A level chemistry or art?

i think art would compliment maths v well, if chemistry is not essential for uni
art borrows from mathematics and vice versa; they're more connected that most people like giving credit for
if i had the chance to go back i'd definitely do art over chem
good luck c:

Art and chemistry are two subjects on the opposite ends of a spectrum. If you plan on doing Maths at uni, both will be fine as none of them are required for chem courses at university. However, in terms of which one you should do, I would suggest doing Chemistry. I say this from someone who has done Art and is doing chemistry. Art takes up a lot of time, you are required to spend hours on it and during exams, you don't want to be focusing and spending majority of your time on art. However, chemistry is an easy subject if you work throughout the year and keep learning the content and when you come to exams, you won't be spending that much time on chemistry so you can focus on other subjects as well.

Sorry I'm in a rush but feel free to ask any questions about either subject and I will try answer.

I’m thinking of choosing: maths, f maths, phy and either chem/ art. I know chem is a facilitating subject and it’ll look better than art but is it too much taking that combination? I’m predicted an 8 in both of these subjects so I was just wondering if anyone had any experience with either of those subjects. Please give advise.

Pick chem (I do maths further chemistry physics right now - going to year 13) if you pick art it will probably be easier but it will definitely take more time. Chemistry gives you more sleep

The time art takes up is one of the main reasons to why I’m looking at chemistry. Do you think maths, f maths, phy and chem would be too much though? I know art takes up a lot of time but you can do that in your down time

Would you say there is a massive jump up with chemistry? Or any of the subjects you take? Everyone is always talking about the jump but is it manageable?

Unfortunately down time isn't there as much as you think in A-levels. You have to be on your toes and work consistently to get the top grade. You do take breaks so you don't overwork yourself but then if you spend that time doing Art, you will be under a lot more stress.

If you are thinking of maths and further maths together, I would first ask what your level is in Maths at GCSE.
1) Are you a solid 9 student and consistently getting 90% or more in your mocks?
2) Have you done either OCR FSMQ Additional Maths or AQA Further Maths Lvl 2?

For Physics, I would tread with caution. I know you might like physics and if you do then go for it. Also, do you have a teacher who is good at explaining concepts in physics or do you have to self study a lot from a book? I ask this because Physics is one subject where you have to rely on a teacher a lot of time imo and without support, it can be extremely challenging.

Overall, the combination you have chosen doesn't take that much time. I would say if you spend 1-2 hours a day and 3-4 hours on a weekend doing work and covering everything you have done that week, then you will be completely fine and it will be a breeze. However, if you don't revise and think you can just read the book or notes a week before the exam, then you are officially screwed because you can't do that.

I will also answer this one for you. Yes, the jump is huge but I say this from a person who did old spec Chemistry. You are doing the new 9-1 chemisiry so the jump will not be huge for you. In fact, I have taught the new 9-1 course to some kids in my school and I can safely say that AS will be a light jog (can't think of any other way to put it xD). Besides the rest, answer my above questions and I will tell you more.

Ofc those are two very contrasting subjects!
I guess you can think about what are you more likely to go into in the future, in terms of degree etc. science or arts?

A level Art involves a lot of essays as well. Being a partially essay based subject, Art may actually expand your post A level options if you're not sure you want to go down the sciences route.

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Definitely chemistry!

I was just looking at the courses for imperial * definitely won’t get in there but...* and quite a lot of courses mentioned maths and chemistry a levels so it would make sense for that.

Yeah definitely would make sense. I'm in a level dilemma here too, I want to do biology but I don't want to do chemistry, so I'm thinking of psychology or sociology... as I want to go into healthcare