[user1-4]

Well i've done my GCSEs ans haven't decided what to do for A-levels yet. I was thinking of History because I'm good at it. For two years now I've rarely lost more than two RAW marks, my UMS is always full.
However next year the subjects we're studying aren't ones that interest me in the slightest. For GCSEs it was cold war, and world war2 etc. For A levels it's Germnay and Russia in 1870 and Britain's loss of it american colonies.

So basically, shall i take it? My other option will be Physics if i don't take history along with maths, further maths, chemistry. I may want to go into medicine or maths when i'm older.
I'm good at the subject, but will have no motivation for it. Is it worth it?

Also can history actually get me anywhere? Or is it better off for me to take physics? I'm not going to become a history teacher or anythng.

[MeGusta]

Take Physics instead, it'll suit you better if you want to go into medicine or maths.

[user1-4]

alright thanks.
Now all my friends are going to be looking at me like because i was taking the pi$$ out of them for having to cope with two more years of physics

[sophie5]

I heard that unis (for medicine) like it if your fourth AS subject isnt science/maths based,
as it shows that you acquire other skills. So i would go for history, if i were you but it really
is up to you as i heard physics is good as well

[Rob4rugby]

Yes. History is great for teaching you to analyise, argue and explain in detail, it also helps your writing skills which helps you in loads of other subjects.

History also helps your general knowledge of world events, modern history helps you helps you understand current affairs better

I love history it's been my faviourite subject and would have referred not taking it.

[user1-4]

oh... well that puts me to stage one again... Now i don't know which one to pick again

Does a gcse in history show that i acquired other skills? What about mma? Or do they like it to be shown academically at AS?

History is my fave subject now, but next year because of the syllabus it won't be, so i won't really like it much, i'll just be good at it (like I am at physics...).

[sophie5]

(Original post by user1-4)
oh... well that puts me to stage one again... Now i don't know which one to pick again

Does a gcse in history show that i acquired other skills? What about mma? Or do they like it to be shown academically at AS?

History is my fave subject now, but next year because of the syllabus it won't be, so i won't really like it much, i'll just be good at it (like I am at physics...).

Yes, but its really ALevels they're interested, unis know obviously your GCSES arent all gonna be science- based, i mean on one hand i know someone who is doing maths, chemistry, biology and physics and hopes to do medicine- however she said the workload is crazy and its quite difficult. But my sister who hopes to do medicine is doing the three sciences and english, and she said that from her experience- having a fourth essay based subject is brilliant as you are not bored to death with science and calculations- which may i add are supposed to be very difficult at ALevel however my sister very much enjoys physics. My cousin and my friend are doing; biology, chemistry, maths and history so to be honest as said before i would go for history. As it seems to me that the majority of people i know are showing unis their ability to analyse situations, and show that they can write well too, on a level above the GCSE.
PS. sorry for the essay but im just trying to give you the best advice and help make your descion easier. Hope i helped and good luck

[user1-4]

(Original post by sophie5)
Yes, but its really ALevels they're interested, unis know obviously your GCSES arent all gonna be science- based, i mean on one hand i know someone who is doing maths, chemistry, biology and physics and hopes to do medicine- however she said the workload is crazy and its quite difficult. But my sister who hopes to do medicine is doing the three sciences and english, and she said that from her experience- having a fourth essay based subject is brilliant as you are not bored to death with science and calculations- which may i add are supposed to be very difficult at ALevel however my sister very much enjoys physics. My cousin and my friend are doing; biology, chemistry, maths and history so to be honest as said before i would go for history. As it seems to me that the majority of people i know are showing unis their ability to analyse situations, and show that they can write well too, on a level above the GCSE.
PS. sorry for the essay but im just trying to give you the best advice and help make your descion easier. Hope i helped and good luck

alright thanks, i'll go for history i guess but before i do, i need to find out. If you do things like mma, does that I have other skills? If so it doesn't then matter what my fourth choice is does it?

[sophie5]

(Original post by user1-4)
alright thanks, i'll go for history i guess but before i do, i need to find out. If you do things like mma, does that I have other skills? If so it doesn't then matter what my fourth choice is does it?

