EPQ or A-level

Is it better to do 4 a-levels or 3 a-levels and an EPQ? I'm asking regarding time, difficulty and university preference and any other advice or information.

Reply 1

DrSebWilkes

Better to do 4 A levels in terms of ... "prestige". That's not quite the right word but I think you get the idea.

But doing an EPQ instead of 1 a-level will be less onourous on time. And frankly most people only do 3 anyway so tbh why bother with 4? Do 3, do them well and finish it off with an EPQ.

Reply 2

EmilySarah00

Original post by urh

Is it better to do 4 a-levels or 3 a-levels and an EPQ? I'm asking regarding time, difficulty and university preference and any other advice or information.

I'd suggest you do 3 and an EPQ because ultimately an EPQ is less time consuming than an A-Level so you'll have more free time to do work. Plus university standard offers are based of 3 A-Levels anyway, so that's really all you need. It's much better to do 3 subjects and do a bit better in each than do 4 and get a slightly lesser grade in each of that makes sense :smile:

Reply 3

unpredictableh

Original post by EmilySarah00

Yeah it does I'll be more likely to get perfect grades all around than spreading myself thin thanks for the response

Reply 4

EmilySarah00

Original post by urh

Yeah it does I'll be more likely to get perfect grades all around than spreading myself thin thanks for the response

Glad you understood what I meant there haha!

Reply 5

unpredictableh

[QUOTE=DrSebWilkes;73478002]Better to do 4 A levels in terms of ... "prestige". That's not quite the right word but I think you get the idea.

But doing an EPQ instead of 1 a-level will be less onourous on time. And frankly most people only do 3 anyway so tbh why bother with 4? Do 3, do them well and finish it off with an EPQ.

The only thing worrying me with the EPQ is that I feel like I'll maybe lose motivation....but doing 3 and an EPQ does make more sense.