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A-level Biology or French???

I started 6th form this year and I take 4 A-level subjects, philosophy, biology, product design and French but I want to drop one, either biology or French. I'm leaning towards dropping french because i find it very difficult and hard to understand. Also my French GCSE grade was the lowest of the 4. I'm not really sure if I should drop it now or not.. or if I should wait, although I have already waited for a few weeks already.
But I'm not sure if I will be able to handle biology when it gets really difficult, but I can understand it a.t.m.

opinions????

UPDATE: I dropped French
(edited 5 years ago)
Original post by madiedibble
I started 6th form this year and I take 4 A-level subjects, philosophy, biology, product design and French but I want to drop one, either biology or French. I'm leaning towards dropping french because i find it very difficult and hard to understand. Also my French GCSE grade was the lowest of the 4. I'm not really sure if I should drop it now or not.. or if I should wait, although I have already waited for a few weeks already.
But I'm not sure if I will be able to handle biology when it gets really difficult, but I can understand it a.t.m.

opinions????


You should be studying the subjects you can get the highest grades in.
You should check what subjects you need for the degree you are interested in.

Sometimes these coincide

There doesnt seem any clear direction with your A levels about what you wish to study?
The one that stands out is product design. and how you see that fitting in?

Of Biology and French then normally you need 2 sciences, although there are a few where 1 is needed.
If you were doing languages then I think you would normally do 2 or that and something like English.

Based on what you provided I would drop the one I was weakest in. That would be French, but talk to your teacher.

You can also loom at these links which are based around your subject combination and what you can do with it .

Which A levels?

http://russellgroup.ac.uk/for-students/school-and-college-in-the-uk/subject-choices-at-school-and-college/

https://university.which.co.uk/advice/a-level-choices/six-things-you-need-to-know-before-making-your-a-level-choices


Which course?

https://my.sacu-student.com/sacustudent/f?p=SACU_BROWSE0

https://university.which.co.uk/a-level-explorer


https://university.which.co.uk/advice/a-level-choices/what-a-levels-do-you-need-to-study-a-modern-language
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Original post by 999tigger
You should be studying the subjects you can get the highest grades in.
You should check what subjects you need for the degree you are interested in.

Sometimes these coincide

There doesnt seem any clear direction with your A levels about what you wish to study?
The one that stands out is product design. and how you see that fitting in?

Of Biology and French then normally you need 2 sciences, although there are a few where 1 is needed.
If you were doing languages then I think you would normally do 2 or that and something like English.

Based on what you provided I would drop the one I was weakest in. That would be French, but talk to your teacher.

You can also loom at these links which are based around your subject combination and what you can do with it .

Which A levels?

http://russellgroup.ac.uk/for-students/school-and-college-in-the-uk/subject-choices-at-school-and-college/

https://university.which.co.uk/advice/a-level-choices/six-things-you-need-to-know-before-making-your-a-level-choices


Which course?

https://my.sacu-student.com/sacustudent/f?p=SACU_BROWSE0

https://university.which.co.uk/a-level-explorer


https://university.which.co.uk/advice/a-level-choices/what-a-levels-do-you-need-to-study-a-modern-language


Thank you for you advice... I ended up dropping French, and I am very happy with my decision.
Original post by madiedibble
Thank you for you advice... I ended up dropping French, and I am very happy with my decision.


As long as you think it through , ask people whose opinion you trust and understand the downsides, then you will be making an informed decision. Glad you are happy with it. Unless you hit reply on TSR then people arent tagged and id have no clue out of the thousands of threads you replied. GL:.
Reply 4
A bit late to this but dropping French probably was the best option it gets harder year 2 even though it can be fun depending on who teaches you it.

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