Are you currently doing your Gcses? umm im sorrry i have no clue what "mma" is

[user1-4]

(Original post by sophie5)
Are you currently doing your Gcses? umm im sorrry i have no clue what "mma" is

yh, i just did my GCSEs.
mma is mixed martial arts. Um.. well it's what you do in cage fighting, but don't think about cavemen fighting. It's the technique behind it and the jiu-jitsu and wrestling that requires skill (and knowledge of technique after technique) to pull off at the right moment... Although if people don't know about it, i guess I'll have a hard time explaining it in an interview without looking like some cagefighting ****

P.S. I don't do any cagefighting

[sophie5]

(Original post by user1-4)
yh, i just did my GCSEs.
mma is mixed martial arts. Um.. well it's what you do in cage fighting, but don't think about cavemen fighting. It's the technique behind it and the jiu-jitsu and wrestling that requires skill (and knowledge of technique after technique) to pull off at the right moment... Although if people don't know about it, i guess I'll have a hard time explaining it in an interview without looking like some cagefighting ****

P.S. I don't do any cagefighting

Oh right yeah i have my last GCSE on friday too- just to let you know im hoping to do history next year for alevel.
MMA sounds like an extracurricular activity so i dont really think unis would see that as being academically different- but im not sure. My advice to you would be wait and see what you get in your GCSEs first and then make your choice

[agoetcherian]

Be warned that history is the hardest A-level I did. It's a lot of content and a lot of structure practice. Just because you were good at GCSE doesn't mean you're going to be automatically good at A-level. Especially if it doesn't interest you. It'll drain all the life out of you if you don't like it.

(Original post by user1-4)
yh, i just did my GCSEs.
mma is mixed martial arts. Um.. well it's what you do in cage fighting, but don't think about cavemen fighting. It's the technique behind it and the jiu-jitsu and wrestling that requires skill (and knowledge of technique after technique) to pull off at the right moment... Although if people don't know about it, i guess I'll have a hard time explaining it in an interview without looking like some cagefighting ****

P.S. I don't do any cagefighting

They won't give a crap about martial arts. They mean academic skill.

[user1-4]

(Original post by sophie5)
Oh right yeah i have my last GCSE on friday too- just to let you know im hoping to do history next year for alevel.
MMA sounds like an extracurricular activity so i dont really think unis would see that as being academically different- but im not sure. My advice to you would be wait and see what you get in your GCSEs first and then make your choice

alright cool, thanks.
Although i'm used to getting what history mark i get, so i'm expecting that...

(Original post by agoetcherian)
They won't give a crap about martial arts. They mean academic skill.

oh...
They can do one man!
In regards to the rest of your post, i guess i'll have to take that into consideration too. If i am really bored after a few weeks of it i guess i'll just drop it.

[TheHistoryStudent]

(Original post by user1-4)
Well i've done my GCSEs ans haven't decided what to do for A-levels yet. I was thinking of History because I'm good at it. For two years now I've rarely lost more than two RAW marks, my UMS is always full.
However next year the subjects we're studying aren't ones that interest me in the slightest. For GCSEs it was cold war, and world war2 etc. For A levels it's Germnay and Russia in 1870 and Britain's loss of it american colonies.

So basically, shall i take it? My other option will be Physics if i don't take history along with maths, further maths, chemistry. I may want to go into medicine or maths when i'm older.
I'm good at the subject, but will have no motivation for it. Is it worth it?

Also can history actually get me anywhere? Or is it better off for me to take physics? I'm not going to become a history teacher or anythng.

It really depends on a couple of factors:-

. What you want to study at a higher level - medicine

. Personal interest - and not just for the topics you're studying next year, I mean the whole concept of history, basically do you enjoy studying the past - this should also, I think, transcend whether or not you do well in it to an extent - no point in studying something if you hate it/find it boring but do well in it...


