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A-Level Spanish as a fourth A-Level

Hi all!

Basically, would taking Spanish A-Level alongside Biology, Chemistry, and Geography be manageable in terms of content.
(For context, I managed to achieved 999998888 in my mocks, with 2 of the 8's likely to push into the 9 by June)
Many have said Spanish A-Level is 'easy', others say quite the opposite, so just want to collect all the answers in one forum.
Any comments, on those taking 3-A Levels plus a language A Level, or anyone who has anything to contribute, would be STRONGLY appreciated!

(edited 2 months ago)

Reply 1

sdfj

Original post by 20aneely123

Hi all!
Basically, would taking Spanish A-Level alongside Biology, Chemistry, and Geography be manageable in terms of content.
(For context, I managed to achieved 999998888 in my mocks, with 2 of the 8's likely to push into the 9 by June)
Many have said Spanish A-Level is 'easy', others say quite the opposite, so just want to collect all the answers in one forum.
Any comments, on those taking 3-A Levels plus a language A Level, or anyone who has anything to contribute, would be STRONGLY appreciated!

With those mock grades, you’ll probably be ok with the workload (coming from someone that does 4 A-Levels - it won’t be easy, but at least manageable) - however, it’s worth considering that you might not need the extra unrelated A-Level for post-18 education (ie university). Often, it’s just better/easier to concentrate on 3 A-Levels and immerse yourself in supercurriculars.

If you do take Spanish, only do it for the love of learning, instead of trying to get a competitive edge by going an extra A-Level.

Just my two cents! :dontknow:

Reply 2

hmn123

Original post by 20aneely123

Hi all!
Basically, would taking Spanish A-Level alongside Biology, Chemistry, and Geography be manageable in terms of content.
(For context, I managed to achieved 999998888 in my mocks, with 2 of the 8's likely to push into the 9 by June)
Many have said Spanish A-Level is 'easy', others say quite the opposite, so just want to collect all the answers in one forum.
Any comments, on those taking 3-A Levels plus a language A Level, or anyone who has anything to contribute, would be STRONGLY appreciated!

Hi! I don't do Spanish however I do French A-Level. I also don't do 4 subjects, I just do Biology, Chemistry and French. I got grade 9 at GCSE for French and I enjoyed it a lot hence why I picked it for A-Level but my opinion has changed a lot for it now. I would advise not to pick it unless you are genuinely passionate for Spanish or you are a native speaker as I have found doing an A-Level language is extremely time consuming and the jump between GCSE and A-Level is quite big. You are expected to immerse yourself into the culture as much as you can since you are learning a whole new language, which can be quite hard to manage with 2-3 other A-Levels to keep up with. So, overall I would say take it if you are extremely passionate for the subject, other than that don't.

Reply 3

OwenWa

Original post by 20aneely123

Hi all!
Basically, would taking Spanish A-Level alongside Biology, Chemistry, and Geography be manageable in terms of content.
(For context, I managed to achieved 999998888 in my mocks, with 2 of the 8's likely to push into the 9 by June)
Many have said Spanish A-Level is 'easy', others say quite the opposite, so just want to collect all the answers in one forum.
Any comments, on those taking 3-A Levels plus a language A Level, or anyone who has anything to contribute, would be STRONGLY appreciated!

I am only in y12 so my opinion might not be as impactful as a y13's, but I take 4 A-levels, two of which are languages, and am finding that the jump from GCSE french is fine. My languages are Russian and French, and I take English and RE as well. While I can't offer specifics about your stem subjects I find that french is definitely one of the subjects I find that I receive the least homework from, and learning facts and statistics for speaking exams shouldn't be tricky if you treat it just like how you would remembering any other content for another subject. Do remember that it will be partially literature based though as you usually study a book and a film during the course, so consider whether that is something you'd enjoy xx 😋

Reply 4

eagleflight

Original post by 20aneely123

Hi all!
Basically, would taking Spanish A-Level alongside Biology, Chemistry, and Geography be manageable in terms of content.
(For context, I managed to achieved 999998888 in my mocks, with 2 of the 8's likely to push into the 9 by June)
Many have said Spanish A-Level is 'easy', others say quite the opposite, so just want to collect all the answers in one forum.
Any comments, on those taking 3-A Levels plus a language A Level, or anyone who has anything to contribute, would be STRONGLY appreciated!

Are you a fluent Spanish speaker?

I'm a Year 13 and take Biology, Chemistry, Geography, and French. I find it manageable, but I'm a native French speaker so that gives me a bit of an edge in French. I also have similar GCSE results to your predicted (I got ten 9s and an 8).
Language A Levels are a big step up from GCSE. I took A Level French to learn more about Francophone culture and improve my French writing skills. Part of language A Levels is like doing English Literature GCSE but in another language - we study a book and a film, and have to write essays on them for one of the A Level papers. Language A Levels are definitely not "easy" - out of my A Levels I'd say Geography is probably the "easiest" and the one I could make up on the spot in an exam and still get a fairly alright grade.
If you take the 4 subjects, you might end up dropping one after Year 12.

Reply 5

Emma:-)

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Original post by 20aneely123

Hi all!
Basically, would taking Spanish A-Level alongside Biology, Chemistry, and Geography be manageable in terms of content.
(For context, I managed to achieved 999998888 in my mocks, with 2 of the 8's likely to push into the 9 by June)
Many have said Spanish A-Level is 'easy', others say quite the opposite, so just want to collect all the answers in one forum.
Any comments, on those taking 3-A Levels plus a language A Level, or anyone who has anything to contribute, would be STRONGLY appreciated!