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Original post by weasleyisking
Right so, I'm leaving school next year (2012) and I need to start thinking about colleges and sixth forms. I know I'm deffinately doing A Levels, but I just don't know what to pick as I am unsure of what I want to do a degree in, maybe Medicine of History?
I want to keep my options open so I'll need to do all my sciences and my maths along with English and History.
So all together that'll be:
- Biology
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Maths
- English
- History
6 A Levels.
I just want to know if that's possible. Are you allowed to take six a levels? Would that be too much work? I'm predicted for A's and A*'s at GCSE so I can do the work, I just wonder if it's too much? 
Well, thanks
I want to keep my options open so I'll need to do all my sciences and my maths along with English and History.
So all together that'll be:
- Biology
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Maths
- English
- History
6 A Levels.
I just want to know if that's possible. Are you allowed to take six a levels? Would that be too much work? I'm predicted for A's and A*'s at GCSE so I can do the work, I just wonder if it's too much? Well, thanks
Don't do it...it will kill you... and you do not even need six...even if you can do it...
This year...think long and hard about what you want to do a degree in...if you want to do History...take History definitely and any other three of your choice....if it is medicine you want to do....you want Biology and Chemistry for definite and one other from Maths/Physics...but it is not essential! The third and fourth can be different...but choosing either maths or physics or even both will put you at a great advantage.
Original post by weasleyisking
Right so, I'm leaving school next year (2012) and I need to start thinking about colleges and sixth forms. I know I'm deffinately doing A Levels, but I just don't know what to pick as I am unsure of what I want to do a degree in, maybe Medicine of History?
I want to keep my options open so I'll need to do all my sciences and my maths along with English and History.
So all together that'll be:
- Biology
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Maths
- English
- History
6 A Levels. I just want to know if that's possible. Are you allowed to take six a levels? Would that be too much work? I'm predicted for A's and A*'s at GCSE so I can do the work, I just wonder if it's too much?
Well, thanks
I want to keep my options open so I'll need to do all my sciences and my maths along with English and History.
So all together that'll be:
- Biology
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Maths
- English
- History
6 A Levels.
I just want to know if that's possible. Are you allowed to take six a levels? Would that be too much work? I'm predicted for A's and A*'s at GCSE so I can do the work, I just wonder if it's too much? Well, thanks
Really depends on the person, don't know why so many people negged!
I certainly know plenty who did 5 + an irrelevant one e.g. General Studies/Critical Thinking, but all of your choices are hardcore academic subjects which require time. If you're undecided about what you want to do to uni I would cut either a science/essay one. Also I don't think 6 subjects is physically possible in your timetable, there just aren't enough hours in the week for that.
I ended up doing 5 last year and I'm doing another AS this year (although it's Further Maths so it's abit different) and it was fine. ASs are alot easier than A2 and in year 13 its best to only take on 3/4 subjects so if you do 6, you'd have to drop 2 which is abit of a waste really because no-one (uni-wise) really cares about the AS.
Original post by weasleyisking
Original post by weasleyisking
Right so, I'm leaving school next year (2012) and I need to start thinking about colleges and sixth forms. I know I'm deffinately doing A Levels, but I just don't know what to pick as I am unsure of what I want to do a degree in, maybe Medicine of History?
I want to keep my options open so I'll need to do all my sciences and my maths along with English and History.
So all together that'll be:
- Biology
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Maths
- English
- History
6 A Levels. I just want to know if that's possible. Are you allowed to take six a levels? Would that be too much work? I'm predicted for A's and A*'s at GCSE so I can do the work, I just wonder if it's too much?
Well, thanks
I want to keep my options open so I'll need to do all my sciences and my maths along with English and History.
So all together that'll be:
- Biology
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Maths
- English
- History
6 A Levels.
I just want to know if that's possible. Are you allowed to take six a levels? Would that be too much work? I'm predicted for A's and A*'s at GCSE so I can do the work, I just wonder if it's too much? Well, thanks
if you're torn between medicine and history, drop physics and english from that list.
you wont need english for history. science will be good because it shows your analytical etc etc.
I don't know how good you are at maths, but if you were to do maths early, then id say doing 5 or 6 is possible. at AS. if you are very clever, and its impossible to tell from your GCSE's. There's plenty of people who get straight As/A*s at GCSE, and arent really that clever, just really put the work in, and find it far harder to cope at A Level.
