A-Level options when you don’t like any subject
I picked maths, English literature and history for A-Levels and I already regret it.
Maybe it’s exam stress but I currently hate history even though I’ve loved it for years. I’m an emotional person and the A-Level topics at my school are kind of depressing and anywhere else is either boring or the same as my GCSE, teacher also scared me.
I’m terrified for A-Level English Literature and I know all A-Levels are bad but I just can’t comprehend how I’m going to go through that.
Maths is the only one I know I’m confident in picking and I know it’ll be hard which is why I want to persist with the other two.
I’m good at RE and enjoy it to an extent but because of timing we literally speed run through every topic. I feel like I might enjoy it more at A-Level but I don’t know if I’m saying that as I’m getting a good grade.
Economics is a new subject for me and to be honest I don’t really know or understand it but I might pick it. Although, the people who teach a level econ also teach gcse business which is currently looking really bad at the moment.
Maybe this is bad but Ive always wanted to pick A-level sociology but so many people picked it which made me annoyed. Apparently it’s not really a good subject for university.
Other than that I either hate or have no interest in the subject. And yes I’ve looked at course requirements for universities which did not help me whatsoever. Again this could be all due to the fact my GCSEs are getting closer
Maybe it’s exam stress but I currently hate history even though I’ve loved it for years. I’m an emotional person and the A-Level topics at my school are kind of depressing and anywhere else is either boring or the same as my GCSE, teacher also scared me.
I’m terrified for A-Level English Literature and I know all A-Levels are bad but I just can’t comprehend how I’m going to go through that.
Maths is the only one I know I’m confident in picking and I know it’ll be hard which is why I want to persist with the other two.
I’m good at RE and enjoy it to an extent but because of timing we literally speed run through every topic. I feel like I might enjoy it more at A-Level but I don’t know if I’m saying that as I’m getting a good grade.
Economics is a new subject for me and to be honest I don’t really know or understand it but I might pick it. Although, the people who teach a level econ also teach gcse business which is currently looking really bad at the moment.
Maybe this is bad but Ive always wanted to pick A-level sociology but so many people picked it which made me annoyed. Apparently it’s not really a good subject for university.
Other than that I either hate or have no interest in the subject. And yes I’ve looked at course requirements for universities which did not help me whatsoever. Again this could be all due to the fact my GCSEs are getting closer
Reply 1
Firstly, don't stress it! Gcse's are a pain and make it feel like the world is ending but you've got this 
On college subjects: my college allowed us to change our subjects into November depending on how we felt about them. The people I know that have taken RE have thoroughly enjoyed it and you should too if you liked the subject at gcse. Most people I know have two "uni" options and one "fun" one, my best advice is to go with what you enjoy and see what you can do with it at uni
Personally my college asked me what I wanted to do and I picked three courses at random that fortunately fit into a uni application buttt thats only if you're dead set on doing A levels, if you strongly dislike all subjects offered look into if there are any apprentices or BTECH's available - maybe they don't get the same glory as a levels but if its the difference between you being totally bored or not it might be worth a look, you can still get into most uni's with them depending on the course.
On the other hand it might just be the stress of gcse's making everything look like boring mush, don't let it bog you down, I hope you feel better about your choices
On college subjects: my college allowed us to change our subjects into November depending on how we felt about them. The people I know that have taken RE have thoroughly enjoyed it and you should too if you liked the subject at gcse. Most people I know have two "uni" options and one "fun" one, my best advice is to go with what you enjoy and see what you can do with it at uni
Personally my college asked me what I wanted to do and I picked three courses at random that fortunately fit into a uni application buttt thats only if you're dead set on doing A levels, if you strongly dislike all subjects offered look into if there are any apprentices or BTECH's available - maybe they don't get the same glory as a levels but if its the difference between you being totally bored or not it might be worth a look, you can still get into most uni's with them depending on the course.
On the other hand it might just be the stress of gcse's making everything look like boring mush, don't let it bog you down, I hope you feel better about your choices
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by ToomanyennyI picked maths, English literature and history for A-Levels and I already regret it.
Maybe it’s exam stress but I currently hate history even though I’ve loved it for years. I’m an emotional person and the A-Level topics at my school are kind of depressing and anywhere else is either boring or the same as my GCSE, teacher also scared me.
I’m terrified for A-Level English Literature and I know all A-Levels are bad but I just can’t comprehend how I’m going to go through that.
Maths is the only one I know I’m confident in picking and I know it’ll be hard which is why I want to persist with the other two.
I’m good at RE and enjoy it to an extent but because of timing we literally speed run through every topic. I feel like I might enjoy it more at A-Level but I don’t know if I’m saying that as I’m getting a good grade.
Economics is a new subject for me and to be honest I don’t really know or understand it but I might pick it. Although, the people who teach a level econ also teach gcse business which is currently looking really bad at the moment.
Maybe this is bad but Ive always wanted to pick A-level sociology but so many people picked it which made me annoyed. Apparently it’s not really a good subject for university.
