Should I drop A-level computer science?

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I’ve just started in year 12 last week doing 4 A-levels, maths, f.maths, physics and computer science, I knew it would be a big commitment but thought I would be ready and willing, now a week in and I already don’t want to do computer science lmao, I want to do some sort of mechanical engineering based course at uni and I don’t think computer science will benefit me in that and will take too much time away from my other subjects, however I’m not 100% sure on what I want to do and want to keep my options open, so I’m not sure whether or not dropping computer science would be smart or should I just stick it out

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xvivi606

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if you're already not enjoying it at such an early stage and dont think it'll help you i would be inclined to drop- but would recommend you have a discussion with your teacher(s) beforehand though. you could potentially do short coding courses outside of school if you think computer science related skills would be helpful- my brother is applying for engineering and learned to code over the summer. i personally dropped my 4th a-level early on and didn't regret it once as the workload in year 13 was intense anyway and i think it would have negatively affected my overall grades significantly. ultimately i would suggest weighing pros and cons + factoring in teacher advice in your decision.

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by dankrm

I’ve just started in year 12 last week doing 4 A-levels, maths, f.maths, physics and computer science, I knew it would be a big commitment but thought I would be ready and willing, now a week in and I already don’t want to do computer science lmao, I want to do some sort of mechanical engineering based course at uni and I don’t think computer science will benefit me in that and will take too much time away from my other subjects, however I’m not 100% sure on what I want to do and want to keep my options open, so I’m not sure whether or not dropping computer science would be smart or should I just stick it out

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anon123459804

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by dankrm

I’ve just started in year 12 last week doing 4 A-levels, maths, f.maths, physics and computer science, I knew it would be a big commitment but thought I would be ready and willing, now a week in and I already don’t want to do computer science lmao, I want to do some sort of mechanical engineering based course at uni and I don’t think computer science will benefit me in that and will take too much time away from my other subjects, however I’m not 100% sure on what I want to do and want to keep my options open, so I’m not sure whether or not dropping computer science would be smart or should I just stick it out

just drop it not a single course for anything in the country requires it and the nea has completely killed my mental health im not even joking I cry myself to sleep bcz of it and with physics and further just no I only do regular maths and a language which is easy icl and I’m still failing bcz of cs. The cs nea will eat up ALL ur time for just 20% of the alevel. Also further maths maths physics is perfectly fine for engineering and basically anything maths related including cs so yeah

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thegeek888

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by dankrm

I’ve just started in year 12 last week doing 4 A-levels, maths, f.maths, physics and computer science, I knew it would be a big commitment but thought I would be ready and willing, now a week in and I already don’t want to do computer science lmao, I want to do some sort of mechanical engineering based course at uni and I don’t think computer science will benefit me in that and will take too much time away from my other subjects, however I’m not 100% sure on what I want to do and want to keep my options open, so I’m not sure whether or not dropping computer science would be smart or should I just stick it out

Imperial, Cambridge, Oxford, UCL, Durham, Edinburgh, Bristol and others only want Maths, Further Maths and Physics for Mechanical Engineering, but you would need 2 A star grades and 1 A grade. So it might be a good idea to take A-Level Chemistry as a 4th A-Level as sometimes admissions give a lower offer for 4 A-Levels.

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