How does an intesive a-level work ?

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  1. Mus9's Avatar
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    How does an intesive a-level work ?
    Basically im looking to do 2 alevels BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY [INTENSIVE]

    I want to know how they structure it in terms of exams etc .. i know its AS + A2 In on year ..

    I currently do AS MATHS Im going to carry that on and possibly drop physics /english and physics
    i dont enjoy them at all :mad:

    THANKS IN ADVANCE
  2. isp's Avatar
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    Re: How does an intesive a-level work ?
    In most cases you will do the all AS exams in January and all A2 in June.
  3. waqarasim's Avatar
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    Re: How does an intesive a-level work ?
    Then what do you do in A2 year? I don't see the benifit of this
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    Re: How does an intesive a-level work ?
    (Original post by waqarasim)
    Then what do you do in A2 year? I don't see the benifit of this
    Students who do intensive A-Levels are normally retake students who didn't do as well as they wanted to do in their first year. Therefore, instead of doing another two years again they prompt to take one intensive year.
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