Other than that I either hate or have no interest in the subject. And yes I’ve looked at course requirements for universities which did not help me whatsoever. Again this could be all due to the fact my GCSEs are getting closer
Maybe it’s exam stress but I currently hate history even though I’ve loved it for years. I’m an emotional person and the A-Level topics at my school are kind of depressing and anywhere else is either boring or the same as my GCSE, teacher also scared me.
I’m terrified for A-Level English Literature and I know all A-Levels are bad but I just can’t comprehend how I’m going to go through that.
Maths is the only one I know I’m confident in picking and I know it’ll be hard which is why I want to persist with the other two.
I’m good at RE and enjoy it to an extent but because of timing we literally speed run through every topic. I feel like I might enjoy it more at A-Level but I don’t know if I’m saying that as I’m getting a good grade.
Economics is a new subject for me and to be honest I don’t really know or understand it but I might pick it. Although, the people who teach a level econ also teach gcse business which is currently looking really bad at the moment.
Maybe this is bad but Ive always wanted to pick A-level sociology but so many people picked it which made me annoyed. Apparently it’s not really a good subject for university.
Other than that I either hate or have no interest in the subject. And yes I’ve looked at course requirements for universities which did not help me whatsoever. Again this could be all due to the fact my GCSEs are getting closer
Hi i’m in yr 13 doing maths sociology and biology
I originally started by taking maths media and economics and changed from media to biology two months into yr 12 but i think most schools do allow for subject changes so you can go to a few classes and if you don’t enjoy it you can pick something else , but i would highly recommend sociology it’s really interesting and not too hard and i would say for unis it doesn’t matter if you take it at a level as long as you have two ‘stronger’ subjects like maths for example .
But it all depends on if you want to go to uni because for most stem degrees they prefer at least two stem alevels but for other courses it doesn’t rlly matter .
Hope that could help a little.
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I currently do history, politics and economics and am in year 12. I remember when I was doing GCSEs and got really freaked out about history and thought it was a mistake picking it and I thought I didn’t well good enough in exams. I decided that if I got a better grade in history than English lit I’d keep it. I do the English and Russian revolution now and i thought I wouldn’t like it but I do. Remember you can always change subjects after a few year 12 lessons. If you pr not feeling it don’t spend too long contemplating dropping it and just do, otherwise your stuck with a subject you hate (made that mistake with economics).
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by ToomanyennyI picked maths, English literature and history for A-Levels and I already regret it.
Maybe it’s exam stress but I currently hate history even though I’ve loved it for years. I’m an emotional person and the A-Level topics at my school are kind of depressing and anywhere else is either boring or the same as my GCSE, teacher also scared me.
I’m terrified for A-Level English Literature and I know all A-Levels are bad but I just can’t comprehend how I’m going to go through that.
Maths is the only one I know I’m confident in picking and I know it’ll be hard which is why I want to persist with the other two.
I’m good at RE and enjoy it to an extent but because of timing we literally speed run through every topic. I feel like I might enjoy it more at A-Level but I don’t know if I’m saying that as I’m getting a good grade.
Economics is a new subject for me and to be honest I don’t really know or understand it but I might pick it. Although, the people who teach a level econ also teach gcse business which is currently looking really bad at the moment.
Maybe this is bad but Ive always wanted to pick A-level sociology but so many people picked it which made me annoyed. Apparently it’s not really a good subject for university.
Other than that I either hate or have no interest in the subject. And yes I’ve looked at course requirements for universities which did not help me whatsoever. Again this could be all due to the fact my GCSEs are getting closer
Maybe it’s exam stress but I currently hate history even though I’ve loved it for years. I’m an emotional person and the A-Level topics at my school are kind of depressing and anywhere else is either boring or the same as my GCSE, teacher also scared me.
I’m terrified for A-Level English Literature and I know all A-Levels are bad but I just can’t comprehend how I’m going to go through that.
Maths is the only one I know I’m confident in picking and I know it’ll be hard which is why I want to persist with the other two.
I’m good at RE and enjoy it to an extent but because of timing we literally speed run through every topic. I feel like I might enjoy it more at A-Level but I don’t know if I’m saying that as I’m getting a good grade.
Economics is a new subject for me and to be honest I don’t really know or understand it but I might pick it. Although, the people who teach a level econ also teach gcse business which is currently looking really bad at the moment.
Maybe this is bad but Ive always wanted to pick A-level sociology but so many people picked it which made me annoyed. Apparently it’s not really a good subject for university.
Other than that I either hate or have no interest in the subject. And yes I’ve looked at course requirements for universities which did not help me whatsoever. Again this could be all due to the fact my GCSEs are getting closer
If you enjoy maths, does your sixth form or college offer further maths?
Please don’t fret too much about subject choices as almost all sixth forms allow you to change your subjects around on results day, so you’ll have a better view of what you want to do (since you’ll no longer be under exam stress). Best of luck for GCSEs!
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by ToomanyennyI picked maths, English literature and history for A-Levels and I already regret it.
Maybe it’s exam stress but I currently hate history even though I’ve loved it for years. I’m an emotional person and the A-Level topics at my school are kind of depressing and anywhere else is either boring or the same as my GCSE, teacher also scared me.
