5 AS levels

Well, if we look at all possibilities, OP might get AAAA in maths, further maths, physics, chemistry.. and an A* in computing.
If he got an offer from Ox to do CompSci and if he just had maths, f maths, physics, chemistry, he wouldn't have met his offer.
Who knows? extra Computing might be useful in the future

This is madness. Nothing but Medicine asks for 4 AS levels, 5 is just out of the question.

We have 40 40 minutes lessons in a week. I had 9 for Maths + FM. 7 each for Biology, Chemistry, German and Economics. 2 for General Studies and Critical Thinking combined. Then 2 free periods.

Just realised that's 8 . Although General studies and critical thinking don't count that much.



I got bored with doing 4.

Erm, no, quite correct.

Let me Explain ....
The OP is doing
Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry, Physics and Computing
I said drop computing, well by my reckoning that leaves him with
Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry, Physics .

Do I need to explain further??

I will be reasonably polite, stop being idiotic.
Read the OP's post.
It would appear that he doesn't want to do 5 subjects.
It is not worth doing 5 subjects.
No-one cares if you do 5 subjects.
The weakest link in his list is Computing.
No course requires computing.
Yes, of course it is a valid A-level.
No course requires computing. Get it?
Now the reality is that you have no idea of the work load involved in doing 5 A-levels, because you haven't reached that stage yet, so you are commenting on something that you know absolutely nothing about.

OP drop the comp. Sci.
/end.

Actually, an awful lot of universities ask for 3 A2 and a further pass at AS.

I always thought that some University's didn't count Further Maths as a fourth AS which could restrict the OP to certain unis if they were to drop Computing. I may be wrong however, just I remember my school mentioning this quite a few times last year.

I will be reasonably polite, stop being idiotic.
Read the OP's post.
It would appear that he doesn't want to do 5 subjects.
It is not worth doing 5 subjects.
No-one cares if you do 5 subjects.
The weakest link in his list is Computing.
No course requires computing.
Yes, of course it is a valid A-level.
No course requires computing. Get it?
Now the reality is that you have no idea of the work load involved in doing 5 A-levels, because you haven't reached that stage yet, so you are commenting on something that you know absolutely nothing about.

OP drop the comp. Sci.
/end.

lol im guessing your family is German right?? so you only done 5 1/2 really?? but still pretty good

i just started college and chose to do 5 AS's in Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry, Physics and Computing. is that too much? im more of a relaxed student but i do get good grades if i try. i dont want to be overloaded with work. will this be too much? and i feel very tired after only 2 weeks in college. advice??

Well you come across as rude......., and you wrote 'There is not a single course that the inclusion of computing will give you any kind of advantage for.' and the person who quoted you quite rightly pointed out very friendly that that isn't true with the quote that they gave!

I always thought that some University's didn't count Further Maths as a fourth AS which could restrict the OP to certain unis if they were to drop Computing. I may be wrong however, just I remember my school mentioning this quite a few times last year.

You are soo rude and nasty!

Do I need to have done Computer Studies or Information Technology at A level?
No. Though these subjects are relevant, the way Computer Science is studied at University level is quite different from the way it is studied at school.

Also relevant are the A level Maths modules in Discrete Maths or Decision Maths; but again, the way we study these topics at University level goes far beyond what you will have done at school, so it's no particular advantage to have done these modules. On the other hand, if the sort of questions raised by these topics excite your interest, then perhaps Computer Science is the subject for you.

Do I need Further Maths?
As explained in the open day talks, Computing is a mathematical subject, especially in the way we approach it at Oxford. So you will need to know some mathematics, and more importantly, to have developed your ability in mathematical thinking. We think doing both Maths and Further Maths to A2 is the best way of doing this

(i) Universities are not going to ask for a fourth A-level in the first place.
(ii) Further maths is a perfectly valid 4th A-level (or 3rd A-level for that matter ... medicine excluded)
(iii) There are several courses that you have not got a high hope in hell of getting accepted onto unless you have Further Maths.