Advice for new A2 students: Should you drop your fourth subject?

I do four AS levels in History, French, English Literature and Economics. I feel that i have achieved well in all of the subjects but i absolutely loathe the english course at A2. Would i be stupid to drop English at this point before results day? Its just that, regardless of my result, i know that i will not enjoy A2 English. Also i am fairly confident that i want to continue with Economics and History. However i am worried that my English score will be better than my French result even though i much prefer French. What do you guys think, should i keep English even though i hate it?

I currently do 5 subjects Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry, Physics and Economics.
I have already decided to drop economics as its a little out of tune and even though I do really well in it essays aren't exactly my forte.
I am planing to do engineering and most universities require maths and physics (with FM preferred) so I have to keep those. The thing is I think that I do better at chemistry then physics (which is weird because I prefer physics) so i was thinking about keeping chemistry so that I have a high grade A/A* on my list in case i mess up in physics.

Do you think this is a good idea?

I'm gonna keep it brief.

1) 4 subjects are Economics, History, RS and Psychology.

2) I have no social life anyways. (Seriously) [Hahaha don't be so harsh on yourself!]

3) In the mocks for AS, I got an A (Psychology- 100 UMS marks for both papers), a B (History, which made me happy), and two Cs (RS and Economics- due to me not knowing exam technique. Also, RS mock was just one paper. Got a low B on the other paper, so yeah, I probably got a mid C)

4) I love all 4 subjects (but then I love learning)

5) I do EPQ. It's related to a Psychology topic.

6) I found the real exams were very nice, which made me happy.

7) At the moment, I'm not going to drop any of the subjects, but if I were to drop a subject, it would be Economics. However....

8) There has been quite a bit of Economics which occasionally crop up in the History- having Economics would be very useful. Not only that, I love it, the course next year looks really good (but then, they all do) and Economics is so helpful!

9) I'm torn between studying three subjects at uni- Psychology, History or Philosophy.

10) Uni I want to go to is St Andrews- to do Philosophy there it's AAB, Psychology AAA. History I think is AAB also.

11) I think you can guess by now, but I really do love to learn stuff, and it makes me very happy. So, doing 4 subjects would actually suit my personality, as it means that I can learn more stuff.

12) I'm a hard worker. I enjoy writing essays, I enjoy learning all the info, and I love reading around the subject.

13) Parents are happy with me doing all 4 at the moment.

14) I also do volunteering at a Music therapy group (which I enjoy so much- it has been a truly fabulous experience), I am working on Grade 6 theory (willingly) learn piano and clarinet, and am in an orchestra. Apart from that, I can have a bit of time on my hands.

15) I am willing to work ridiculously hard, and I don't mind the late nights (I don't get that much sleep anyways.)

What would you recommend?

Do 3. A levels are worthless anyway, they're just a gateway to university. Why do more than you have to?

Hello!
Im so glad i found this before making my decision
i have been pounding my head ever since June 2014 AS results came out!
I got bad grades, Chemistry-C, Physics-C Furthermaths-D, Maths-C.
so you see its bad right, i am going to resit some units in each subject next year in june.
I got a D in physics unit, and B fr unit 1 and 2. Is it best if i repeat only unit 1 only, or both units 1 and2?
And next is chemistry, definitely not a subject i like or enjoy. I want my career to be based on Physics, chemistry or Maths, and I Do want to get into a Good university.
So my other question is do i repeat AS Chemistry, and continue A2 chemistry? or just drop it for A2?
I am not confident to be honest if i can handle the workload of resitting.
Another thing i could do i just continue with A2 chemistry without repeating As chem..
Well, i think you can see im very confused but i need to clear this mess and start working soon.
your help is very much appreciated and Thankyou for your time!

Well to be honest, I couldn't have written a better list than you did. I'm pretty sure you know what's coming! Don't drop anything! It'll all be worth it, trust me! I did an EPQ but the university didn't even care about it haha. Just make sure you don't overwhelm yourself with work and you should be just fine Best of luck!

I dropped Psychology. I made a logical list of reasons why, so yeah.

Hey! Well don't be put off by your results. My brother got BCCD at AS and ended up with A*AA by the end of A2, so it's doable. Your situation may seem very complicated but if you look at it overall, it's not that difficult to solve.

Regarding your physics, you should retake the unit that you got a D in and nothing else. Your 2 Bs are good enough to carry through so you shouldn't retake them.

