For all those who have done History AS and A2

Do you think it would be possible to do the entire course (AS and A2 combined) within a year?
As a bit of context, I'm currently doing Economics (which won't require much effort; I already know most of the A2 syllabus), English Lit (as Economics), Maths, the EPQ (on Economics), and I'll be doing Further Maths AS (well, not all of it; I plan to do Stats 2 and 3 and throw in Pure 1 for good measure - I'll be doing a lot of the revision for that in the summer hols, though).
Thoughts are appreciated.

It depends on what exam board you are taking it under. I know that it would be quite hard to do the OCR one in a year. You have coursework and a 3 hour exam which is taken before the main exam season starts and doesn't require too much revision but still. The coursework takes up a lot of time because there is a lot of research that needs to be done. Those are both A2 parts. For AS there are two exams that you have to do. I just think that it would be too much hard work on top of other subjects. I found it hard doing the A2 only with my other subjects due to the coursework. Do you really need to take it as you already are doing a lot of subjects? Most unis only give offers for 3 subjects. Both of mine are and I've done 4 A2's.

I think if you put in lots of work then you could. History was always the A level I found hardest, but then at A2 it was by far my best mark. Further Maths AS really isn't very much work - I did that in spare time with not very much class-time and found it pretty straightforward. Equally, maths A level you should be able to do just by turning up to the lessons. So if you're willing to work hard and want the challenge, I think it's doable, but there's no reason you should feel pressured into doing it.

Unless you have a lot of spare time, I doubt it. If your curriculum is anything like mine: At AS you'll have to revise two different time periods and write an exam on both, as well as learn a specific writing-style. At A2 you'll have to learn in depth another time period and in depth the historical controversies surrounding that time period as well as researching and writing 4000 words worth of coursework.

Personally, I wouldn't recommend it but you know your own limits.

I think my school is with OCR for History. I have no life whatsoever, and as mentioned in the OP the burden of 2 of my other A2s is nonexistent, so i don't think the c/w'll be too much of a worry (I hope).
And I'm honestly not sure if I need to take it. I have Lit as an essay subject, but I'm going for Cambridge (to do Economics) and looking at the type of candidates who are applying I need all the A2s I can get D:



Further Maths was probably going to be my spare time one, with History taking up any free lessons I have (I don't know if every 6th form does this, but mine gives you quite a bit of 'free' time where you're in school but not in lessons), and I'm definitely willing to work hard.

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Oh, I have a lot of spare time By specific writing style, do you mean writing to AOs? I have a lot of experience of that from Lit.
As for researching, I do a lot of that for my blog, so again I'm pretty confident - but how did you find doing the research? How long did you spend? (if you can remember)

Do you think it would be possible to do the entire course (AS and A2 combined) within a year?
As a bit of context, I'm currently doing Economics (which won't require much effort; I already know most of the A2 syllabus), English Lit (as Economics), Maths, the EPQ (on Economics), and I'll be doing Further Maths AS (well, not all of it; I plan to do Stats 2 and 3 and throw in Pure 1 for good measure - I'll be doing a lot of the revision for that in the summer hols, though).
Thoughts are appreciated.

it depends....

if you know how to write essays in the way that the exams want and are naturally able to write well and obviously are good at absorbing info...or at least the general points of the topics in question because it is very much HOW YOU WRITE, AND NOT WHAT YOU WRITE

then its easy peasy.....