) Chemistry

Respectability:
1) Chemistry
2) Maths
3) Biology

Prospects:
1) Chemistry
2) Maths
3) Biology

Reply 23

HCTron

Original post by HopelessMedic

Difficulty:
1) Chemistry
2) Biology
3) Maths

Enjoyment:
1) Biology
2) Maths
3) Chemistry

Respectability:
1) Chemistry
2) Maths
3) Biology

Prospects:
1) Chemistry
2) Maths
3) Biology

If I may ask, what do you intend on doing with those 3 A-Levels?

Reply 24

HopelessMedic

Original post by HCTron

If I may ask, what do you intend on doing with those 3 A-Levels?

Medicine next year, hopefully

Reply 25

Punkrockfan

Difficulty:
1) French
2) History
3) Geography
4) Politics

Enjoyment:
1) History
2) French
3) Politics
4) Geography

Respectability:
1) History
2) French
3) Geography
4) Politics

Prospects:
1) History
2) Politics
3) French
4) Geography

Reply 26

HCTron

Original post by HopelessMedic

Medicine next year, hopefully

Ah, makes sense. It kinda blows in some places outside the UK, they prefer if we keep Physics over Math for med. Currently my situation :frown:

Reply 27

HopelessMedic

Original post by HCTron

Ah, makes sense. It kinda blows in some places outside the UK, they prefer if we keep Physics over Math for med. Currently my situation :frown:

Really? I have physics at AS level but in the UK the third a-level can be pretty much anything

Reply 28

HCTron

Original post by HopelessMedic

Really? I have physics at AS level but in the UK the third a-level can be pretty much anything

Yep, in some east European / south Asian countries they prefer Physics for some reason. Medical Physics is a thing, apparently. Either way, I've still kept Math and Phys side-by-side for A2 hoping to drop one in the near future

(edited 7 years ago)

Reply 29

lightfagami

Original post by ppjk

How hard is psychology a level

I did Psychology A-Level and obtained a grade A. I would say that it was difficult but enjoyable.

- There is a lot of science/biology that I did not expect, also some maths with statistics
- In general a lot of information is taught, by my A2 exam I was a bit shocked at the amount of stuff I would have to revise

But if you dedicate enough time to it, obtaining a good grade is very possible.

Reply 30

nebulated

Difficulty:
(1) Mathematics
(2) Biology
(3) English Literature

Enjoyment:
(1) English Literature
(2) Mathematics
(3) Biology

Respectability:
(1) Mathematics
(2) English Literature
(3) Biology

Most relevant to future prospects:
(1) English Literature
(2) Biology
(3) Mathematics

:tongue:

(edited 7 years ago)

Reply 31

Skywards

Difficulty:
1) Maths
2) Biology
3) Geography

Enjoyment:
1) Geography
2) Biology
3) Maths

Respectability:
1) Maths
2) Biology
3) Geography

Relevance to future prospects:
1) Geography
2) Biology
3) Maths

Reply 32

Naruke

Difficulty:
1) Computer Science
2) Physics
3) Further Maths
4) Maths

Enjoyment:
1) Further Maths
2) Computer Science
3) Maths
4) Physics

Respectability:
1) Computer Science
2) Further Maths
3) Maths
4) Physics

Relevance to future prospects:
1) Computer Science
2) Further Maths
3) Maths
4) Physics

Reply 33

Light Venom

Difficulty:
1) History
2) politics
3) Law

I hate all the humanities type subjects. They are boring.
Enjoyment:
1) Biology
2) Chemistry

3) Maths
Respectability:
1) Maths
2) IT & computing
3) Biology

Most relevant to future:
1) Biology
2) Chemistry
3) Physics

Reply 34

dexterminate

Difficulty:
1) Chemistry
2) Maths
3) Biology

Enjoyment:
1) Biology
2) Chemistry
3) Maths

Respectability:
1) Maths
2) Chemistry
3) Biology

Relevant to future prospects:
1) Biology
2) Chemistry
3) Maths

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Reply 35

3121

Difficulty
1) government & politics
2) maths
3) economics

Enjoyment
1) economics
2) maths
3) govt. & pol

Respectability
1) Maths
2) Economics
3) Govt & pol

Prospects
1) Economics
2) Maths
3) govt. & pol

Reply 36

RomeoSantos

Original post by lw8

Maths is harder, i said that in my post :biggrin:

. Doesn't mean its more respectable.

As for prospects i'm hoping to do economics at University, therefore nothing is more relevant to my prospects than ..well.. economics.

I can understand why some see maths as being more respectable due to it being harder, but the simple fact is, economics is more relevant to the real world, unless you go on to do engineering, computing, or teach maths itself, Maths has very little relevance to real life whatsoever, especially some of the extremes they require you to learn at A-level, with no context whatsoever, you don't learn why you are doing it, you just learn it. Therefore i see it as less respectable.

could say the same about what you learn on your economics degree

Reply 37

username2183021

-Difficulty
Maths
Chemistry
Biology

-Enjoyment
Chemistry
Maths
Biology

-Respectability
Maths
Chemistry
Biology

-Most relevant to future prospects
Chemistry + Biology (doing biochemistry)
Maths

I loved all of my subjects! The reason I put biology lower for enjoyment is because I like the challenge of maths and chemistry. I would've liked to have done further maths as well but I'd probably get a U :redface:

Reply 38

jordanshelley97

Difficulty: (1) Physics (2) Computing (3) Maths

Enjoyment: (1) Physics (2) Maths (3) Computing

Respectability: (1) Physics (2) Maths (3) Computing

Prospects: (1) Computing (2) Physics (3) Maths
There's a lot of demand for programmers so

Reply 39

sazriah

Difficulty:
1) English Literature
2) Maths
3) Government and Politics
4) Sociology

Enjoyment:
1) Sociology
2) English Literature
3) Government and Politics
4) Maths

Respectability:
1) Maths
2) English Literature
3) Government and Politics
4) Sociology

Relevant to future prospects:
1) Government and Politics
2) Sociology
3) Maths
4) English Literature

This is based on AS.. I've dropped maths now for A2 :smile: