Is 4 A-Levels too much?
I don't want to apply to uni until after i've got my A Level results the coming summer (I sat AS this summer). I don't want to apply because I don't know if I want to do Biochemistry, Chemistry or Modern Languages and i'm taking Maths, Biology, Chemistry and Spanish at the moment. I enjoy all of them so much and just can't decide what to drop, it's stressing me out a lot. I also did fine in them all at AS. Can anyone who has done 4 tell me how heavy the workload is, if you regret doing 4, your results, why you carried on 4 etc and also did you do an EPQ/
Original post by Lucofthewoods
I don't want to apply to uni until after i've got my A Level results the coming summer (I sat AS this summer). I don't want to apply because I don't know if I want to do Biochemistry, Chemistry or Modern Languages and i'm taking Maths, Biology, Chemistry and Spanish at the moment. I enjoy all of them so much and just can't decide what to drop, it's stressing me out a lot. I also did fine in them all at AS. Can anyone who has done 4 tell me how heavy the workload is, if you regret doing 4, your results, why you carried on 4 etc and also did you do an EPQ/
I didn't do 4 A levels myself but I did do Biology, Chemistry and Maths at A level and it was very full on with a lot of stuff to learn ! It honestly depends on how well you think you will cope with the workload. It definitely would be easier taking 3 but if you really love all 4 then I don't see why not as you'd be enjoying what you're doing so it would be easier to study for
When you say that you did fine at AS, did you meet your targets by a sizeable margin, or where they closer? If you struggled a little with the workload, or are in danger of not finishing with a good grade in one of them at A2, then dropping one may indeed be a possibility. Which is your strongest preference out of biochemistry, chemistry and modern languages?
I did do at least 4, and I thought the workload was challenging at times, but manageable. In hindsight, I only really needed to take three to meet my offers, and a lot of that time spent taking on as much work as I did could have perhaps been spent doing other things. I did an EPQ, which was also unnecessary, but I at least found it more stimulating than some of my A-level modules, and I don't regret doing it -- it wasn't as much work as a regular A-level, and I had a lot of fun pursuing something which I had a genuine, passionate interest in at that stage. (My grades are in my profile.)
I did do at least 4, and I thought the workload was challenging at times, but manageable. In hindsight, I only really needed to take three to meet my offers, and a lot of that time spent taking on as much work as I did could have perhaps been spent doing other things. I did an EPQ, which was also unnecessary, but I at least found it more stimulating than some of my A-level modules, and I don't regret doing it -- it wasn't as much work as a regular A-level, and I had a lot of fun pursuing something which I had a genuine, passionate interest in at that stage. (My grades are in my profile.)
By all means do four if you enjoy all four subjects I was initially doing Maths, Chem, Bio, and French (Basically the same as you), but by December decided to drop Biology as I found that it was a lot of content to learn on top of three other A Levels. If you think that doing four subjects will result in compromising your grades, then I would advise you to stick with three, as universities only require three A Levels. Perhaps look at the entry requirements at some unis for all three of the courses you are considering and if, for example, none of them require A Level Maths then you could drop that without restricting yourself.
Also, have you looked into a combined degree? There are combinations of most subjects so you may be able to do Chemistry with a Modern Language for instance.
Hope that was of some help!
I was initially doing Maths, Chem, Bio, and French (Basically the same as you), but by December decided to drop Biology as I found that it was a lot of content to learn on top of three other A Levels. If you think that doing four subjects will result in compromising your grades, then I would advise you to stick with three, as universities only require three A Levels. Perhaps look at the entry requirements at some unis for all three of the courses you are considering and if, for example, none of them require A Level Maths then you could drop that without restricting yourself.Also, have you looked into a combined degree? There are combinations of most subjects so you may be able to do Chemistry with a Modern Language for instance.
Hope that was of some help!
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