Advices on a-levels?

I'm a yr 11 student and my current estimated grades for the GCSEs are quite low, this is because I just moved school . However, I think that I'm a good student and I will be able to achieve A*-C in all of the subjects at the end of the year. What I was thinking is, should I take 3 or 4 A-levels? When should I take 3 and when should I take 4? One of the subjects I'm really willing to do is further maths. Can you advise me?

I'm a yr 11 student and my current estimated grades for the GCSEs are quite low, this is because I just moved school . However, I think that I'm a good student and I will be able to achieve A*-C in all of the subjects at the end of the year. What I was thinking is, should I take 3 or 4 A-levels? When should I take 3 and when should I take 4? One of the subjects I'm really willing to do is further maths. Can you advise me?

By when do you mean if?

I'm taking 4 A-levels and I'd definitely say it's possible! The biggest thing though, in my opinoin, is whether you enjoy the subject or not, of the four I'm doing, I genuinely enjoy three (one is just something I have to have for what I want to do, although I do still like it!), and that makes it a LOT easier! If you like something it's a lot less effort (well it feels like less effort) to put the work in.

So if you can find four subjects you think you'll really enjoy and do well in then go for it! If not, taking three and getting good grades in those rather than average grades in four is probably better! (say AAB vs. BBCC).

I don't know about your school, but mine said if four are too many I can give one up (so long as it's not too late into the course!), so ask your teachers about that, and if that's the case for you too, you could always try doing four and then drop one if the workload isn't manageable

First thing I would say is don't be put off by predicted grades. I was predicted mostly C's and D's in my GCSE's, I was lazy but I knew with a bit of work I could get A's and B's (which I did). Taking 3 or 4 really depends on how much you are good at/enjoy the subject, and how much effort you're willing to put in. I would advise that you see how well you can do with GCSE's with reasonable effort. A levels, for a lot of subjects, aren't neccesarily "harder" content wise, they just demand more time due to the amount you need to learn. If you can get A's in your subjects with a few hours for each subject per week, I imagine you could handle 4 a levels if you were gifted or enjoyed them enough. Even if you can't, you can always drop one after AS or even during AS so no harm in trying

I'm a yr 11 student and my current estimated grades for the GCSEs are quite low, this is because I just moved school . However, I think that I'm a good student and I will be able to achieve A*-C in all of the subjects at the end of the year. What I was thinking is, should I take 3 or 4 A-levels? When should I take 3 and when should I take 4? One of the subjects I'm really willing to do is further maths. Can you advise me?