I got dissapointing GCSEs, and managed 6 AS (well 5, general studies doesnt count) and got A's in them all, so really its impossible to tell.
But doing 6 A2s is insane. especially as these are all relatively heavy subjects.
Sorry, but too many incorrect comments from people to quote so i'll just say it...
DONT DO 6 A LEVELS!!!!!!!!!! NO NO NO!!
Right, now i've said that let me explain why...
First of all, the uni websites explicitly state that there is no advantage to doing more than 3 full A levels.
So basically, 3 As at A-level is the same as 6 As.
Secondly, if you screw up in one of them, unis wont like that! And you're supposed to tell the unis everything you have done, and you shouldnt hide any of your qualifications. So what's better? 3 As or 4 As 2 Bs?
Now that we have established that there is no advantage to doing more than 3, (let alone 6!!!!) the only reason left for you to be doing 6 is simply...because you want to? You feel that you can do it?
I think that if I did A-levels again, and I picked 6, then I think I would be able to do it. However, I still wouldnt pick 6. I would still only do three.
Why you ask? Because i cannot be arsed!! Seriously, whats the point?? I know it seems easy, you know, you think you'll do it, you think people cba but you are different etc. I nearly picked 4 myself at the time! But now, with my experience, i look back and i think i made the right choice to do just 3.
I did my A-levels, I had loads of time to spare (which I used constructively to volunteer and do work exp, and do extra reading etc... and thats the right thing to do.
We have established you dont get credit for doing extra A-levels. But what you do get credit for is the other stuff I just mentioned. You know, go volunteer, do work exp, do extra reading, do projects!!!! Thats the best thing to do.
And of course, enjoy!!! Do extra-curricular stuff!
Wow, sorry for the rant but you need to be saved from the clutches of the thoughts of doing more than 3 A-levels!!!!
Check out my awesome website ----> www.howtogetintomedicine.com <----
I made it just for all the new applicants
DONT DO 6 A LEVELS!!!!!!!!!! NO NO NO!!
Right, now i've said that let me explain why...
First of all, the uni websites explicitly state that there is no advantage to doing more than 3 full A levels.
So basically, 3 As at A-level is the same as 6 As.
Secondly, if you screw up in one of them, unis wont like that! And you're supposed to tell the unis everything you have done, and you shouldnt hide any of your qualifications. So what's better? 3 As or 4 As 2 Bs?
Now that we have established that there is no advantage to doing more than 3, (let alone 6!!!!) the only reason left for you to be doing 6 is simply...because you want to? You feel that you can do it?
I think that if I did A-levels again, and I picked 6, then I think I would be able to do it. However, I still wouldnt pick 6. I would still only do three.
Why you ask? Because i cannot be arsed!! Seriously, whats the point?? I know it seems easy, you know, you think you'll do it, you think people cba but you are different etc. I nearly picked 4 myself at the time! But now, with my experience, i look back and i think i made the right choice to do just 3.
I did my A-levels, I had loads of time to spare (which I used constructively to volunteer and do work exp, and do extra reading etc... and thats the right thing to do.
We have established you dont get credit for doing extra A-levels. But what you do get credit for is the other stuff I just mentioned. You know, go volunteer, do work exp, do extra reading, do projects!!!! Thats the best thing to do.
And of course, enjoy!!! Do extra-curricular stuff!
Wow, sorry for the rant but you need to be saved from the clutches of the thoughts of doing more than 3 A-levels!!!!
Check out my awesome website ----> www.howtogetintomedicine.com <----
I made it just for all the new applicants
(edited 12 years ago)
Original post by hashman27
Sorry, but too many incorrect comments from people to quote so i'll just say it...
DONT DO 6 A LEVELS!!!!!!!!!! NO NO NO!!
Right, now i've said that let me explain why...
First of all, the uni websites explicitly state that there is no advantage to doing more than 3 full A levels.
So basically, 3 As at A-level is the same as 6 As.
Secondly, if you screw up in one of them, unis wont like that! And you're supposed to tell the unis everything you have done, and you shouldnt hide any of your qualifications. So what's better? 3 As or 4 As 2 Bs?
