German VS Psychology A Level

I really don’t know which one to do, I find them both so interesting. I’m also doing English Lit and history

How did you find them interesting? Through gcse or your own research?

Think about which one will be more useful to you in your future career / life. Do you want to do anything in Germany - live, work etc? Psychology is probably a more rounded subject as you cover a lot in it including biology.

I found German interesting through GCSE and psychology interesting through my own research

I have no idea what I’d like to do, but I love Germany

What do you want to study at uni?

I did German at A level, it was fun but it was also harder than I expected. At A level they expect you to know the grammar really well, obviously you learn as you go and you also learn a bit about the history of Germany which is really interesting, but yeah be aware. If you like German then go for it if you want to do it, you will learn the language pretty well. Plus a lot of employers like German I think. As long as you research your decision and are happy then you can go with either/the one you enjoy more.

Hi, I take psychology A-Level (but I don't take any language, so I might be biased), but I really love it !!
I find the subject to be really interesting and sometimes when you come across something that fascinates you it makes the subject so much easier to learn from and revise and whatnot, and fortunately a lot of the stuff is fascinating. Personally, I find looking at the way people might respond because of situations really cool because of the way thought process work.

You mentioned you're thinking about English Lit too (which I also take), and I mean depending on the texts you study, psychology ties into it quite a bit. For example, we're studying Hamlet where the Freudian complex could be used to explain Hamlet's feelings and actions toward his mothers marriage.

Obviously it's also good to take what you want to do in the future into account, however, I never knew (still don't) what I wanted to do, so if that's the case for you, pick which one you'd rather do based on your enjoyment of the subject.
But if you really can't decide you could take 4 subjects and then drop one (or continue all 4 if you can !!)

I really hope this helped !!!!

I enjoyed GCSE German a lot! I’m so scared about the difficulty of the A Level though - I’m not very good at the grammar stuff. I ended up with a 9 at GCSE, but obvs I didn’t do any GCSE exams

I enjoyed GCSE German a lot! I’m so scared about the difficulty of the A Level though - I’m not very good at the grammar stuff. I ended up with a 9 at GCSE, but obvs I didn’t do any GCSE exams

Hey! I did French A-Level and I couldn't recommend A-Level languages enough! I took Engish Lit and History too, and whilst I nearly took Psychology as my third A-Level, I stuck with my passion and followed through with French. I'm so glad that I took an A-Level that developed an entirely new set of skills and the course was a refreshing break from the other essay and content intense subjects that I was taking. In terms of difficulty, there's definitely a jump from GCSE to A-Level, but if your teacher submitted you for a 9 then you'll be more than capable of succeeding. I got an 8 at GCSE and ended up with an A* and I wouldn't say that French was any more difficult than my other subjects. You definitely need to take the initiative to be independent with your learning, but if you do then A-Level languages can be so rewarding. I can now confidently hold a conversation in French and enjoy reading books and articles in that language without any difficulty!

Putting my biased opinion aside, listen to your heart. It's a cliché, but if you're not interested in your subject, you won't do well. It seems like you enjoy both German and psychology though, so the choice is yours.

Honestly it's not that bad, you just need to be on top of it, as with any A level or things start piling up!

Psychology does look so interesting - I really want to start with 4, but I’m not sure if my school will let me

Thank you! Congrats on the A*. I’m so tempted to take German (along with English and history) - I do think that languages are fantastic and so useful and I think that I would be more likely to use German in the future, so maybe I should stick with my gut instinct German was my favourite GCSE , so i think I’ll try it

How come they might not let you ??

In that case, I'd say go for it! Languages at A-Level are so much more fun than GCSE too- it will be so rewarding and satisfying when you start conversing in German with your classmates!

I also saw on another post that you're interested in Law? There are some universities that do qualifying Law with German Law degrees that you might be interested in which would give you a few more options. These degrees cover the same content as an ordinary LLB degree but some optional modules are swapped out for German Law modules. In your third year, you'll be able to go to Germany to further improve your language skills too! So if you're thinking about going into Law, A-Level German would be able to keep some doors open for you and would be an impressive A-Level regardless.