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Is it possible to drop half of GCSE double science? (WjeC)

Is it possible to drop 1 GCSE IN DOUBLE SCIENCE? (WJEC)
Right so I HATE Science, like just no thanks it's painful and I really DON'T enjoy it...
I have my second set of papers this summer and I REALLY want to drop out Like I'm prettynsure I am FAILLING
So I did the first 3 papers last year in y10- and I worked my ******* but if for HOURS so get a passing grade, despite me studying those topics for years... Now I have to do another 3 exams for the 2nd GCSE and I've only just started the topics THIS YEAR. Last year I only had t4 exams to revise for the summer (3 science and English literature unit 2) I have so many more GCSES this year as it is Y11 so like what is the point in stressing my self out... I already have 1 in science that is enough... Right???
If I continue with the 2nd GCSE in science I will Finish with 11 GCSEs & 1 BETC (equivalent to 12 GCSE) So like 1 less isn't going to effect me. NO Jobs ask for science grades unless itdoingscience-based job ( which I'm not doing)
I could drop it and focus on improving some other subject which I NEED for the future and to get my A-level options...
What the **** do I do?? (I do have diagnosis and on waiting list for the tism- soo....)
Is it Reasonable to drop?
Original post by Gwill.
Is it possible to drop 1 GCSE IN DOUBLE SCIENCE? (WJEC)
Right so I HATE Science, like just no thanks it's painful and I really DON'T enjoy it...
I have my second set of papers this summer and I REALLY want to drop out Like I'm prettynsure I am FAILLING
So I did the first 3 papers last year in y10- and I worked my ******* but if for HOURS so get a passing grade, despite me studying those topics for years... Now I have to do another 3 exams for the 2nd GCSE and I've only just started the topics THIS YEAR. Last year I only had t4 exams to revise for the summer (3 science and English literature unit 2) I have so many more GCSES this year as it is Y11 so like what is the point in stressing my self out... I already have 1 in science that is enough... Right???
If I continue with the 2nd GCSE in science I will Finish with 11 GCSEs & 1 BETC (equivalent to 12 GCSE) So like 1 less isn't going to effect me. NO Jobs ask for science grades unless itdoingscience-based job ( which I'm not doing)
I could drop it and focus on improving some other subject which I NEED for the future and to get my A-level options...
What the **** do I do?? (I do have diagnosis and on waiting list for the tism- soo....)
Is it Reasonable to drop?

The WJEC GCSE in Science (Double Award) is a single qualification. You can't just do half-the papers and get half the qualification. It's not two GCSEs - its a single qualification which is the the size of two GCSEs. They allow you to take the papers for this single qualification across two years if you wish, but that doesn't make it two separate qualifications. If you didn't bother with the second set of papers, then your entire grade for the qualification would be based solely on the marks you attained for the first set of papers. This is likely to result on a very poor overall grade.

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