One-year A levels

Hi there,
I want to ask if anyone knows about a college in UK which offers doing full A levels in just one year. The problem is money... the cheaper the better.
Thanks for your answers.

Have you done a levels before? Are you looking to retake?

No, i haven’t. I am an EU student, so this would be my first year studying A-levels. Time is really not my friend right now, that’s why I want to do A levels in just one year.

What levels would you want to do? I wouldn't advise doing sciences in a year.

I would like to study psychology at the university, so I guess that biology, psychology and maybe english literature would be my choices.

I would like to study psychology at the university, so I guess that biology, psychology and maybe english literature would be my choices.

Three hard A levels in one year isn't really achievable, particularly as a foreign student. The courses are two years for a reason. It's possible to do one in a year, maybe two at a real stretch. Three isn't realistic; not if you want to get anything approaching decent grades in them.

I would have to slightly disagree with this, I personally know quite a few people that took access courses (a year of 3 A level equivalents) and received decent grades that in turn let them apply to decent Russel group universities. Having said this I do agree that taking the conventional route of the standard 3 A levels in 2 years is preferable as the OP may be disadvantaged in the breadth of the knowledge of certain topics that are just crammed in access courses compared to A levels.

An Access course is absolutely not comparable with studying three A levels. I've taught Access courses for many years now and although the standard is comparable, the amount of content (i.e the amount of learning required) is vastly less on an Access course that it is on a comparable full-time A level programme.

Yes, an Access course is always a good option, so long as the university will accept one. But it can't be compared to A levels, both in study rate/volume or amount of knowledge gained at the end of it, particularly in the sciences. This is why certain universities won't accept an Access course for science subjects: they are an inadequate preparation.

I agree, that’s why I only slightly disagreed in the sense that in regards to the op’s question (if possible to achieve A levels in one year was possible) I suggested the access course but I would also say based on having done an access course and having had a lot of friends do A levels that the content volume and depth is incomparable between the two which actually makes me want to ask, why do you think they are acceptable equivalents if they differ so much both in methods (coursework based rather than exam based) and in standards? I understand we still learn how to structure essays and the sorts but again agreeing with you on the lesser difficulty of them how are they accepted by universities? I am genuinely curious, thank you.