I'm not sure what to choose for my A-level courses

So, I'm unsure of which courses to choose for my A-levels. I think i am good at my sciences and wish to choose Biology, Chemistry and Physics and I've wanted that for quite a while however I'm not sure what to pick as a 4th option. In the past i wanted to choose Maths but during Y11 and trying GCSE Further Maths and dropping it, i started struggling with maths and lost my interest in doing it. But now I've moved towards wanting to do Psychology as i find the mind interesting but I'm not sure what to do. Are there people who have completed either Maths and/Or Psychology and can speak for its difficulty and whether it will be feasible with me doing all 3 sciences at the same time?

Edit: All courses are AQA except Psychology which is OCR. And i don't have my GCSE results yet but i was getting 8's in all 3 sciences and 6+/8's in Maths

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Reply 1

Shazzer38

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Maths A level is very difficult, only take it if you are sure you can cope. Everyone in my class got a 9 in GCSE maths, and only two out fifteen people were predicted an A*

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TorinBramley

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Original post by AdilShaydullin

Maths A level is very difficult, only take it if you are sure you can cope. Everyone in my class got a 9 in GCSE maths, and only two out fifteen people were predicted an A*

That was my main worry, as i also know that the three sciences are difficult at A-level so Maths might be too much for me

Reply 3

JJJJJAAAAMES

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Forget the above comment. A level Maths is only hard if you think its hard (its physiological). But A level fm is hard so maybe dont do fm.

I got a grade 6 at GCSE maths 2 years ago, and I just a grade A in A level maths yesterday. I swear down that you wont regret taking A level maths, it will make you smarter in every day life, it improves your problem solving abilities, it looks great on applications, it opens more doors (metaphorical).

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Shazzer38

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Original post by TorinBramley

That was my main worry, as i also know that the three sciences are difficult at A-level so Maths might be too much for me

I would give maths a go, but make sure you are able to drop it if it does not go well, and that you have other subjecs that don't rely to heavily on maths.

Reply 5

Emily~3695

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Even though maths is very difficult you may struggle a lot with physics if you don’t do maths as at a level physics involves a lot of maths, even chemistry can be hard without maths, although it may be too hard you could risk sacrificing your other grades in physics and chemistry but not doing a level maths, in the end it’s only your highest 3 grades that matter so even if maths is much lower if your other 3 are good then you will be fine

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TorinBramley

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Original post by JJJJJAAAAMES

Forget the above comment. A level Maths is only hard if you think its hard (its physiological). But A level fm is hard so maybe dont do fm.

I got a grade 6 at GCSE maths 2 years ago, and I just a grade A in A level maths yesterday. I swear down that you wont regret taking A level maths, it will make you smarter in every day life, it improves your problem solving abilities, it looks great on applications, it opens more doors (metaphorical).

From what i was told GCSE FM is pretty much the same as the start of A-lvl Maths/FM and i tried that and couldnt do it and dropped it to focus on my other GCSE's so my worry is that i couldnt do it before and its likely that i will really struggle, as much as i would love Maths on my CV

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TorinBramley

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Original post by AdilShaydullin

I would give maths a go, but make sure you are able to drop it if it does not go well, and that you have other subjecs that don't rely to heavily on maths.

Thats what i think im most likely to do: try Maths, and if i cant do it, drop it for Psych

Reply 8

JJJJJAAAAMES

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Original post by TorinBramley

From what i was told GCSE FM is pretty much the same as the start of A-lvl Maths/FM and i tried that and couldnt do it and dropped it to focus on my other GCSE's so my worry is that i couldnt do it before and its likely that i will really struggle, as much as i would love Maths on my CV

it gets easier over time. when I was at GCSE, I found GCSE maths hard. but when I got to A level, the GCSE content seemed easy, and then the A level content seemed hard. its all a matter of perspective.

If you put in the time at A level, you will come out with an incredible grade

Reply 9

MrMusician95

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Maths and three sciences? That's brutal! Haha. What I was told, for the three you do in year 13, was; maths, a science and a subject you enjoy.

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TorinBramley

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Original post by MrMusician95

Maths and three sciences? That's brutal! Haha. What I was told, for the three you do in year 13, was; maths, a science and a subject you enjoy.

Yeah, It's gonna be brutal but at least I enjoy Biology a lot and Chemistry if i get the right teacher and not the evil one the made me hate Chemistry in Y10 who does A-Lvl Chem

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