Need help on levels!

A lot of work in the science courses overlap, so you may find some aspects are the same, which means you just need to learn one set of information.
If you're planning to go university or college, you'd need to have highers but if you really don't feel comfortable taking them, stay at Int 2.
Chemistry is quite a nice subject, if you understand it. If possible, you should try and find out how many people crashed Int 2 in fifth year, and then see what grades they achieved.

I'm going into college when I leave school at the end of 6th year

is the jump from std grade to in2 big or small?

Minuscule. Infact, some subjects get easier.

Oh that's great! Think I will take int 2s in 5th year then

If you can get credit grades go straight for the highers.

Int 2 is things like the mole, atom structure, binding types, formula, carbon compounds, fuels, acids, bases and metals. Have a look at BBC bite size to give you a feel of what the course is like.

I'd also recommend taking chemistry because its such an interesting subject and I really enjoyed it!
Also because it overlaps with both biology and physics, I don't really remember physics and biology overlapping that much at higher.

The over lapping makes it slightly easier as you'll get a better knowledge on the specific thing due to different teaching and it being repeated.



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Honestly if you get Credits in Standard Grades I'd say go for Highers

How were your prelim results ?

I'd say wait and see what results you get in August.

If there are any subjects you'd like to take to higher then I'd chose them over an int 2 you may not want to do? Choose the subjects that you enjoy and what will contribute to the job you want to do when you leave, and whether than means you choose int 2s or highers, it shouldn't really matter. I think taking one or two would be good, but taking 5 int 2's would be good too

I really liked Int 2 Chemistry(even if most of the people in my year hate it). If you've got a good teacher/good learning resources then it's not too difficult. Unit 2 can be a little tricky because there's a lot of margin for simple errors reading the hydrocarbons and because it's easy to mix up the names of the reactions, but Unit 1 and Unit 3 are not that bad. Just make sure you ask if there's anything you're not sure about as it makes the course a whole lot easier. There's also a lot of crossover with biology(especially with the last topic in Unit 2, as it's all to do with carbohydrates, proteins and fats).

Int 2 Biology is great as well. From what I've heard from friends doing Int 1, it isn't too big of a jump(there's different units though I think as there isn't a lot of focus on plants). I unluckily had a bad teacher this past year so didn't enjoy a lot of unit 2, but there's a website (google oronsay int 2, it's a bed and breakfast website but somehow has revision materials) which has power points which are brilliant to study from as the notes are in depth.