Hi!
I’m in Year 9 and options are rolling around, and for a while I’ve been convinced that I’ll be choosing Music, History, Geography and Spanish as the subjects I’ll be taking to GCSE since they’re all ones I enjoy and I’m confident that I’d get good grades in them.
Howevever, I’ve been starting to consider if I should choose Computer Science instead of Spanish.
I already spend a good portion of time outside of school studying Spanish independently, so much so that the lessons at school are a bit monotonous since the only new things I seem to learn in them is a new piece of vocab here and there (plus my teacher’s really boring lol…) Because of this, I think I’d definitely be able to continue learning the language without actually having to take it at GCSE.
Furthermore, I’m considering going into science - particularly physics - as a career when I’m older. I’ve heard that a background in coding is really beneficial in a physics career, and even if I don’t go down that route (I’ve been having this science vs law debate in my head for ages!) it’s still good in this day and age to have some sort of technological qualification.
Though, although I’m good at both subjects, to get the upper grades in CompSci I’d probably have to work quite a bit harder than in Spanish since I already know a lot of Spanish content. Plus, even if a CompSci qualification is useful, MFL quals are also really highly valued!
Note that I’m not willing to drop Geography, History or Music.
I hope someone with better decision making skills can offer me advice, because I’m truly hopeless!
Thank you!