Now that we have established that there is no advantage to doing more than 3, (let alone 6!!!!) the only reason left for you to be doing 6 is simply...because you want to? You feel that you can do it?
I think that if I did A-levels again, and I picked 6, then I think I would be able to do it. However, I still wouldnt pick 6. I would still only do three.
Why you ask? Because i cannot be arsed!! Seriously, whats the point?? I know it seems easy, you know, you think you'll do it, you think people cba but you are different etc. I nearly picked 4 myself at the time! But now, with my experience, i look back and i think i made the right choice to do just 3.
I did my A-levels, I had loads of time to spare (which I used constructively to volunteer and do work exp, and do extra reading etc... and thats the right thing to do.
We have established you dont get credit for doing extra A-levels. But what you do get credit for is the other stuff I just mentioned. You know, go volunteer, do work exp, do extra reading, do projects!!!! Thats the best thing to do.
And of course, enjoy!!! Do extra-curricular stuff!
Wow, sorry for the rant but you need to be saved from the clutches of the thoughts of doing more than 3 A-levels!!!!
Check out my awesome website ----> www.howtogetintomedicine.com <----
I made it just for all the new applicants
DONT DO 6 A LEVELS!!!!!!!!!! NO NO NO!!
Right, now i've said that let me explain why...
First of all, the uni websites explicitly state that there is no advantage to doing more than 3 full A levels.
So basically, 3 As at A-level is the same as 6 As.
Secondly, if you screw up in one of them, unis wont like that! And you're supposed to tell the unis everything you have done, and you shouldnt hide any of your qualifications. So what's better? 3 As or 4 As 2 Bs?
Now that we have established that there is no advantage to doing more than 3, (let alone 6!!!!) the only reason left for you to be doing 6 is simply...because you want to? You feel that you can do it?
I think that if I did A-levels again, and I picked 6, then I think I would be able to do it. However, I still wouldnt pick 6. I would still only do three.
Why you ask? Because i cannot be arsed!! Seriously, whats the point?? I know it seems easy, you know, you think you'll do it, you think people cba but you are different etc. I nearly picked 4 myself at the time! But now, with my experience, i look back and i think i made the right choice to do just 3.
I did my A-levels, I had loads of time to spare (which I used constructively to volunteer and do work exp, and do extra reading etc... and thats the right thing to do.
We have established you dont get credit for doing extra A-levels. But what you do get credit for is the other stuff I just mentioned. You know, go volunteer, do work exp, do extra reading, do projects!!!! Thats the best thing to do.
And of course, enjoy!!! Do extra-curricular stuff!
Wow, sorry for the rant but you need to be saved from the clutches of the thoughts of doing more than 3 A-levels!!!!
Check out my awesome website ----> www.howtogetintomedicine.com <----
I made it just for all the new applicants
6As will always be favoured above 3As and if the OP wants to go into medicine and can work then I'd recommend 5 but with one slightly slack subject.
Original post by weasleyisking
Right so, I'm leaving school next year (2012) and I need to start thinking about colleges and sixth forms. I know I'm deffinately doing A Levels, but I just don't know what to pick as I am unsure of what I want to do a degree in, maybe Medicine of History?
I want to keep my options open so I'll need to do all my sciences and my maths along with English and History.
So all together that'll be:
- Biology
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Maths
- English
- History
6 A Levels. I just want to know if that's possible. Are you allowed to take six a levels? Would that be too much work? I'm predicted for A's and A*'s at GCSE so I can do the work, I just wonder if it's too much?
Well, thanks
I want to keep my options open so I'll need to do all my sciences and my maths along with English and History.
So all together that'll be:
- Biology
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Maths
- English
- History
6 A Levels.
I just want to know if that's possible. Are you allowed to take six a levels? Would that be too much work? I'm predicted for A's and A*'s at GCSE so I can do the work, I just wonder if it's too much? Well, thanks
I you are really sure that you want to do six, you need to make sure there will be enough timetable space for you to have lessons for six subjects. Otherwise you may have to teach yourself one of them and ask if your college will enter you for them. But if you do 5 already academic subjects and then teach yourself another one, you will find it very difficult and time consuming at AS, let alone at A2.
