My parents think my CV may look 'weak' if I drop French GCSE, would dropping French massively effect me later on in life?? Is it going to restrict me from certain things? etc
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someoneinneed333
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- 18-02-2018 18:43
you won't even put gcses on your cv when you've got work experience. -
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- 18-02-2018 18:43
Nope your parents are wrong.
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- 18-02-2018 18:45
(Original post by rickyrossman)
you won't even put gcses on your cv when you've got work experience. -
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- 18-02-2018 18:50
If you wanna do languages, yeah it'll look bad.
Wanna do anything else? Screw French.
Also, nobody will look at your GCSE grades after A-Levels/Apprenticeship, and especially Uni.
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- 18-02-2018 18:53
(Original post by DoritoEvie)
If you wanna do languages, yeah it'll look bad.
Wanna do anything else? Screw French.
Also, nobody will look at your GCSE grades after A-Levels/Apprenticeship, and especially Uni.
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- 18-02-2018 18:55
No but some unis want a language so if French is your only language then might limit some options
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- 18-02-2018 18:55
(Original post by someoneinneed333)
okay thats good to know, yeh not doing anything to do with languages
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No but some unis want a language so if French is your only language then might limit some optionsLast edited by DoritoEvie; 18-02-2018 at 18:57. -
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- 18-02-2018 18:58
(Original post by rickyrossman)
you won't even put gcses on your cv when you've got work experience.
And to list all previous work experience, including while at school and including voluntary work.
I also know of people who, despite having years of work experience, have still been asked to produce GCSE certiificates.Last edited by phys981; 18-02-2018 at 18:59. -
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- 18-02-2018 18:58
(Original post by DoritoEvie)
I think this is in very rare cases. I haven't seen it before and I know tons of people who have applied to uni... only one needed it, because she's doing French & Spanish at uni.Posted on the TSR App. Download from Apple or Google Play -
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- 18-02-2018 18:59
Having spoken to my brothers who are 27 and 25, they said at their most recent job interviews they weren't even asked about A Levels. Just their most recent job.
My older brother said GCSEs mean absolutely nothing past university, if that (unless perhaps if you're going for Oxbridge...)
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There is ONE UNIVERSITY (I'M SO SORRY CANNOT REMEMBER WHICH) THAT REQUIRES ONE LANGUAGE AT GCSE TO STUDY THERE. I THINK IT IS LSE BUT PLEASE LOOK IT UP BEFORE YOU DECIDE. -
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- 18-02-2018 19:02
I would doubt it matters unless you want to go to one of the 'top' universities. If this is the case, I am told that having the English Baccalaureate (maths, english, sciences, a language and a humanity) is useful, and having as many GCSEs as possible is good, but even for 'top' unis you don't need more than 10. However, if you think that continuing it will harm your grades in other subjects I would say definitely drop it + no one will know on your cv that you dropped it.
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- 18-02-2018 19:28
There are only 2 GCSEs that matter, English and maths
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- 18-02-2018 19:32
Are you doing any other languages? Realistically speaking, not having a GCSE in French is unlikely to have any serious impact on your CV but I do think there is a lot of value in studying another language. So I would encourage you to think twice before dropping it, because you never know when another language might come in use.
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- 18-02-2018 20:27
(Original post by bluebells1)
Having spoken to my brothers who are 27 and 25, they said at their most recent job interviews they weren't even asked about A Levels. Just their most recent job.
My older brother said GCSEs mean absolutely nothing past university, if that (unless perhaps if you're going for Oxbridge...)
HOWEVER
There is ONE UNIVERSITY (I'M SO SORRY CANNOT REMEMBER WHICH) THAT REQUIRES ONE LANGUAGE AT GCSE TO STUDY THERE. I THINK IT IS LSE BUT PLEASE LOOK IT UP BEFORE YOU DECIDE. -
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- 18-02-2018 21:23
(Original post by sanibonani)
It's UCL isn't it?
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