4 A-levels?

Hiya - I know this is an extremely subjective question but I'm wondering... how hard is it REALLY to do 4 A-levels?

To preface, I'm going into year 12 in September and I'm predicted ten 9s and an A in Add Maths for my GCSEs (and I didn't do stupid amounts of revision to get these grades). I'm looking to take maths, further maths, physics and chemistry at college and after that I want to study chemistry at Oxford.

Obviously 4 A-levels is really hard, but is it impossible to balance 4 A-levels, a job (8 hour contract) and a social life?

My college has been really funny about me doing four - they say it's virtually impossible and that your entire life becomes dedicated to studying. I know it's a big commitment and I wouldn't be considering doing 4 if I wasn't willing to really work for it but I do still want a life at college.

I guess it's also relevant to mention I've had an offer from another college who are happy for me to do 4 and think I'll be able to smash it.

So yeah... is doing 4 really gonna be the soulless existence college are making it out to be or is it okay for people who are good at their subjects and can manage time effectively?

(Side note: grades wise I'll be aiming for A*A*AA or higher)

And before anyone else says this - I know I don't need to do 4! There are loads of reasons why I want to do 4 and none of them are related to getting into uni

Honestly, once you're doing Maths, FM and Physics it's basically only 2 A levels of content.

See I thought this was the case (and maths naturally clicks with me so I thought it shouldn't be too bad) but in our pre-induction lesson today they brought in a guy who has just finished first year of college. He is apparently getting the highest maths grades in the cohort but started explaining that 'taking 4 is impossible and doing it will only cause your grades to slip' (he started with 4 and had to drop one) and 'when you do further maths, maths has to become your main priority'. Doesn't that just sound a bit like he's only getting the highest grades through (extremely) hard work?

See I thought this was the case (and maths naturally clicks with me so I thought it shouldn't be too bad) but in our pre-induction lesson today they brought in a guy who has just finished first year of college. He is apparently getting the highest maths grades in the cohort but started explaining that 'taking 4 is impossible and doing it will only cause your grades to slip' (he started with 4 and had to drop one) and 'when you do further maths, maths has to become your main priority'. Doesn't that just sound a bit like he's only getting the highest grades through (extremely) hard work?

You rely too much on your own natural ability. Do not lie to yourself, you can’t get all 9’s without studying. I’m on track to getting 13 GCSES including a 7 in Further Maths, I didn’t revise and it won’t be all 9’s. And I’m about as smart as you can be without revising and I’m gonna get 5A*s and 4A’s and 4B’s. And even I’m smart enough to know than in A-Levels natural ability doesn’t mean jack. It’s not one boring memory game like GCSEs where people like you can memorise everything and come out on top. Well you could, but you wouldn’t be very smart in your subject. But also in regards to taking 4 A-Levels the sixth form I plan on going too makes people do 4 as compulsory so it’s very subjective to the environment and if you do 4 or plan too I don’t think an 8 hour job would be realistic to do on the side as well as expect a social life if you want A*A*AA because it’s a common rule that you should spend 4 hours outside of lessons a week revising per A-level subject as a minimum and you’ll probably end up burning yourself out unessesaraly and seeing your supposed ‘smartness’ mean nothing when students who take 3 begin to get higher. Taking 4 isn’t impossible though but don’t overestimate your own abilities, when you clearly studied like hell!

You rely too much on your own natural ability. Do not lie to yourself, you can’t get all 9’s without studying. I’m on track to getting 13 GCSES including a 7 in Further Maths, I didn’t revise and it won’t be all 9’s. And I’m about as smart as you can be without revising and I’m gonna get 5A*s and 4A’s and 4B’s. And even I’m smart enough to know than in A-Levels natural ability doesn’t mean jack. It’s not one boring memory game like GCSEs where people like you can memorise everything and come out on top. Well you could, but you wouldn’t be very smart in your subject. But also in regards to taking 4 A-Levels the sixth form I plan on going too makes people do 4 as compulsory so it’s very subjective to the environment and if you do 4 or plan too I don’t think an 8 hour job would be realistic to do on the side as well as expect a social life if you want A*A*AA because it’s a common rule that you should spend 4 hours outside of lessons a week revising per A-level subject as a minimum and you’ll probably end up burning yourself out unessesaraly and seeing your supposed ‘smartness’ mean nothing when students who take 3 begin to get higher. Taking 4 isn’t impossible though but don’t overestimate your own abilities, when you clearly studied like hell!

I never said I didn't study - just trying to emphasise that I didn't get those grades solely through hard work and that I do have an element of natural ability in subjects I'm hoping to study at college as if maths clicks with me naturally, doing 4 A-levels inc maths and further maths will be very different for me than someone who had to put in hours and hours of revision just to get the 9. I don't know why you seem to think I 'studied like hell' when all you know about me is my predicted grades?

See I thought this was the case (and maths naturally clicks with me so I thought it shouldn't be too bad) but in our pre-induction lesson today they brought in a guy who has just finished first year of college. He is apparently getting the highest maths grades in the cohort but started explaining that 'taking 4 is impossible and doing it will only cause your grades to slip' (he started with 4 and had to drop

Hiya - I know this is an extremely subjective question but I'm wondering... how hard is it REALLY to do 4 A-levels?

To preface, I'm going into year 12 in September and I'm predicted ten 9s and an A in Add Maths for my GCSEs (and I didn't do stupid amounts of revision to get these grades). I'm looking to take maths, further maths, physics and chemistry at college and after that I want to study chemistry at Oxford.

Obviously 4 A-levels is really hard, but is it impossible to balance 4 A-levels, a job (8 hour contract) and a social life?

My college has been really funny about me doing four - they say it's virtually impossible and that your entire life becomes dedicated to studying. I know it's a big commitment and I wouldn't be considering doing 4 if I wasn't willing to really work for it but I do still want a life at college.

I guess it's also relevant to mention I've had an offer from another college who are happy for me to do 4 and think I'll be able to smash it.

So yeah... is doing 4 really gonna be the soulless existence college are making it out to be or is it okay for people who are good at their subjects and can manage time effectively?

(Side note: grades wise I'll be aiming for A*A*AA or higher)