Original post by weasleyisking
Right so, I'm leaving school next year (2012) and I need to start thinking about colleges and sixth forms. I know I'm deffinately doing A Levels, but I just don't know what to pick as I am unsure of what I want to do a degree in, maybe Medicine of History?
I want to keep my options open so I'll need to do all my sciences and my maths along with English and History.
So all together that'll be:
- Biology
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Maths
- English
- History
6 A Levels. I just want to know if that's possible. Are you allowed to take six a levels? Would that be too much work? I'm predicted for A's and A*'s at GCSE so I can do the work, I just wonder if it's too much?
Well, thanks
I want to keep my options open so I'll need to do all my sciences and my maths along with English and History.
So all together that'll be:
- Biology
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Maths
- English
- History
6 A Levels.
I just want to know if that's possible. Are you allowed to take six a levels? Would that be too much work? I'm predicted for A's and A*'s at GCSE so I can do the work, I just wonder if it's too much? Well, thanks
Those six? No way.
Less is more when it comes to A-Levels a lot of the time. I took four - Biology, Chemistry, Physics & Geography - (five including General Studies, but I had no lessons, just took the exams) subjects to A2 and although I ended up with good grades in them, I really didn't enjoy year 13 because I just felt overworked all of the time, even when I wasn't. A-Levels are intense for pretty much everyone (more so than the first couple of years of uni probably) and if you do less subjects you can focus more on doing really well in them rather than doing alright-ish in 6 (although some people do do 6 A-Levels and do quite well). Most unis only require 3 so unless you're desperate to study all of those subjects it would probably be best to choose four from those. 4 is the most anyone should study for at once IMO.
Original post by Dalek1099
6As will always be favoured above 3As and if the OP wants to go into medicine and can work then I'd recommend 5 but with one slightly slack subject.
You are WRONG. Completely WRONG.
You do not need more than 3 A-levels and one AS. You got that?
Original post by hashman27
You are WRONG. Completely WRONG.
You do not need more than 3 A-levels and one AS. You got that?
You do not need more than 3 A-levels and one AS. You got that?
Maybe if you went to a low down university or university course but for most courses,it is pretty obvious they would accept a person with 6As a lot higher than someone with 3As because it represents a harder achievement.Some people,are so intelligent that it is not right to restrict themselves with 3 A-Levels because they know thats what everyone else will be getting and they know they get more A-Levels,all at high grades and this will show universities that they are the very best.
My cousin got 7 A Levels and went on to get a degree in History from Oxford.
He works in the co-op now and still lives with his parents.
There really isn't the need for it.
He works in the co-op now and still lives with his parents.
There really isn't the need for it.
Original post by BlueSheep32
Less is more when it comes to A-Levels a lot of the time. I took four - Biology, Chemistry, Physics & Geography - (five including General Studies, but I had no lessons, just took the exams) subjects to A2 and although I ended up with good grades in them, I really didn't enjoy year 13 because I just felt overworked all of the time, even when I wasn't. A-Levels are intense for pretty much everyone (more so than the first couple of years of uni probably) and if you do less subjects you can focus more on doing really well in them rather than doing alright-ish in 6 (although some people do do 6 A-Levels and do quite well). Most unis only require 3 so unless you're desperate to study all of those subjects it would probably be best to choose four from those. 4 is the most anyone should study for at once IMO.
im doing the exact same subjects you took! Except i dropped physics after AS. What uni are you studying at and which course, if you dont mind me asking 
I did 6 AS: French, Spanish, English lit., Anthropology, Maths and Physics, but I dropped the last 2 'cause I only got B's in them. Doing 6 is definitely possible.
Original post by Dalek1099
Maybe if you went to a low down university or university course but for most courses,it is pretty obvious they would accept a person with 6As a lot higher than someone with 3As because it represents a harder achievement.Some people,are so intelligent that it is not right to restrict themselves with 3 A-Levels because they know thats what everyone else will be getting and they know they get more A-Levels,all at high grades and this will show universities that they are the very best.
Obviously they are cleverer, but universities don't discriminate on that since most people don't have the opportunity to take so many A-levels.
I would say go for it.
