Hi there,
I'll tell you a few of my issues as succinctly as possible.
Firstly, I am studying 4 AS's at the moment in English Literature, Law, Drama & Theatre Studies, and Business Studies (All of which are in AQA apart from Drama which is edexcel).
Well, I did okay for my January exams. I got an A in Law Unit 2 and a C in Business Studies Unit 1, though I was 1 mark away from a B and 5 away from an A grade - which sort of p****s me off!
Anyhow, I've got 6 exams including the BUSS1 re-sit in May..sadly, although some people are having 6+ exams, all my exams are cramped up together during the 16th - 24th of May.
Also, my most important questions I'd like to ask are the following:
1) I've already put my name down and will be paying on the 24th of March (this thursday) to re-sit my BUSS1 exam. How much do you think I should revise for this exam, on top of my BUSS2 exam and with my other exams?
2) Considering the fact that I will be dropping an AS next year and keeping 3 A2's, I also thought of the possibility of picking up an extra AS in Government & Politics. Please tell me what you think of this move and whether or not I should keep 3 A2's and an AS or the latter?
3) I would like to study Law at University, and although most universities tend to prefer applicants without actually studying Law at A Level, how likely am I to be accepted in the top universities, such as Queen Mary or York/Exeter? Also, relating to universities - I was looking at a few league tables on Law Schools in the country, found in the Guardian and a few other sites, and noticed that Queen Mary (for Law) comes in at 3rd, behind Oxford and Cambridge? But how would employers look at it - would they look at the university I went to or would they consider the law school itself?
4) I'd like to drop either Drama or Business at the end of this year, and am interested in picking up Gov & Pols As during my A2's. I am already aware of the fact that A2' s are a lot harder, and I'll be putting myself in a more pressurised position if I do pick up the Gov & Pols AS, but what do you think realistically? Should I pick it up or should I just carry on with my A2's and the AS that I will have?
Thank you for all the helpful answers.
P.S
Here is the Guardian page I was speaking about:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/table/2010/jun/04/university-guide-law