Is taking further maths as a 4th A-level too much?

I’m a student in year 11 and with college application deadlines nearing sooner than I would like them to, I need to make a decision on my A-level options quite soon. I’m starting to get anxious over choosing my A-level options. I plan to do something to do with computer science and/or engineering at university and I want to try to get interest Oxbridge or Imperial (in a perfect world). I currently get grade 99 in combined science and 9 in physics with a grade 7 in the maths mock but that was before we had covered most of the topics and I feel confident that in the next mock I can get a grade 8 and at least a grade 8 in the GCSE. I am in top set and also take further maths GCSE. I, like many people, used to hate maths. I loved it in primary school but when I went to secondary I fell behind and didn’t have any friends in my class so I felt insecure in my ability. Recently, I’ve begun to fall back in love with maths per say and I think I like it again now. Oxbridge Cambridge and Imperial all highly recommend further maths A-level for my chosen subjects, expecting you to have taken it if your school offers it. If I am correct I think I saw somewhere that 90% of applicants will have further maths. Regardless, with the way they recommend it and also because it will help me get through the course in general as my subjects are heavily maths based, I feel like it will increase my chances of getting in greatly and also help me in the long run. However, if I want to do computer science or engineering in the future (especially for engineering), I will need maths and physics. I also love physics and computer science in general. I also want to take computer science as I love the subject and although not required, it will definitely help me to continue with computing further down the line. I’ve already had to compromise with DT which I also love in order to make room for my other subjects. So further maths would be my fourth A-level but so many people have advised me against it, saying that having 3 strong A-level grades is better than 4 weak ones- which is true. This is worrying me and making me question whether i’ll be able to pull it off or if I’ll end up missing the grade requirements of A*A*A at Cambridge and A*AA at Oxbridge. What should I do?

I’m a student in year 11 and with college application deadlines nearing sooner than I would like them to, I need to make a decision on my A-level options quite soon. I’m starting to get anxious over choosing my A-level options. I plan to do something to do with computer science and/or engineering at university and I want to try to get interest Oxbridge or Imperial (in a perfect world). I currently get grade 99 in combined science and 9 in physics with a grade 7 in the maths mock but that was before we had covered most of the topics and I feel confident that in the next mock I can get a grade 8 and at least a grade 8 in the GCSE. I am in top set and also take further maths GCSE. I, like many people, used to hate maths. I loved it in primary school but when I went to secondary I fell behind and didn’t have any friends in my class so I felt insecure in my ability. Recently, I’ve begun to fall back in love with maths per say and I think I like it again now. Oxbridge Cambridge and Imperial all highly recommend further maths A-level for my chosen subjects, expecting you to have taken it if your school offers it. If I am correct I think I saw somewhere that 90% of applicants will have further maths. Regardless, with the way they recommend it and also because it will help me get through the course in general as my subjects are heavily maths based, I feel like it will increase my chances of getting in greatly and also help me in the long run. However, if I want to do computer science or engineering in the future (especially for engineering), I will need maths and physics. I also love physics and computer science in general. I also want to take computer science as I love the subject and although not required, it will definitely help me to continue with computing further down the line. I’ve already had to compromise with DT which I also love in order to make room for my other subjects. So further maths would be my fourth A-level but so many people have advised me against it, saying that having 3 strong A-level grades is better than 4 weak ones- which is true. This is worrying me and making me question whether i’ll be able to pull it off or if I’ll end up missing the grade requirements of A*A*A at Cambridge and A*AA at Oxbridge. What should I do?

I’m a student in year 11 and with college application deadlines nearing sooner than I would like them to, I need to make a decision on my A-level options quite soon. I’m starting to get anxious over choosing my A-level options. I plan to do something to do with computer science and/or engineering at university and I want to try to get interest Oxbridge or Imperial (in a perfect world). I currently get grade 99 in combined science and 9 in physics with a grade 7 in the maths mock but that was before we had covered most of the topics and I feel confident that in the next mock I can get a grade 8 and at least a grade 8 in the GCSE. I am in top set and also take further maths GCSE. I, like many people, used to hate maths. I loved it in primary school but when I went to secondary I fell behind and didn’t have any friends in my class so I felt insecure in my ability. Recently, I’ve begun to fall back in love with maths per say and I think I like it again now. Oxbridge Cambridge and Imperial all highly recommend further maths A-level for my chosen subjects, expecting you to have taken it if your school offers it. If I am correct I think I saw somewhere that 90% of applicants will have further maths. Regardless, with the way they recommend it and also because it will help me get through the course in general as my subjects are heavily maths based, I feel like it will increase my chances of getting in greatly and also help me in the long run. However, if I want to do computer science or engineering in the future (especially for engineering), I will need maths and physics. I also love physics and computer science in general. I also want to take computer science as I love the subject and although not required, it will definitely help me to continue with computing further down the line. I’ve already had to compromise with DT which I also love in order to make room for my other subjects. So further maths would be my fourth A-level but so many people have advised me against it, saying that having 3 strong A-level grades is better than 4 weak ones- which is true. This is worrying me and making me question whether i’ll be able to pull it off or if I’ll end up missing the grade requirements of A*A*A at Cambridge and A*AA at Oxbridge. What should I do?

I would say do math physics CS and further maths. Start off with further maths for the first few weeks and if you find it to be too much then drop it. Just remember to be realistic about dropping it, only drop it if you are failing tests badly i mean. Everyone will be different to how they would find 4 a levels but you cannot say what is your preference until you try it out yourself

I’m a student in year 11 and with college application deadlines nearing sooner than I would like them to, I need to make a decision on my A-level options quite soon. I’m starting to get anxious over choosing my A-level options. I plan to do something to do with computer science and/or engineering at university and I want to try to get interest Oxbridge or Imperial (in a perfect world). I currently get grade 99 in combined science and 9 in physics with a grade 7 in the maths mock but that was before we had covered most of the topics and I feel confident that in the next mock I can get a grade 8 and at least a grade 8 in the GCSE. I am in top set and also take further maths GCSE. I, like many people, used to hate maths. I loved it in primary school but when I went to secondary I fell behind and didn’t have any friends in my class so I felt insecure in my ability. Recently, I’ve begun to fall back in love with maths per say and I think I like it again now. Oxbridge Cambridge and Imperial all highly recommend further maths A-level for my chosen subjects, expecting you to have taken it if your school offers it. If I am correct I think I saw somewhere that 90% of applicants will have further maths. Regardless, with the way they recommend it and also because it will help me get through the course in general as my subjects are heavily maths based, I feel like it will increase my chances of getting in greatly and also help me in the long run. However, if I want to do computer science or engineering in the future (especially for engineering), I will need maths and physics. I also love physics and computer science in general. I also want to take computer science as I love the subject and although not required, it will definitely help me to continue with computing further down the line. I’ve already had to compromise with DT which I also love in order to make room for my other subjects. So further maths would be my fourth A-level but so many people have advised me against it, saying that having 3 strong A-level grades is better than 4 weak ones- which is true. This is worrying me and making me question whether i’ll be able to pull it off or if I’ll end up missing the grade requirements of A*A*A at Cambridge and A*AA at Oxbridge. What should I do?