Sad as it makes me to say it (because history is the best subject ) If I were you I'd probably go with Physics - you want a job either in medicine or maths, and all your other subjects are geared toward that, physics will only complement those topics and possibly help you develop your mathmatical knowledge further. Aside from this, there is nothing stopping you from studying history at a higher level later on in life if you find yourself interested in it again, either with the OU, or just by reading history books so yeah, go with Physics.

[user1-4]

(Original post by TheHistoryStudent)
It really depends on a couple of factors:-

. What you want to study at a higher level - medicine

. Personal interest - and not just for the topics you're studying next year, I mean the whole concept of history, basically do you enjoy studying the past - this should also, I think, transcend whether or not you do well in it to an extent - no point in studying something if you hate it/find it boring but do well in it...


Sad as it makes me to say it (because history is the best subject ) If I were you I'd probably go with Physics - you want a job either in medicine or maths, and all your other subjects are geared toward that, physics will only complement those topics and possibly help you develop your mathmatical knowledge further. Aside from this, there is nothing stopping you from studying history at a higher level later on in life if you find yourself interested in it again, either with the OU, or just by reading history books so yeah, go with Physics.

alright thanks. That was invaluable.
Overall i don't really mind history, some things i like, some i don't. Physics i sort of hate... But find it easy (just like history). I only hate physics though because some things i feel are a load of specualtion (was going to be a different word there).

I'll see my induction day with history and if i don't like it (in any way what so ever i.e. i get an excuse not to like it) then i'll do physics.

[la-penseur]

I'd go for history. Universities like to see that you've got other skills like those you get from doing history. I really enjoyed it and you can always drop it after AS if you want.

[TheHistoryStudent]

(Original post by user1-4)
alright thanks. That was invaluable.
Overall i don't really mind history, some things i like, some i don't. Physics i sort of hate... But find it easy (just like history). I only hate physics though because some things i feel are a load of specualtion (was going to be a different word there).

I'll see my induction day with history and if i don't like it (in any way what so ever i.e. i get an excuse not to like it) then i'll do physics.

It's the same for everyone in every subject - for me and history it's the 20th Century I hate... over and over it's either about economics (which I dont care about and have no interest in) or OMG THE NAZIS WERE BAD!!1!!!!!!1!!!... yeah... I get it... I was taught/indoctrinated into that at school...then again at A Level...then again at uni in year 1... Year 2 at uni is probably the first time I'm going to be doing a history course without the bloody Nazis... thank God.

I'll be honest though if you hate physics then why do it? Yeah you can find it easy but what motivation will you have to study it if you hate it?... If you still want to do a science but cant stand physics then why not do Biology? That's probably more important arguably to medicine than Physics

[politics_student]

Take History if you enjoy it!

It is a heavy going subject in terms of its work load, however if you have the determination and work ethic to do well, you should be able to cope. You learn how to analyse and aruge which is a handy skill to have.

[user1-4]

(Original post by TheHistoryStudent)
It's the same for everyone in every subject - for me and history it's the 20th Century I hate... over and over it's either about economics (which I dont care about and have no interest in) or OMG THE NAZIS WERE BAD!!1!!!!!!1!!!... yeah... I get it... I was taught/indoctrinated into that at school...then again at A Level...then again at uni in year 1... Year 2 at uni is probably the first time I'm going to be doing a history course without the bloody Nazis... thank God.

I'll be honest though if you hate physics then why do it? Yeah you can find it easy but what motivation will you have to study it if you hate it?... If you still want to do a science but cant stand physics then why not do Biology? That's probably more important arguably to medicine than Physics

I haven't chosen Biology because i'm not exactly how it goes in the school but i was told i'll probably end up doing biology anyway. It's because i chose maths + further maths. I think i do one in one year and so i will be doing biology anyway or something. I can't remember, but at first i chose biology and i was told to think of another subject.
That left me to have to think between Physics and History.

[twinlensreflex]

Russian history is a lot more interesting than you might imagine - which period are you covering? I did the last three tsars to Stalin for my AS History, and that was lovely.

History is awesome at giving you transferable skills - analysis, evaluation, essay writing & structure. Some bits are a bit boring, but it can be a lot of fun. And it definitely shows you have other interests beside medicine/science things, which is always a plus.