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Best/worst a-level

Hey guys,
If you are doing a-levels tell me:
-What A-levels you're doing
-Rank your alevels best to worst
-Level of difficulty out of 10 - 10 being the hardest
- anY REGRETS?
Original post by amypops
Hey guys,
If you are doing a-levels tell me:
-What A-levels you're doing
-Rank your alevels best to worst
-Level of difficulty out of 10 - 10 being the hardest
- anY REGRETS?


You should do ones you enjoy and stand a good chance of getting a good grade in. That should give you a chance of getting into the best uni possible.

Read these tow links for an idea on what to choose.. Key is good grades, preferably enjoy and a combination of A levels that gets you onto the degree you wish to do.
http://russellgroup.ac.uk/for-students/school-and-college-in-the-uk/subject-choices-at-school-and-college/
https://university.which.co.uk/advice/a-level-choices/six-things-you-need-to-know-before-making-your-a-level-choices
Original post by amypops
Hey guys,
If you are doing a-levels tell me:
-What A-levels you're doing
-Rank your alevels best to worst
-Level of difficulty out of 10 - 10 being the hardest
- anY REGRETS?


Maths, Geography, Physics.
In terms of 'hardness', I'd say Physics, Geography, Maths, but I enjoy them all so it's all good.

Physics - 9
Maths - 5
Geography - 8
Maths - i enjoy - difficulty: 7/10
Chemistry - meh - difficulty: 5/10
Physics - I likey! - difficulty: 9/10

kind of wished I did an engineering btec with alevel maths and.physics. would've been fun.
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What A-levels you're doing

History, Literature, English Language & Film

Rank your A levels best to worst

History
Literature
Language
Film

Level of difficulty out of 10 - 10 being the hardest

History (6)
Literature (8.5)
Language (7)
Film (4.5)

anY REGRETS?

Taking Law instead of film in my first month (ughhhhhh was the worst) and only starting to do extra work properly in December
Original post by amypops
Hey guys,
If you are doing a-levels tell me:
-What A-levels you're doing
-Rank your alevels best to worst
-Level of difficulty out of 10 - 10 being the hardest
- anY REGRETS?


A Levels : Maths, Further maths, art, physics

BEST to WORST:
ART > FURTHER MATHS > MATHS > PHYSCIS
(I don't dislike physics, I love it but not as much as the others)
LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY (in terms of learning ):
Maths - 5/10
Further Maths - 8/10
Physics - 9/10
Art - 3/10

Though in terms of time-consumption and managing:
Art- 10000/10
Maths - 5/10
Further maths 11/10
Physics- 8/10

No regrets.
What did you get in GCSE's?so ik what type of person u are to rate chemistry 5/10
biology art and psychology

From best to worst
Art
Biology
Psychology

Difficulty
Art- 6/10 - lots of work little time
Biology- 8/10
Psychology - 4/10

Kind of regret psychology wish I did a more traditional science based subject like chemistry
Biology psychology and economics

Best to worst

Biology
Psychology
Economics

Difficulty

Biology 7/10
Psychology 5.5/10
Economics 6.5/10

Regrets

Kind of wanted to take chemistry rather than economics but I was not strong in chemistry so dropped it (might just learn AS though)
Original post by Upbeat8392
Biology psychology and economics

Best to worst

Biology
Psychology
Economics

Difficulty

Biology 7/10
Psychology 5.5/10
Economics 6.5/10

Regrets

Kind of wanted to take chemistry rather than economics but I was not strong in chemistry so dropped it (might just learn AS though)


Is econ bad?
I am doing Geography, Psychology and English Literature
Best to worst: Psychology, Geography, English Literature
Level of difficulty:
Psychology: 3
Geography: 4
English Literature: 7
The only thing I regret is taking English Literature instead of History. Never took English Literature during my GCSE and I'm struggling right now. Was actually about to drop Literature and replace it with History but I had a second thought and decided to give Literature a shot but big mistake.
Original post by amypops
Hey guys,
If you are doing a-levels tell me:
-What A-levels you're doing
-Rank your alevels best to worst
-Level of difficulty out of 10 - 10 being the hardest
- anY REGRETS?


Best: Physics 9/10 difficulty
Runner up: Further maths 8/10 difficulty
Last place: Maths 2/10 difficulty

Honourable mention to the A-level in which I lasted 2 months before I dropped it like its hot, German, 10/10 difficulty. Which brings me onto my regrets, I realised that A-level German would become more of a humanities subject but I did not know that it would do so to the extent that it did. I should have taken one of economics, computer science or chemistry instead.
Original post by amypops
Hey guys,
If you are doing a-levels tell me:
-What A-levels you're doing
-Rank your alevels best to worst
-Level of difficulty out of 10 - 10 being the hardest
- anY REGRETS?


What A-levels you're doing

English Language, Geography. Film Studies

Rank your A levels best to worst

English Language
Geography
Film

Level of difficulty out of 10 - 10 being the hardest

English Language(6)
Geography(8)
Film Studies(7)

anY REGRETS?

Allowing my school to force to do film- i would rather have done sociology or politics.
Chemistry, Biology, Spanish

Difficulty:
Chemistry; 2/10
Biology: 6/10
Spanish: 11/10

Regrets: Spanish- It's so different from GCSE Spanish and it's like you already have to be fluent in it. Really regret taking it, don't really know how I'm supposed to write in depth essays and have perfect grammar when I'm speaking.
DT - absolutely love, going to do it at uni - difficulty: 4/10
Chemistry - practicals are fun, if it’s theory heavy then it can be a bit boring at times, difficult: 7.5/10
Maths - I wish I never did this piece of **** of a subject, difficulty: 9.5/10
What A-levels you're doing

History, Geography, Psychology

Rank your A levels best to worst

History = Geography
Psychology

Level of difficulty out of 10 - 10 being the hardest

History (6)
Geography (6)
Psychology (11)

anY REGRETS?

dropped gov and pol as it was so boring but psychology is breaking my soul
Original post by Filthy Communist
Best: Physics 9/10 difficulty
Runner up: Further maths 8/10 difficulty
Last place: Maths 2/10 difficulty

Honourable mention to the A-level in which I lasted 2 months before I dropped it like its hot, German, 10/10 difficulty. Which brings me onto my regrets, I realised that A-level German would become more of a humanities subject but I did not know that it would do so to the extent that it did. I should have taken one of economics, computer science or chemistry instead.

A level languages are so difficult.. I wish I could've changed subjects, too late for that now!
What A Levels are you doing?
Biology, Chemistry, Drama and Theatre Studies, Mathematics

Best to Worst:
Drama and Theatre Studies
Mathematics
Biology
Chemistry

Difficulty Level:
Drama and Theatre Studies (5)
Biology (6)
Mathematics (8)
Chemistry (10)


Drama is probably the easiest because it is more practical than theory.
Biology isn't necessarily hard, it's just that there is SO much content to get through so that what makes it seem hard.
Mathematics is quite straightforward during the first few lessons of each topic. But then comes the last few lessons and I have no idea what is going on. Understanding the methods take a while and Statistics is boring and Mechanics is basically Physics.
Chemistry is just HARD. I don't understand any of the concepts especially Halogenoalkanes.

Any Regrets?
If I were to choose A Levels again I would keep Maths and Drama and Theatre Studies.
I would drop Biology and Chemistry because I am not pursuing Science anymore - I want to be an actor.
I would instead have picked English Literature, Media Studies, Drama and Theatre Studies and Maths.
No, I like all my subjects

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