The sciences will all compliment each other - physics will be easy because you do maths, biology will be easy(er) because you do chemistry. Don't know much about English/ History, but they're both essay based subjects - benefits = require similar skills, negatives = lots of coursework/ time consuming homework. if you're not sure what to study, it's a good idea to keep your options open. You can always drop them later in the year if you're really struggling (often colleges won't enter you for the subject until fairly late in the first term - so it won't go down when you come to apply to uni that you dropped a subject if you do so in the first term, check with your college in advance if this is the case with them though first!).
I'm doing maths, further maths, physics, chemistry, French, critical thinking, general studies at AS, and I've still had every weekend free for sailing/ socialising, and not been too overwhelmed with homework during the week. 6 ASs are definitely possible, if you manage your time well and take subjects you are good at and enjoy.
The sciences will all compliment each other - physics will be easy because you do maths, biology will be easy(er) because you do chemistry. Don't know much about English/ History, but they're both essay based subjects - benefits = require similar skills, negatives = lots of coursework/ time consuming homework. if you're not sure what to study, it's a good idea to keep your options open. You can always drop them later in the year if you're really struggling (often colleges won't enter you for the subject until fairly late in the first term - so it won't go down when you come to apply to uni that you dropped a subject if you do so in the first term, check with your college in advance if this is the case with them though first!).
I'm doing maths, further maths, physics, chemistry, French, critical thinking, general studies at AS, and I've still had every weekend free for sailing/ socialising, and not been too overwhelmed with homework during the week. 6 ASs are definitely possible, if you manage your time well and take subjects you are good at and enjoy.
Original post by dragonkeeper999
I would say go for it.
The sciences will all compliment each other - physics will be easy because you do maths, biology will be easy(er) because you do chemistry. Don't know much about English/ History, but they're both essay based subjects - benefits = require similar skills, negatives = lots of coursework/ time consuming homework. if you're not sure what to study, it's a good idea to keep your options open. You can always drop them later in the year if you're really struggling (often colleges won't enter you for the subject until fairly late in the first term - so it won't go down when you come to apply to uni that you dropped a subject if you do so in the first term, check with your college in advance if this is the case with them though first!).
I'm doing maths, further maths, physics, chemistry, French, critical thinking, general studies at AS, and I've still had every weekend free for sailing/ socialising, and not been too overwhelmed with homework during the week. 6 ASs are definitely possible, if you manage your time well and take subjects you are good at and enjoy.
The sciences will all compliment each other - physics will be easy because you do maths, biology will be easy(er) because you do chemistry. Don't know much about English/ History, but they're both essay based subjects - benefits = require similar skills, negatives = lots of coursework/ time consuming homework. if you're not sure what to study, it's a good idea to keep your options open. You can always drop them later in the year if you're really struggling (often colleges won't enter you for the subject until fairly late in the first term - so it won't go down when you come to apply to uni that you dropped a subject if you do so in the first term, check with your college in advance if this is the case with them though first!).
I'm doing maths, further maths, physics, chemistry, French, critical thinking, general studies at AS, and I've still had every weekend free for sailing/ socialising, and not been too overwhelmed with homework during the week. 6 ASs are definitely possible, if you manage your time well and take subjects you are good at and enjoy.
Well two of your ASes are critical thinking and general studies.. leaving you with 5 ASes which is still very hard. 6 proper subjects will be extremely hard.
Original post by weasleyisking
Right so, I'm leaving school next year (2012) and I need to start thinking about colleges and sixth forms. I know I'm deffinately doing A Levels, but I just don't know what to pick as I am unsure of what I want to do a degree in, maybe Medicine of History?
I want to keep my options open so I'll need to do all my sciences and my maths along with English and History.
So all together that'll be:
- Biology
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Maths
- English
- History
6 A Levels. I just want to know if that's possible. Are you allowed to take six a levels? Would that be too much work? I'm predicted for A's and A*'s at GCSE so I can do the work, I just wonder if it's too much?
Well, thanks
I want to keep my options open so I'll need to do all my sciences and my maths along with English and History.
So all together that'll be:
- Biology
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Maths
- English
- History
6 A Levels.
I just want to know if that's possible. Are you allowed to take six a levels? Would that be too much work? I'm predicted for A's and A*'s at GCSE so I can do the work, I just wonder if it's too much? Well, thanks
So many damn negs!
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