my parents are forcing me to do 4 a levels...

Stand your ground and tell them why you should only do three.

maybe tell them that an EPQ can replace one of the a levels?

Don't. If you are not fully committed yourself, you most likely will not be interested in achieving the best grades. Take it from someone who has been in your position. Take only 3, you can always take an AS in year 13 if you find that you have too much time on your hands (you won't).

Smart. Quality > Quantity. Tell your parents to shove it up their a**. In a more respectful manner of course.

if i do 4 alevels at the beginning, and then drop it in year 13, will my workload drop immensely compared to year 12?

thanks for the experience

they were like to me 'are you a dumb ass? look at your friends? what are they going to think about us?'

if i do 4 alevels at the beginning, and then drop it in year 13, will my workload drop immensely compared to year 12?

Do you have Asian parents by any chance? When my dad came back from his abandonment of me he started boasting about me to all his cousins/brothers etc. Literal smh.

Everyone I know doing 4 subjects got offers for 3 A-levels, not 4. That includes Oxford and Cambridge offers.



They'd think you're a normal person who isn't overburdening themselves lmao

i dont want to do 4 alevels, i'd rather do 3 and do well in them then spend my time on 4! what should i do? do unis care if you do 4 instead of 3?

i dont want to do 4 alevels, i'd rather do 3 and do well in them then spend my time on 4! what should i do? do unis care if you do 4 instead of 3?

indeed, like 1/2 asian (arabian) lmao all asian parents abandon their children, when you get a '7' 'WeLL yOU cOUld'Ve gOT a 9'

i dont want to burden myself because im ultra lazy, like snorlax, thank you for telling me this! also if i get like 5 a*s for gcse they will probably be like 'you wont be accepted to any good university'

this is honestly a really bad call, it’s better to stick to 3 and maximise your chance of getting 3As rather than trying to balance 4 a levels and ending up struggling - honestly most universities only give offers for 3 a levels anyway, you will be fine without the additional one!!

It's much better to do well in 3 than not quite so well in 4 but how to convince your parents? Maybe email a university you might like to attend (and that your parents would respect), and ask their opinion? They are bound to say they don't mind if applicants have 3 or 4 A levels, which may help to convince them.

just beat your parents

i dont want to burden myself because im ultra lazy, like snorlax, thank you for telling me this! also if i get like 5 a*s for gcse they will probably be like 'you wont be accepted to any good university'

I'm in the exact same position as you! my parents said that '3 is too less', but I'm not smart enough to do 4