[cat-lover]

After transferring to a new school I've noticed people have done 10 or more GCSE's. My old school offered IGCSE's (CIE) and we could do only 8. It was literally a this or that option at my old school..like Geography or Biology, Accounting or Chemistry etc. I did the following subjects and got these grades:

Chemistry - A*
Biology - A*
Physics - A*
ICT - B
English - A
History - A
Maths - A*
Environmental Management - A*

I just finished doing AS levels and will do A2 next year (did Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Maths and will most likely go on with Biology, Chemistry and Physics next year). What I'm worried about is the fact that I've done less subjects could be a disadvantage. People keep telling me GCSE's are easier than IGCSE's. I don't think they're looked at any different than GCSE's though. Should I just focus on my A levels or look into taking more IGCSE's? I'm not sure how important they are..I'll do anything to increase my chances of getting into Medicine. I've done and will continue to do volunteer work and gain relative work experience. Also side note, does it matter if you generally dislike sport? I like things like volleyball and badminton..I don't do either professionally and I'm not part of any sports teams at school. I've never been good at sports. I do enjoy those two though.

Thanks in advance.

[myyrh]

(Original post by cat-lover)
After transferring to a new school I've noticed people have done 10 or more GCSE's. My old school offered IGCSE's (CIE) and we could do only 8. It was literally a this or that option at my old school..like Geography or Biology, Accounting or Chemistry etc. I did the following subjects and got these grades:

Chemistry - A*
Biology - A*
Physics - A*
ICT - B
English - A
History - A
Maths - A*
Environmental Management - A*

I just finished doing AS levels and will do A2 next year (did Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Maths and will most likely go on with Biology, Chemistry and Physics next year). What I'm worried about is the fact that I've done less subjects could be a disadvantage. People keep telling me GCSE's are easier than IGCSE's. I don't think they're looked at any different than GCSE's though. Should I just focus on my A levels or look into taking more IGCSE's? I'm not sure how important they are..I'll do anything to increase my chances of getting into Medicine. I've done and will continue to do volunteer work and gain relative work experience. Also side note, does it matter if you generally dislike sport? I like things like volleyball and badminton..I don't do either professionally and I'm not part of any sports teams at school. I've never been good at sports. I do enjoy those two though.

Thanks in advance.

Those GCSEs are fine for most medical schools so don't worry. Focus on your A levels and don't bother taking any extra IGCSEs

[Buttercup26]

Those GCSEs are more than enough, don't worry! I would just concentrate on your A levels like the person above said, because doing extra GCSES would just be more time consuming and wouldn't really make any significant difference to your uni applications. In my school, they won't let us take more than eight GCSEs but most of us have managed fine with them, so I wouldn't worry about it too much

[cat-lover]

Thanks.