Is this combination of a levels too much work?
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Is this combination of a levels too much work?So sixth form in a month..
Im thinking Further maths, maths, chemistry and physics.
chemistry and physics are OCR A and maths is edexcel.
Honestly guys, will this be too much to handle?
and anybody who has done these can u give me an idea of how much work you have to do every day? (will there be spare time for gym, etc?)
really interested in all of them.
im thinking something with computer science or electronics engineering at uni.
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Re: Is this combination of a levels too much work?You'll be fine. Just manage your time well.
But really, what did you want people to say? "That's really difficult, only the smart people take that combination and they have no life." Then what would happen, you'd take it anyway?
You'll be fine. Many people do that combination and do fine. -
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Re: Is this combination of a levels too much work?Well nobody knows how capable you are so it is pretty much impossible to give you an answer.
At least give us some useful information such as GCSE grades even that's a pretty bad indicator but it's better than nothing. -
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Re: Is this combination of a levels too much work?hard subjects bro
but if you proper graft it out then u will be fine
honestly a levels are harder than degree for me it draiins you out - high school did not tell me this
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Re: Is this combination of a levels too much work?With all honesty, I know people who got straight A/A* at gcse and got all C's at A level but then again I knew some with B's at gcse but achieved A's at A level.(Original post by -TheSpecialOne-)
Hi guys, can any of you tell me how much work/difficulty these would be for me:
Maths, Physics, English and History
I'm an mid to high A grade student to low to mid A* student.. Thanks in advance.
Not a great amount of correlation with gcse and A levels, in my opinion.
As long as you study everyday and do lots of past papers and you enjoy the subjects, you'll be fine
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Re: Is this combination of a levels too much work?depends on your interest in the subjects, if you like them you'll do great, if you're taking them because they're academic or lead to a certain career then you'll find them very difficult.(Original post by -TheSpecialOne-)
Hi guys, can any of you tell me how much work/difficulty these would be for me:
Maths, Physics, English and History
I'm an mid to high A grade student to low to mid A* student.. Thanks in advance.
You'll also find the latter two have a bigger workload outside of lessons than Maths or Physics. -
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Re: Is this combination of a levels too much work?I'd say that you will have a bit of a tough time with the split of your A-levels, but if you work hard enough I'm sure you could manage it if you're bright enough (and your predicted GCSEs suggest so too)(Original post by -TheSpecialOne-)
Hi guys, can any of you tell me how much work/difficulty these would be for me:
Maths, Physics, English and History
I'm an mid to high A grade student to low to mid A* student.. Thanks in advance.
I'd say that for someone who is really good at maths/science doing Further Maths, Maths, Physics and chemistry (or Biology) really won't be that hard for them... because all their subjects require similar ways of thinking. However, doing the subjects you're planning on taking could prove to be a bit challenging... mainly because you might find your mind in two different places sometimes. (but don't be put off at all, doing a mix of subjects is brilliant as well!)
I talk from a bit of experience, as I'm doing Further maths, Maths, Physics and Theatre Studies (i'm into drama haha), and at times I've found doing TS really hard because its just a completely different way of thinking.
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Re: Is this combination of a levels too much work?You'll be fine. At my school if you did maths and further maths, they'd still make you do three other subjects, so a few people did maths, f. maths, physics, chemistry and biology and they seemed fine to be honest.
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Re: Is this combination of a levels too much work?thanks for your help(Original post by ummm)
You'll be fine. At my school if you did maths and further maths, they'd still make you do three other subjects, so a few people did maths, f. maths, physics, chemistry and biology and they seemed fine to be honest. -
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Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry and Physics can be done by an A-grade student in (IMO) normal school hours plus a couple of hours work per subject per week. I took those plus ICT and worked about 7 hours a day in the run up to exams (read: from March to June) but didn't do much work at weekends if at all.
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Re: Is this combination of a levels too much work?nice, so how hard will u need to work for an A?(Original post by Snakefingers13)
Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry and Physics can be done by an A-grade student in (IMO) normal school hours plus a couple of hours work per subject per week. I took those plus ICT and worked about 7 hours a day in the run up to exams (read: from March to June) but didn't do much work at weekends if at all.
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Re: Is this combination of a levels too much work?Not really. I am doing those subjects and two others.(Original post by Joseph-)
So sixth form in a month..
Im thinking Further maths, maths, chemistry and physics.
chemistry and physics are OCR A and maths is edexcel.
Honestly guys, will this be too much to handle?
and anybody who has done these can u give me an idea of how much work you have to do every day? (will there be spare time for gym, etc?)
really interested in all of them.
im thinking something with computer science or electronics engineering at uni.
many thanks guys.. -
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Re: Is this combination of a levels too much work?I did that combination (plus General Studies and Classical Civilisation AS). I also went on to study Computer Science.(Original post by Joseph-)
So sixth form in a month..
Im thinking Further maths, maths, chemistry and physics.
chemistry and physics are OCR A and maths is edexcel.
Honestly guys, will this be too much to handle?
and anybody who has done these can u give me an idea of how much work you have to do every day? (will there be spare time for gym, etc?)
really interested in all of them.
im thinking something with computer science or electronics engineering at uni.
many thanks guys..
It's really impossible for me, or anyone else, to say how you will find it. I didn't find it especially time consuming and didn't really "manage my time" (did most work the night before or in frees). However it is important to know your self. Some people planned well ahead and did all the work well in advance, and did very well, and some did it before the lesson and did very well. The important thing is you find out your own working style.
If you think you can do it, and want to do it, do it. I didn't feel generally stressed or overwhelmed, and managed to fit in two sports and plenty of programming without feeling busy.
If you pay attention in class then work shouldn't take more than a couple of hours a night, leaving 5+ hours for relaxation a day at home, plus lunch and frees. -
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Re: Is this combination of a levels too much work?thanks man, hows computer science?(Original post by Fallen)
I did that combination (plus General Studies and Classical Civilisation AS). I also went on to study Computer Science.
It's really impossible for me, or anyone else, to say how you will find it. I didn't find it especially time consuming and didn't really "manage my time" (did most work the night before or in frees). However it is important to know your self. Some people planned well ahead and did all the work well in advance, and did very well, and some did it before the lesson and did very well. The important thing is you find out your own working style.
If you think you can do it, and want to do it, do it. I didn't feel generally stressed or overwhelmed, and managed to fit in two sports and plenty of programming without feeling busy.
If you pay attention in class then work shouldn't take more than a couple of hours a night, leaving 5+ hours for relaxation a day at home, plus lunch and frees.
what language you write? im learning java, however i think C++ will be more beneficial for uni, what do you think? -
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Re: Is this combination of a levels too much work?I did those plus biology and got all my work done in my frees. I never needed to do more than a couple of hours work a week outside school, except at exam time when obviously you have to knuckle down. If you understand stuff first time it'll be almost no work (except at exam time), if you sit there and don't get it, you could spend the same amount of time again outside school trying to understand it.
Edit: If I'm right in thinking you now have to take all your modules in the summer? (There was a rumour going round at my school that it was gonna be compulsory?) Then that will be a lot of exams.Last edited by E13; 05-08-2012 at 23:01. -
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Re: Is this combination of a levels too much work?probably one of the most common A level combinations so it's not exactly pushing the boundaries of possibility. Almost every physics / engineering / maths student i've met at uni has this so I wouldnt worry it's pretty normal
