5 A-levels

Hi,
I am currently studying 11 GCSE's and on track to get 8-9 in them. I dont know what a-levels I should pick- I want to adventually study medicine however I really enjoy studying languages and do not want to give them up as otherwise I will not have an oppitunity to study them. The subjects I am intrested in are:
Maths
Biology
Chemestry
French
Spanish
My local sixth form have told me that I need 12 level eight gcses to study 4 levels and they dont let people study 5- what should i do?
I am not going to make the grade for studying 4 a levels as i am only doing 11 gcses. I would really like to be able to do 5 a levles. Should I try and apply for a bursary at the nearby private school of sixfrom ? I dont know if i would be eligable as i am a year older than everyone ealse in my year.

why do you want to do 5

You don't want to do 5 A-levels trust me, do either 4 or 3, unis only ask for 3 and it allows you to focus on less subjects to get better grades.

because i want to subjects that will allow me to study medicine but i also want to learn languages

Hi,
I am currently studying 11 GCSE's and on track to get 8-9 in them. I dont know what a-levels I should pick- I want to adventually study medicine however I really enjoy studying languages and do not want to give them up as otherwise I will not have an oppitunity to study them. The subjects I am intrested in are:
Maths
Biology
Chemestry
French
Spanish
My local sixth form have told me that I need 12 level eight gcses to study 4 levels and they dont let people study 5- what should i do?
I am not going to make the grade for studying 4 a levels as i am only doing 11 gcses. I would really like to be able to do 5 a levles. Should I try and apply for a bursary at the nearby private school of sixfrom ? I dont know if i would be eligable as i am a year older than everyone ealse in my year.

you only require 3 or 4 a levels to do medicine. have you thought about learning your languages elsewhere outside of school

because i want to subjects that will allow me to study medicine but i also want to learn languages

All universities, including oxford and Cambridge make offers based on three A Levels, just do three and utilise the free periods to get as high a grade as possible (you'll be wanting a* a* a) I find it unusual that your local sixth form asks for specifically 12 GCSEs, I do 4 at a selective grammar school and I was only required to get an average point score of an A, it shouldn't be based on quantitative stuff like that

Are you in Year 10? To be honest, I wouldn't take 5, even 4 is arguably a bit superfluous. The workload presented by 5 A-levels is huge, and many will/may struggle. It seems extremely odd, and definitely over the top, to require 12 8s at GCSE. Maybe you should ask what the conditions are if one is taking less? If you're allowed to do 4, maybe drop one of the languages, and only do one?
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they want 12 8's at gcse to do FOUR alevels- as i am only doing 11 GCSE's No matter what grades i get i can only do THREE alevels

they want 12 8's at gcse to do FOUR alevels- as i am only doing 11 GCSE's No matter what grades i get i can only do THREE alevels

12 8s? a) That's bloody obscene b) That's not possible if you're in Year 11 at the moment, only if you're in Year 10. (ie. you can only get 3 8s this year, EngLang/EngLit/Maths)

Have you tried contacting the school?

If you think you're talented enough, then do 5 if you really want to. However, I do 4 currently, and that is quite time consuming. I would recommend doing 4 max, but at the end of the day it's up to you. Do you have predicted grades for GCSE yet?

I am year 10- it is really unfair because last year to do 4 you needed 12 A*, But for my year we have an extra 1/3 of content added to our gcses so really we should only need 9 eights

I am year 10- it is really unfair because last year to do 4 you needed 12 A*, But for my year we have an extra 1/3 of content added to our gcses so really we should only need 9 eights

Hi,
I am currently studying 11 GCSE's and on track to get 8-9 in them. I dont know what a-levels I should pick- I want to adventually study medicine however I really enjoy studying languages and do not want to give them up as otherwise I will not have an oppitunity to study them. The subjects I am intrested in are:
Maths
Biology
Chemestry
French
Spanish
My local sixth form have told me that I need 12 level eight gcses to study 4 levels and they dont let people study 5- what should i do?
I am not going to make the grade for studying 4 a levels as i am only doing 11 gcses. I would really like to be able to do 5 a levles. Should I try and apply for a bursary at the nearby private school of sixfrom ? I dont know if i would be eligable as i am a year older than everyone ealse in my year.