Doing GCSEs and A-Levels again?
If you could go back and re-pick your GCSEs and/or Alevels what, if anything, would you change?
For me personally I would have definitely done triple award science rather than double award for GCSE, and for A-level I would have picked chemistry rather than economics.
For me personally I would have definitely done triple award science rather than double award for GCSE, and for A-level I would have picked chemistry rather than economics.
I'd have stayed in school, done 10 GCSEs (inc. triple science and some humanities), and then go on to do Biology, Chemistry, and a humanities at A level.
I don't dislike what I'm doing now but I feel this pathway would have given me a lot more options, and helped me achieve my full academic potential.
I don't dislike what I'm doing now but I feel this pathway would have given me a lot more options, and helped me achieve my full academic potential.
GCSE: I would stick with Business Studies instead of switching to Engineering after the first week and eventually getting a C in it, a shameful stain on my academic record.
A Level: I would take at least one humanity. So I might have gone for chemistry, biology, mathematics and history. I'm doing history as a private candidate in my gap year anyway so I like to think I've remedied the bad decision somewhat.
A Level: I would take at least one humanity. So I might have gone for chemistry, biology, mathematics and history. I'm doing history as a private candidate in my gap year anyway so I like to think I've remedied the bad decision somewhat.
Personally I wish i hadn't taken GCSE art, worst choice I ever made, AND I failed it
Original post by DylanJ42
If you could go back and re-pick your GCSEs and/or Alevels what, if anything, would you change?
For me personally I would have definitely done triple award science rather than double award for GCSE, and for A-level I would have picked chemistry rather than economics.
For me personally I would have definitely done triple award science rather than double award for GCSE, and for A-level I would have picked chemistry rather than economics.
Whats the difference between double and triple im doing double. I had the choice to do triple but i said no.
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Ten academic years later and I still have bad dreams about A level Drama. So yeah, I wish when I noticed the bullying in the group on sixth form induction day I'd said "sod this" and gone to college entirely or at least not have done A level Drama.
Original post by heyitscraziix
Whats the difference between double and triple im doing double. I had the choice to do triple but i said no.
You get three separate GCSEs in each of the sciences in triple science, whereas with double you get a core science GCSE and one in additional science (I think -- I did triple so I'm not sure of the latter).
Original post by Hydeman
You get three separate GCSEs in each of the sciences in triple science, whereas with double you get a core science GCSE and one in additional science (I think -- I did triple so I'm not sure of the latter).
This is true. Also, core science is 3 units: Biology 1, Chemistry 1, Physics 1. Additional is Bio 2, Chem 2, Phys 2. Separate sciences you do B1-3, C1-3, P1-3.
Wish I didn't choose Electronics A-Level, it's so boring omfg. Practicals can be fun I guess but still hate it, OCR textbook is actually useless too could go on...
Original post by heyitscraziix
Whats the difference between double and triple im doing double. I had the choice to do triple but i said no.
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Double is when you do all three sciences but only get 2 gcses for it, so imagine that each science is worth 2/3 of a gcse
Triple award is when you do three sciences and get 3 grades, 1 grade per science
Original post by DylanJ42
Double is when you do all three sciences but only get 2 gcses for it, so imagine that each science is worth 2/3 of a gcse
Triple award is when you do three sciences and get 3 grades, 1 grade per science
Triple award is when you do three sciences and get 3 grades, 1 grade per science
Ohhh. But triple do exams end of yr 11 whereas we do 3 end of 10 and 3 end of 11.
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Original post by heyitscraziix
Ohhh. But triple do exams end of yr 11 whereas we do 3 end of 10 and 3 end of 11.
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Probably your GCSE modules, you still do individual tests for each science. The difference is that you only get 2 grades
Wish I did double science instead of triple. I probably would have gotten AA instead of BBB, and although the grades I got weren't bad, it was stressful and demotivating to revise for an additional unit everyone else didn't have to do, especially when I didn't continue science for A Level. Unnecessary extra work for nothing except an extra GCSE, but at a grade lower than what I was capable of.
I really really really wish I didn't take A Level History
. It's really horrible and I can't wait to drop it.
I really really really wish I didn't take A Level History
. It's really horrible and I can't wait to drop it.Quick Reply
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