Should I do 5 As levels ??

woah this is creepy, i look at this thread, and i am in EXACTLY the same situation as you!, exact subjects! haha, and i too am not sure about taking 5! btw my results weren't as good as yours... close, but not as good..
i managed to get A* chemistry, A Maths, A Physics, 2 A's ICT, (only posted relevant ones, and i didn't revise, (which i regret) and my maths & physics were both 1 mark off A*)

anyway, i'm thinking the same as you, im prepared to give up social life & revise for like 2 hours everynight from when i start! im hoping to do a physics degree at uni, judging by your options you might be aswell?

i think you should definately take 5, my thought is that after a year ill drop one if its too much..

Ah thats cool to know someone else is doing the same I really into Physics and Maths so probably yeah. and that sucks about maths and physics! I remember during one of the modules i got really annoyed because of that too :L

yeah im getting my maths remarked, but not bothering with physics...

so that means i got 4*'s 5A's 3B's (if the maths goes up to A*)

which isnt as good as yours.. seriously regret not being bothered enough to revise haha

Lol im gunna be honest with you now, if i had properly revised i could gotten near all A* except for the language of course... i hate welsh. I remember for Maths i did 2 Hours of revision the night before :L No word of a lie! I was so confident the night before that ill pass with flying colours because its my best subject but then i saw a past paper and i **** myself :L Shows even a little revision can get you far!

i probably did 3 hours in maths, but i'm really bad at revising.. and i've never done homework, and rarely listen in class, so i was SOOO lucky lol...

and I could have A*'d most of my subjects, but i suck balls in english :/

Lol, I like how your doing/done 5AS but are advising against it. Somthing go wrong?

omg you and i are like the same person! :P I thought i really sucked at english. i mean really sucked. I had 4 C's, a B and a D for the coursework and i was predicted B B in my exams. And i really thought i screwed up in the exams but when i got my results, i was so frickin happy! My teacher was close to tears because she didnt expect it at all! And you need to learn some revision techniques then my friend. I'd explain mine but most people hate it cus all i do is read it and then do past papers :L

i got A/A* in all the coursework, but i majorly F*cked up one of the exams lol...

but im not bothered, never have to do it again... & my only revision was doing past papers in class...

do you have facebook? might need someone like you to help me get through my courses.. lol

I've never seen the point of people doing 4+ AS levels or doing any more than 3 A levels. By doing extra work you are risking dropping grades in your other subjects. A*AB is better than AABB, and you gain no advantage for doing more than 3 A levels in total.

But at the end of the day it is up to you, and if you believe you can handle it, then go for it. You could always drop down to 4 AS levels if you find throughout the year the work load is too much. I cannot stress enough though how important it is to keep on top of your work, and do not under estimate A levels.

I've never seen the point of people doing 4+ AS levels or doing any more than 3 A levels. By doing extra work you are risking dropping grades in your other subjects. A*AB is better than AABB, and you gain no advantage for doing more than 3 A levels in total.

But at the end of the day it is up to you, and if you believe you can handle it, then go for it. You could always drop down to 4 AS levels if you find throughout the year the work load is too much. I cannot stress enough though how important it is to keep on top of your work, and do not under estimate A levels.

Hi,

I am in exactly the same opinion. I don't know whether to do 5 As or not. I think I will regret it if I didn't give it a go. What is the Uni's point of view on this? Do they treat you differently if you have attempted to do 5?

Wow 6 A's is impressive and time for sport.. nice! Is general studies similar to Critical Thinking (which is what they offer at my school).

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Many people in this thread are explaining how universities only care about 3 subjects, so there's no point in taking 5. It's true if you want to apply to a normal university, they will only look at the best 3. However, Oxford (and Cambridge) aren't normal. They want people who stand out; there are many ways you can do this, one of which is to take a lot of A-Levels to show your passion for learning. At Oxford/Cambridge you will get a lot of work, more than any other university, this means you have to be able to cope with large amounts of work; taking 5 A-Levels will show you are capable of doing that.

Also, you can just drop a subject if you're finding them hard... may as well give it a shot.