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need help with A-Level subjects

Hello!
I'm starting Year 12 soon and I am having troubles finding the right subjects. I am planning to do Mathematics in uni so I've already picked Maths, and I also wanted to take Further Maths but my school does not offer it so I went with Business instead. As for the third n fourth subject I've narrowed my options to: ICT, CS, and French.
I did IGCSE ICT and got a good mark, I've never done CS and quite frankly I don't really like it, and I've also done IGCSE Foreign Language French and scored really high.
Entry Requirements for Maths are A*A*A and the only required subject is Math (with FM being recommended but not required for most), so I wanted to take some subjects that can guarantee that score . Any help is needed and appreciated 😭😭😭

Reply 1

Uxie

Hello! So as a soon-to-be year 12 student like yourself, I’d recommend doing CS and French as your 3rd and 4th options! I’ve had a few peers who’ve done entrance courses in CS (without prior knowledge) and they really enjoyed it! This is because:

-The content was engaging

-The syllabus was laid out in a way so you wouldn’t get overwhelmed (so long as you did the standard amount of revision)

-The content also had a lot of real life applications and that is quite a rare thing for a lot of subjects!!

Also, I’m planning to take Maths, Further Maths, Physics and French!
Although I may be biased, I would 100% recommend picking French as your 4th option! This is because MFL’s strengthen your linguistics and help your brain become more plastic (functional plasticity)!
Also French opens a new window in life, whereby you can communicate with new people you otherwise wouldn’t have been able to!

Bear in mind these are just my opinions but please take some time to think!!
What are you currently opting to take?

Reply 2

nicostudy

Original post by Uxie

Hello! So as a soon-to-be year 12 student like yourself, I’d recommend doing CS and French as your 3rd and 4th options! I’ve had a few peers who’ve done entrance courses in CS (without prior knowledge) and they really enjoyed it! This is because:
-The content was engaging
-The syllabus was laid out in a way so you wouldn’t get overwhelmed (so long as you did the standard amount of revision)
-The content also had a lot of real life applications and that is quite a rare thing for a lot of subjects!!
Also, I’m planning to take Maths, Further Maths, Physics and French!
Although I may be biased, I would 100% recommend picking French as your 4th option! This is because MFL’s strengthen your linguistics and help your brain become more plastic (functional plasticity)!
Also French opens a new window in life, whereby you can communicate with new people you otherwise wouldn’t have been able to!
Bear in mind these are just my opinions but please take some time to think!!
What are you currently opting to take?

Thank you for the advice! CS is a new subject in my school so I didn't have any upper class men to help me. I was leaning more towards ICT and French just because I am more familiar with ICT, and also because one of my teachers advised me to take ICT over CS, but I'll definitely think about it some more. Thank you so much!