A Level Chemistry: OCR A or OCR B (Salters)?

The sixth form that I want to go to offers OCR B (Salters) for Chemistry A Level, which I think sounds interesting and I think that the sections on drugs and pharmaceuticals might be useful to me in the future (I would like to go on to study medicine). However, when researching OCR B, I read some really bad reviews of the course. Is it actually as bad as some people make out? The school I currently go to offers OCR A for A Level Chemistry, and I haven't heard as many horror stories about that... Would I be better staying where I am and doing OCR A or going to the other sixth form and doing OCR B? What do people who are doing either of the courses think of them?

Cheers :smile:

Reply 1

krisshP

14

I hated AS OCR B Salters Chem as you find yourself spending more than half of your time studying and memorising mark schemes than the subject. Hopefully, depending on results, I will drop it :biggrin:

. I think the A2 coursework is a nightmare.

Reply 2

ifyouseelaura

OP

10

Thanks,
So you would suggest I do OCR A?

Reply 3

krisshP

14

Original post by ifyouseelaura

Thanks,
So you would suggest I do OCR A?

IMO I think AQA and OCR A are definitely better than salters OCR B by a long shot! I personally prefer AQA IMO than OCR in general though. But you may find OCR A okay. Check out
http://a-levelchemistry.co.uk/
I couldn't use that resource which seems great, as I did OCR salters, but with either OCR A or even AQA you get to use that.

Reply 4

krisshP

14

Original post by ifyouseelaura

The sixth form that I want to go to offers OCR B (Salters) for Chemistry A Level, which I think sounds interesting and I think that the sections on drugs and pharmaceuticals might be useful to me in the future (I would like to go on to study medicine). However, when researching OCR B, I read some really bad reviews of the course. Is it actually as bad as some people make out? The school I currently go to offers OCR A for A Level Chemistry, and I haven't heard as many horror stories about that... Would I be better staying where I am and doing OCR A or going to the other sixth form and doing OCR B? What do people who are doing either of the courses think of them?

Cheers :smile:

See
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2407714

Reply 5

ifyouseelaura

OP

10

Original post by krisshP

See
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2407714

Thanks, that link's really useful :smile:

Reply 6

LadyJoka

11

Original post by ifyouseelaura

The sixth form that I want to go to offers OCR B (Salters) for Chemistry A Level, which I think sounds interesting and I think that the sections on drugs and pharmaceuticals might be useful to me in the future (I would like to go on to study medicine). However, when researching OCR B, I read some really bad reviews of the course. Is it actually as bad as some people make out? The school I currently go to offers OCR A for A Level Chemistry, and I haven't heard as many horror stories about that... Would I be better staying where I am and doing OCR A or going to the other sixth form and doing OCR B? What do people who are doing either of the courses think of them?

Cheers :smile:

I actually prefer OCR B, you can see and understand more of the applications of chemistry as opposed to just rote learning the concepts without seeing how they can be applied.

A Level Chemistry: OCR A or OCR B (Salters)?

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