Easiest AS/A2

OP

Thnx, any more suggestions from anyone else?????

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Squishy

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You really sound like you're doing too much work...

Languages are a good complement to sciences. However, they're not generally easy unless you're a natural linguist or you speak them fluently already.

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i'd really recommend a humanity/art.. would stand you in good stead for most medical schools, notably Oxford & UCL & i think definitely helped me stand-out at Imperial.

they're only really "easy" if you have some flair for them though..?

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OP

So do u think i should carry on A2 f maths, and do u think i should just do an AS for the subject ur suggesting?

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well..if you like maths & you're good at it - why not..?

but i don't think having further maths will necessarily aid a medical application (all it shows is beyond me 'good' at A2 maths & getting the required A, you're "very good" at the same thing - & maybe you could do AEA maths to demonstrate that), whereas a humanity/art might show breadth & be quite useful for essay writing skills (more valuable if applying to a medical school with tutorials & essay based exams i suppose) & ethical elements or SSMs in law or ethics or suchlike.

but, i must admit my probable bias..i didn't do maths beyond GCSE (found it boring!) but did History & English Lit. A2s.

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Squishy

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Elles

but, i must admit my probable bias..i didn't do maths beyond GCSE (found it boring!) but did History & English Lit. A2s.

You find Chaucer more interesting than second-order differential equations? :tongue:

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OP

but i don't think having further maths will necessarily aid a medical application (all it shows is beyond me 'good' at A2 maths & getting the required A, you're "very good" at the same thing - & maybe you could do AEA maths to demonstrate that), whereas a humanity/art might show breadth & be quite useful for essay writing skills (more valuable if applying to a medical school with tutorials & essay based exams i suppose) & ethical elements or SSMs in law or ethics or suchlike.

Valuable advice there, thnx a lot!!!!!!!! Just wonderin though do u find it easy and wot bit do u find difficult.

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Squishy

You find Chaucer more interesting than second-order differential equations? :tongue:

i'm proud of my complete ignorance of what on earth "differentiation" & "integration" are, despite various other scientists mentioning them quite a bit in regards to their maths work.. sadly the log thing seems quite important for pharmacology, so i had to take my fingers out of my ears & stop singing 'la,la,la!' for that.. :tongue:

can't say i've ever read any Chaucer though..the 'old' components of my Lit. included Shakespeare (over-rated i think), Marlowe (fabulous!) & Blake (groovy). then more contemporary novels.. & i find them more entertaining than maths at least..plus there's room for argument, as long as you can base it in the text, anything goes..

Adil Bhai - do i find what easy/difficult? medicine in general? maths? or my other A2s..? :smile:

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krow1209

sociology is quite straightforward. i have no experience of psychology but i've heard that it is quite easy. plus both of these would be helpful for medicine - my gf's sister is doing medicine at cambridge and she had a module of sociology in her first year.

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Squishy

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Elles

Shakespeare (over-rated i think)

I agree with you there. :smile:

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OP

Adil Bhai - do i find what easy/difficult? medicine in general? maths? or my other A2s..?

Basically what aspects of History do u find easy/difficult?

Reply 13

username9816

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Adil Bhai

Basically what aspects of History do u find easy/difficult?

If you really do enjoy Maths, If I were you I would do Maths and Further Maths to A2, as I believe it's a definite plus point in your application.

I think with the workload you're already doing, taking up something as time consuming as history is perhaps unnecessary and quite difficult; you'd be better off ensuring that you got high grades in your others.

Good luck.

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waiting2smile

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krow1209

sociology is quite straightforward. i have no experience of psychology but i've heard that it is quite easy. plus both of these would be helpful for medicine - my gf's sister is doing medicine at cambridge and she had a module of sociology in her first year.

Psychology is only ever easy if you're able to quickly interpret and learn (sometimes complex) factual information - which there is a lot of in Psychology. You should be able to argue cogently and effectively through your writing. History is pretty much the same, but you should have a liking for the subject. There isn't a point in pursuing something you don't enjoy or find too difficult.

Economics

OP

I think with the workload you're already doing, taking up something as time consuming as history is perhaps unnecessary and quite difficult; you'd be better off ensuring that you got high grades in your others.

That brings me to my second point. What's ur opinion on the quickest AS/A2 to finish in terms of workload. I mean Maths is one of the quickest to finish compared to something like chem or bio, but r there any others.

Also do u think doing an extra AS is worth it or should i do a complete A2.

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OP

I think with the workload you're already doing, taking up something as time consuming as history is perhaps unnecessary and quite difficult; you'd be better off ensuring that you got high grades in your others.

That brings me to my second point. What's ur opinion on the quickest AS/A2 to finish in terms of workload. I mean Maths is one of the quickest to finish compared to something like chem or bio, but r there any others.

Also do u think doing an extra AS is worth it or should i do a complete A2.

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