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Old 01-09-2008: 1st September 2008 18:57 #1 
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Hey guys,
My GCSE Grades are:
Maths and Statistics (A*A*) Biology, Chemistry and Physics (AAA), History (A), RE (A) Economics (B) English Literature and Language (BB) and French and German (CC)

So that's
2A*s
5 As
3 Bs
2 Cs

In addition, I'm starting A-Levels on Friday and I need some advice on my subjects. My mind is on doing Maths, Further Maths, Economics and Physics. Is this a good choice or should I swap Economics for Chemistry ?

How good are my chances of all A's at A-Level, when you factor in that I'm the type of person that usually breezes through exams and revises at the death. Not that this tactic would work all the way through my life, but I'm just asking.

I may be confusing but my 2 questions are:

1) Is my subject choice good or should I change it?
2) How do you reckon I'd do at my AS and A-Levels

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Old 01-09-2008: 1st September 2008 19:03 #2 
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Your subject choices look good, but what is it you want to do at University?

You could get all A's, but remember that A-levels aren't as easy as GCSE's and you can't just waltz through them in the same way, so if you want to do well then you need to be prepared to work for it
 
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Originally Posted by em[ily]
Your subject choices look good, but what is it you want to do at University?

You could get all A's, but remember that A-levels aren't as easy as GCSE's and you can't just waltz through them in the same way, so if you want to do well then you need to be prepared to work for it

Obviously I will up my work levels and stuff. For uni, I haven't a clue what I want to do. I could do a science degree like Engineering or a Pure Science like Physics or I could go into Maths/Finance. The reason I chose these subjects is so that I can contemplate over what i want to do for university while doing my A-Levels.
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In that case, it may well be worth taking Chemistry because for an engineering or science degree they often want all sciences. I suggest maybe you have a quick look at some uni websites (of the type you would apply to) for those subjects and see what subjects they require.
 
 
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