Rate my GCSE choices

Ultimately it depends on what you like and find interesting. If you can see yourself studying those subjects and enjoying it then you’ve made a good choice. To be honest, GCSE choices do not matter much when it comes to applying to university, as your A Level subjects will determine which courses you can study. For now, choose what you like and/or potentially use in the future. Good luck!
(If I had the option of studying Latin at GCSE level
I definitely would have)

I chose computing because I really enjoyed coding however the gcse doesn’t actually do much coding. To be fair it’s the only one I regret as a subject, however I don’t hate it that much because I really like the teacher. History tend to be considered more academic than geography and along with RS it shows a good cultural, social political knowledge which is useful for when you go into a career that involves people and understanding them. However do what you enjoy!

I didn’t do RS but everyone said it’s easy so kinda wished I’d taken it. All my friends got 9s aswell

Hi again everyone!

Thanks for all the replies so far, please continue to reply. I was just wondering what your thoughts are about not taking subjects your predicted 9s in (history and RS for me) and taking subjects which you are predicted lower in (geography for example). Am I being stupid? Should I take geography, risk only getting an 8 and then live with the regret that I should have taken history or RS instead???

I know I've already replied, but I would really encourage that you pick what you like firstly; otherwise, you just won't want to do it, you either won't go up or slip down, as even the grades you are getting in year 9 will fall dramatically at the beginning of GCSEs and it will take time to get them up. If you like them both equally I think history is considered slightly more academic, but to be fair I really don't think it matters. Some teachers have told be that unis don't see much difference between an 8 and a 9. An 8 is amazing. As far as what I've seen for applying for dentistry they want to see GCSEs in the 7-9 bracket but they aren't too bothered about which ones they are. However a few do have requirements such as English Lang at grade 7. If taking geography means that the extra work you put in to get it to a 9 could mean your English Lang slips to a 6 or your sciences slip that could be an issue. Don't worry about it too much.

I'mm very confused as to how you have predicted grades in year 9, but Latin and Classics work well together, and if you want to do something concerning humanities at A level/beyond they'd be a good combination. I took Latin for GCSE and am taking Classics for A level and enjoyed them both, I wouldn't worry about it.