So long story short:
I'm hating Biology right now. I used to be good in science and really loved it, but now Biology A Level is really ruining it for me. I just can't get the right answers. I study hard, I know the stuff, but then when I get my test back, it's usually a
y D or C, B at best if I can find a couple of marks my teacher missed, simply because I didn't write EXACTLY what was on that stupid mark scheme.
My teacher straight on told us with a poker face "Guys, you'll have to learn Mark Schemes by heart, that's how I passed."
And my mind was just like "What. The. F. Did you just say? What's the point of all this, then? The point of you showing us these amazing animations of how the blood flows through the heart? I could just stay at home and learn those words on that stupid piece of paper called a Mark Scheme and be done with it."
I don't even want to do that. I want to actually learn the things, because swear to God, I really love science, been interested in it since I was a freaking baby, but the way they assess you in those tests, man, they break my heart.
And I wasted one year now on Biology, barely scraping the B as I said before, and that for me is just a big no-no. I could see from the beginning of the year I didn't like the tests, but I was like "It's ok, this is just the beginning, you'll get better."
And I kept on repeating that "You'll get better for months, never really understanding WHEN I would actually get better. And when I realised I wouldn't, it was too late to drop the subject and change it. And I kinda grew fond of my friends and teacher there, I would feel like I'm letting them down.
But now we really started talking about all the hike on University, and it reminded me I really need to do what's best for me now, so I'm dead set on dropping Biology and do another A Level.
Trouble is, I only have one year left in College, and I don't want to stay one more year, so I was wondering if it's possible to do a full A Level in one scholastic year?
I seriously have no idea, I'm planning to talk to my tutor first day I return from the holidays, but that's a week away and I really want an answer now.
I can organise myself and plan the whole year out to incorporate the two years length of the course; heck, I'm even going to offer my summer to start the new course (did I mention that it was Sociology?).
I'm really hoping it's possible and they'll allow me that, otherwise I'd be devastated.
I'm sure Biology would ruin my chances to get into my dream University since I'm getting as an average Cs, while in my other two subjects I'm getting A and Distinction*.
So yeah, waiting patiently from some peeps that know an answer, thanks in advance for everyone that helps me!
P.S: I lied at the beginning, this story was nothing short XD
I tried keeping it short, but I guess all these months' pent-up frustration just came out as a rant here LOL