And regarding your chemistry, I'm not sure if you should consider dropping it or retaking some modules because I don't know your unit results, however, if you want a career that has something to do with chemistry, I'd keep it open and I wouldn't drop it. And for a career in chemistry, you'd most definitely need to have it at A2 so I don't think dropping it would be appropriate. You can continue with it at A2 without repeating AS but you'd need to make sure that all the gaps in your head be filled in order to be competent enough to do well at A2, which will arguably be more difficult than AS.

I think you shouldn't continue with further maths because it seems that you struggled with it more than your other subjects, and unloading it from your list will most definitely give you more time to focus on your other subjects, and so you'll hopefully do better in them.

I hope I helped and ask me if you have any other questions.

Firstly thankyou for replying! What you said did open up my mind a little.
I will repeat unit 1 in physics.
As for furthermaths..I really like that subject, infact I think trying to concentrate on something I didnt like that is chemistry, is the reason I failed to achieve higher grades in Mechanics and FP1..
And I don't want to specialise in anything to do with chemistry.. cant think y I would..
I love to do maths and solve problems n stuff..and I dream of becoming an astrophysicist!
So u the idea right.
In Chemistry, for unit 1-C,unit 2-D and Unit 3-C(missed b by one mark).
And M1-C M2-D FP1-C...
So they seem similar ryt.. isn't it a good idea to drop chem ? Will this affect when I apply for universities?
I understand chemistry is also important, however even if I continue A2 chemistry, I would get only a B maximum( if I do).
Hope im not burdening you with my questions. You are very Kind in helping me
Thankyou!

Hey. Well if chemistry isn't important to you, and if you think that it will be the most difficult in A2 out of your other subjects, then I'd drop it. However, I would like to warn you that A2 further maths and physics are a lot more difficult and time consuming than AS, so sticking with further maths might need a hell of a lot of commitment (especially if you want to improve on your results and push the Cs and D up). If you're prepared to give it your all, then by all means go for it, but I wouldn't want you to feel overwhelmed and I wouldn't want you to feel regrets. I heard that chemistry is also very tough at A2 but I can't recommend which you should keep between chemistry and further maths simply because I didn't do chemistry, but from what you say and from what you want to do, I'd drop chemistry and devote all my time to focusing on further maths and physics (because maths isn't as challenging as the other two, and you tend to get maths better when you do further maths, but that is not to say that you shouldn't spend any time on maths).
Best of luck and keep the questions coming if you need any more help.

Hii!
Yeah everything gets tougher in A2!
It's very tempting to drop chemistry..
I think I will, can't make up my mind to continue with it anyway.
Only having three grades, wouldn't look bad to uni's right? I will work harder to make them A*'s!!
Ohh its so scary.. are you in Uni btw?
You helped alot with all my questions, I'm very thankful to u!
Haha dont think I will run out of questions!:-)

Haha yup it sure does. Universities will be absolutely fine with three grades, except if they stipulate that they require 4 A-levels to consider an application to a specific course (which is extremely rare and probably doesn't happen). And yes, I am in university now. No problem.

Cheers!
Thanks alot fr ur regular replies! Really appreciate it.. I am more confident now, that I decided to drop chemistry!
Well good luck to u as well!

Can anyone help me pls? Urgent Need reply by tomorrow!

My AS result: 4As (Law, Economics, Business Studies and Accounting)
But my Accounting is borderline 80.

So my question is,
1. should I drop accounting and focus on the other 3 subjects?
2. If I drop accounting, will the Grade A in AS still appear in A2 result slip?

Thanks and regards.

I need advice for A2!

I took English Lit, Art, Psychology and Philosophy for AS and the grades I achieved were BBBD. The D was in English. It's still a pass, and I can improve it by resitting the exam and working harder at A2. But I don't know whether it's a good idea! I found AS quite difficult because the work load was totally different to the work load I was given in GCSE (my secondary school was awful and it's shut down now). English is an okay subject, its just never been my strength. I got a C in the coursework and an E in the exam, bearing in mind I was pretty ill on the exam day. But I don't really want to carry it on because it would be so much work!!!
I want to apply to The Uni of Sheffield which is expecting at least ABB so I already have a plan to get an A next year. But what of my fourth subject? My Uni is a Russell group and I don't know whether they look down on students who drop a subject. Plus, my school really doesn't want you to drop a subject, unless you really want to.
WHAT SHOULD I DO?

Taking up a fifth would be excellent. Strongly advised.