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Is doing 3 more modules than 12 better?

I'm taking Maths and Further Maths as 2 of my A-levels, and am thinking of doing 3 more by myself. Does it make me look better of am I better off just doing 12?

Reply 1

Dusky Mauve

No, they won't count towards anything.

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Reply 2

Jubz1

They won't make you look better but it could help your knowledge.

Reply 3

CTArsenal

Original post by Dusky Mauve

No, they won't count towards anything.

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Yes they will, Additional Further Maths.

If you take 15 modules you'll be doing an additional AS on top of 2 A2 subjects. It'll probably only be really beneficial if you need to take certain modules to show your interest at university for the subject you want to study; i.e. applying for Economics and doing extra Stats modules in your own time, or applying for Maths at a top uni.

Reply 4

Noble.

Depends, I did 14 modules because I wanted to get rid of my D1 module and I wanted to do M5. Obviously had I done one more module I'd have got an AS in Additional Further. I would say it's only really worth doing if you're intending on applying for mathematics and you're interested in the additional modules you want to take - otherwise it is a waste of time because you won't really look better on paper. If your main goal is to look better on paper you're better off doing STEP.