what are the hardest A-levels !!
Discussion for A-Level students and for those choosing their A-Level subjects.
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what are the hardest A-levels !!well i am going to sixth form in september but i am worried that i have taken too much load as i am a student perdicted As and Bs at GCSE's with 3 subjects btec (science, business and ict) . so i have chosen..
mathsperdicted an B in GCSE)
computing
economics (i really dont want to do this but i have no option as we have option list of subjects in blocks , if i change i cant to other subjects as it will clash...if you know what i mean)
so i want to know if i have taken hard subjects taking acount that i am not a bright spark but i am definatly willing to work my butt off and study!!!!!
thanks and good luck for 23rd august .....GCSE RESULT DAY + my birthday -
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Re: what are the hardest A-levels !!If this is true you will do well at A levels.(Original post by noor ul sabah)
well i am going to sixth form in september but i am worried that i have taken too much load as i am a student perdicted As and Bs at GCSE's with 3 subjects btec (science, business and ict) . so i have chosen..
mathsperdicted an B in GCSE)
computing
economics (i really dont want to do this but i have no option as we have option list of subjects in blocks , if i change i cant to other subjects as it will clash...if you know what i mean)
so i want to know if i have taken hard subjects taking acount that i am not a bright spark but i am definatly willing to work my butt off and study!!!!!
thanks and good luck for 23rd august .....GCSE RESULT DAY + my birthday
Maths could be hard if it was algebra holding you back from an A at gcse, but if that is okay then hard work will get you through. -
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Re: what are the hardest A-levels !!Well from your choices Economics is difficult, be ready to put the work in if you're going to take it, and ask your teachers lots of questions in class.
and lol, difficulty is very subjective. All A-levels take time and dedication. Some require great logical skill, more than others, like Maths and further, Chemistry. Some require evaluative skills, eg. Economics, History etc.Last edited by Pride; 18-07-2012 at 21:17. -
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Re: what are the hardest A-levels !!A few older threads (as you can see, I got them all from searching 'hardest a levels' - maybe you should have tried that before posting yet another new thread on this):
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show...t%20a%20levels
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show...t%20a%20levels
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show...t%20a%20levels
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show...t%20a%20levels
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http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show...t%20a%20levels
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show...rdest+a+levels
The amazing thing is (unless I made a mistake) that they are all different threads.
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Re: what are the hardest A-levels !!anything with "studies" at the end isnt going to be overly difficult
Maths will be a big step from GCSE (as u r predicted a B)
Economics & Computing arent unbearaby difficult.
Overall your workload should be fine as your only doing 3 subjects -
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Re: what are the hardest A-levels !!The hardest:
Further Mathematics (A lot more applied than just 'Mathematics', and is only taken by people who are very good at maths, so grade boundaries are very high).
Chemistry (same as above but probably more so, very dry and conceptual)
History (Very hard to 'Learn by rote'. almost all of it requires a level of abstract thinking as well as a considerable amount of literary and argumentaive skill, which is hard to learn from a text-book. Private schools do very well and enter ALOT of candidates, so grade boundaries are again very high).
The Worst
Theatre studies: (why is pretending to be someone else a qualification? All of the more 'academic stuff' like dramatic criticism, is done in English literature): Do English literature.
Media studies: again for the same reasons Do English literature.
Sociology: Do history.
Economics/ Politics: The exam is very perscriptive (no long essays here). Basically if you occasionally read a newspaper, and want to spend your lessons dissecting a mark scheme, you'll do reasonably well.
English literature: Potentially very hard, analysing texts and writing about them, again requires alot of abstract thought, literary skill and historical knowledge. But, most teachers arm their students with exactly what to write, and where the syllabus says students can choose the books they study, they will often be given to them to be read as a class. Along with the fact that a large number of candidates enter and don't do very well, means that for the intelligent fellow at least, good grades are quite easy to come by.
Although i am a historian (so obviously biased)and have tried to answer objectively, as most people on here have already said this is all relative. But, When 'they' invented the a* grade for A level, they analysed the number of the previous year's A grades to see how many in each subject would have got the required 90% for an A*, and they found that the most A*'s would have been given to the subjects at the bottom of my list (inferring that they're easier) and fewer to the ones at the top. Something to think about... -
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Re: what are the hardest A-levels !!I agree, chem is just dull and you have to force yourself to study.
history for me is actually quite easy, but then again I love it.
Im not studying maths but all I can say is many of my friends who chose it are finding it hard, one of them has already dropped it. Same applies with physics. -
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Re: what are the hardest A-levels !!OP has surely decided by now. Why bump?(Original post by Dmjv)
The hardest:
Further Mathematics (A lot more applied than just 'Mathematics', and is only taken by people who are very good at maths, so grade boundaries are very high).
Chemistry (same as above but probably more so, very dry and conceptual)
History (Very hard to 'Learn by rote'. almost all of it requires a level of abstract thinking as well as a considerable amount of literary and argumentaive skill, which is hard to learn from a text-book. Private schools do very well and enter ALOT of candidates, so grade boundaries are again very high).
The Worst
Theatre studies: (why is pretending to be someone else a qualification? All of the more 'academic stuff' like dramatic criticism, is done in English literature): Do English literature.
Media studies: again for the same reasons Do English literature.
Sociology: Do history.
Economics/ Politics: The exam is very perscriptive (no long essays here). Basically if you occasionally read a newspaper, and want to spend your lessons dissecting a mark scheme, you'll do reasonably well.
English literature: Potentially very hard, analysing texts and writing about them, again requires alot of abstract thought, literary skill and historical knowledge. But, most teachers arm their students with exactly what to write, and where the syllabus says students can choose the books they study, they will often be given to them to be read as a class. Along with the fact that a large number of candidates enter and don't do very well, means that for the intelligent fellow at least, good grades are quite easy to come by.
Although i am a historian (so obviously biased)and have tried to answer objectively, as most people on here have already said this is all relative. But, When 'they' invented the a* grade for A level, they analysed the number of the previous year's A grades to see how many in each subject would have got the required 90% for an A*, and they found that the most A*'s would have been given to the subjects at the bottom of my list (inferring that they're easier) and fewer to the ones at the top. Something to think about... -
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Re: what are the hardest A-levels !!Further Maths AS is easy. It's designed to be no more difficult, or at most marginally more difficult, than AS Maths, so if you can get an A in Maths you should be able to get an A in FM no problem. Admittedly the FM A2 is a helluva lot more difficult, though
I disagree. Any subject you literally breezed at GCSE is likely to be somewhat 'windy and breezy' at A-level too. Especially for languages, if you coasted, you will coast once more.(Original post by Toomanyoptions)
Any subject if you just float through gcse easily and then pick it for a level because then its then gonna smack you in the face.
However, for languages, if you didn't coast, and actually had to do some work, then it'll be ridiculously difficult at A-level.
