Self studying international a levels

hey everyone i’m an international student and i’ll take a levels exams, i’m thinking about taking a level economics psychology and english lang but don’t know which exam board i should take between Edexcel and Cambridge.

Which one will you recommend me ?

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TSR Jessica

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Reply 2

uniacceptmepls

Original post by Ahmett

Hi there! I’m doing my A2 exam currently in Literature (Cambridge), Math (Edexcel), History (Cambridge), EPQ (Edexcel), Biology (Edexcel) and here is my recommendation:

Do English Language for Cambridge
Economics for Edexcel
Psychology for Edexcel

Cambridge is very good for essay subjects as the criteria required of questions are clearer to write about compared to Edexcel. And also, essays are marked a little more leniently for Cambridge.

Do science/math based subjects like Psych and Econ for Edexcel, as you’ll have papers that each focus on a distinct and different topic, requiring different skills (as opposed to an essay subject where the main skill is in writing), and if you need to retake the exam because you aren’t happy with the result, you will only need to retake individual papers as opposed to the entire thing as Cambridge requires.

This is personally my recommendation, so hope it helps! Good luck for the A-levels, I’m sure you’ll excel!!

Reply 3

Ahmett

Original post by uniacceptmepls

Hi there! I’m doing my A2 exam currently in Literature (Cambridge), Math (Edexcel), History (Cambridge), EPQ (Edexcel), Biology (Edexcel) and here is my recommendation:
Do English Language for Cambridge
Economics for Edexcel
Psychology for Edexcel
Cambridge is very good for essay subjects as the criteria required of questions are clearer to write about compared to Edexcel. And also, essays are marked a little more leniently for Cambridge.
Do science/math based subjects like Psych and Econ for Edexcel, as you’ll have papers that each focus on a distinct and different topic, requiring different skills (as opposed to an essay subject where the main skill is in writing), and if you need to retake the exam because you aren’t happy with the result, you will only need to retake individual papers as opposed to the entire thing as Cambridge requires.
This is personally my recommendation, so hope it helps! Good luck for the A-levels, I’m sure you’ll excel!!