A level Biology?

I am currently preparing to sit my GCSE exams, so naturally I'm trying to decide what I want to do at A level. I've decided on French, Spanish, and English Literature/Language, but I'm thinking of opting for Biology as well. Does anyone have any advice or info on A level biology? Also, I didn't do triple science for GCSE so do I need that? Any information would be great

I am currently preparing to sit my GCSE exams, so naturally I'm trying to decide what I want to do at A level. I've decided on French, Spanish, and English Literature/Language, but I'm thinking of opting for Biology as well. Does anyone have any advice or info on A level biology? Also, I didn't do triple science for GCSE so do I need that? Any information would be great

Great, thanks for the help I really appreciate it Do you think it would be a difficult one to pick for a fourth option or not? I love the sound of the course and I really want to do it

Does your school still offer AS levels? It is really difficult to do 4 subjects. I studied 4 for 2 years and I ended up dropping my 4th just before study leave in year 13 because it got too much to handle. I think it depends on the person but it is a lot of hard work - do what you think is best for you. I don't regret taking 4 even though I didn't take the exams for it. There were around 10 people in my year who started off with 4 A levels but only 2 carried on with them and only one of them actually got decent grades. So it all depends on how much you can handle. Maybe start off with 4 and then drop one if it gets too much?

Go for it, as long as you stay on top of the content its safe

I am taking Biology for both years of A-Level and am currently in Y13. Be aware that Biology is one of the most challenging A-Levels due to the amount of content that you are expected to memorise and performance in A-Level Biology exams have a lot of luck involved since most questions require application of knowledge. The top students that I know would try to finish the content quickly and then do as many practice questions as possible because the exams will punish those that don't.

The subject is certainly manageable alongside the 3 others that you're taking, but make sure you don't fall behind otherwise it'll be a struggle to catch up in time before the real exams.

So if I keep up to date with the content and learn it as I go along I should be alright?

Also another question I’ve just thought of: do you have to disect stuff? An odd question I know XD. I’m not the best with stuff like that, I don’t mind doing a practical if I have to, but I don’t like cutting into organs and stuff XD

By 'keeping up to date' I don't just mean learning the content but you need to also do as many practice questions as you can for each topic and learn from your mistakes in them to identify and fill any gaps in your knowledge.

I think there's 1 or 2 required practical where you do dissections, and if your teacher is like mine they may make you do extra dissections for no reason. He made us boil locusts alive
However, if you tell your teacher you aren't comfortable with doing these then i'm sure he/she will allow you to sit it out. For required practicals you can just ask your friends to share their photos (for evidence) and results with you so that you can still complete the write ups without doing the dissections.

If you think you can put the work in then I suggest 4 As-levels. This gives you 2 languages, a literacy subject and a science subject under your belt so really spread out. Then for A2 this gives you a choice to drop one if you wish. Whereas I you just do three and by the end of AS you find out you don't like one of them, you can't drop it. Personally I love Biology and it is really fascinating in Alevel.I would say it is challenging with some aspects being hard to get your head around, but once you understand the basics, you can apply it to most of the course because pretty much everything ties together

I am currently preparing to sit my GCSE exams, so naturally I'm trying to decide what I want to do at A level. I've decided on French, Spanish, and English Literature/Language, but I'm thinking of opting for Biology as well. Does anyone have any advice or info on A level biology? Also, I didn't do triple science for GCSE so do I need that? Any information would be great

Yes that’s why I figured I’d take it anyway because I can always drop it if I don’t like it. I like GCSE Biology and the course for A level has similar topics so I probably will end up taking it as my fourth option

I really recommend biology! I got an A* (finished June 2015) and I really liked it. I'm not that into science, but I do love human and animal biology. What I can say is that it's quite 'learn it off' based compared to other a levels. There is a level of understanding needed, but I found that when I learned lff the facts and learned it in order the basic principles sort of fell into place. It's an easy a level of you put in the work, and it's actually very helpful in life to not look stupid! 😂 a science mixed with humanities is also impressive for skills - I did a mix of humanities, science and technology. I did classical civilisation, ICT, Biology and History. I then dropped history at AS, took an addition a level in software systems development and continued on classics, ict and biology to A2. I then did an additional a level outside of school in Chemistry. So I can say that I've experienced a broad range subjects, and biology was my second favorite of all.