I’m terrified for A-Level English Literature and I know all A-Levels are bad but I just can’t comprehend how I’m going to go through that.
Maths is the only one I know I’m confident in picking and I know it’ll be hard which is why I want to persist with the other two.
I’m good at RE and enjoy it to an extent but because of timing we literally speed run through every topic. I feel like I might enjoy it more at A-Level but I don’t know if I’m saying that as I’m getting a good grade.
Economics is a new subject for me and to be honest I don’t really know or understand it but I might pick it. Although, the people who teach a level econ also teach gcse business which is currently looking really bad at the moment.
Maybe this is bad but Ive always wanted to pick A-level sociology but so many people picked it which made me annoyed. Apparently it’s not really a good subject for university.
Other than that I either hate or have no interest in the subject. And yes I’ve looked at course requirements for universities which did not help me whatsoever. Again this could be all due to the fact my GCSEs are getting closer
Maybe it’s exam stress but I currently hate history even though I’ve loved it for years. I’m an emotional person and the A-Level topics at my school are kind of depressing and anywhere else is either boring or the same as my GCSE, teacher also scared me.
I’m terrified for A-Level English Literature and I know all A-Levels are bad but I just can’t comprehend how I’m going to go through that.
Maths is the only one I know I’m confident in picking and I know it’ll be hard which is why I want to persist with the other two.
I’m good at RE and enjoy it to an extent but because of timing we literally speed run through every topic. I feel like I might enjoy it more at A-Level but I don’t know if I’m saying that as I’m getting a good grade.
Economics is a new subject for me and to be honest I don’t really know or understand it but I might pick it. Although, the people who teach a level econ also teach gcse business which is currently looking really bad at the moment.
Maybe this is bad but Ive always wanted to pick A-level sociology but so many people picked it which made me annoyed. Apparently it’s not really a good subject for university.
Other than that I either hate or have no interest in the subject. And yes I’ve looked at course requirements for universities which did not help me whatsoever. Again this could be all due to the fact my GCSEs are getting closer
I did sociology at both GCSE and A-level and loved it. It is in fact a good subject for uni and unis do accept it.
If you like RE, then that may be worth taking.
Look through the a-level syllabus for the subjects to see what you will be studying etc to see if that helps.
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by ToomanyennyI picked maths, English literature and history for A-Levels and I already regret it.
Maybe it’s exam stress but I currently hate history even though I’ve loved it for years. I’m an emotional person and the A-Level topics at my school are kind of depressing and anywhere else is either boring or the same as my GCSE, teacher also scared me.
I’m terrified for A-Level English Literature and I know all A-Levels are bad but I just can’t comprehend how I’m going to go through that.
Maths is the only one I know I’m confident in picking and I know it’ll be hard which is why I want to persist with the other two.
I’m good at RE and enjoy it to an extent but because of timing we literally speed run through every topic. I feel like I might enjoy it more at A-Level but I don’t know if I’m saying that as I’m getting a good grade.
Economics is a new subject for me and to be honest I don’t really know or understand it but I might pick it. Although, the people who teach a level econ also teach gcse business which is currently looking really bad at the moment.
Maybe this is bad but Ive always wanted to pick A-level sociology but so many people picked it which made me annoyed. Apparently it’s not really a good subject for university.
Other than that I either hate or have no interest in the subject. And yes I’ve looked at course requirements for universities which did not help me whatsoever. Again this could be all due to the fact my GCSEs are getting closer
Maybe it’s exam stress but I currently hate history even though I’ve loved it for years. I’m an emotional person and the A-Level topics at my school are kind of depressing and anywhere else is either boring or the same as my GCSE, teacher also scared me.
I’m terrified for A-Level English Literature and I know all A-Levels are bad but I just can’t comprehend how I’m going to go through that.
Maths is the only one I know I’m confident in picking and I know it’ll be hard which is why I want to persist with the other two.
I’m good at RE and enjoy it to an extent but because of timing we literally speed run through every topic. I feel like I might enjoy it more at A-Level but I don’t know if I’m saying that as I’m getting a good grade.
Economics is a new subject for me and to be honest I don’t really know or understand it but I might pick it. Although, the people who teach a level econ also teach gcse business which is currently looking really bad at the moment.
Maybe this is bad but Ive always wanted to pick A-level sociology but so many people picked it which made me annoyed. Apparently it’s not really a good subject for university.
Other than that I either hate or have no interest in the subject. And yes I’ve looked at course requirements for universities which did not help me whatsoever. Again this could be all due to the fact my GCSEs are getting closer
History a level is hard - very time consuming to revise for due to the depth and breadth of content. I personally regret picking it but I know others have loved it. Give it a go and see how you feel. I originally started with four subjects (psychology) but dropped it after six weeks which is quite common for many sixth forms. I would suggest picking four and then dropping one if you dislike one subject (and then taking on the epq if that is available).
Maths a level is tricky too. If you have studied further maths gcse, year 1 calculus and trig should be quite simple but the year 2 content is harder. Also another thing is that there’s applied maths meaning there’s a portion of maths related to physics (moments, pulleys, projectiles, forces). It’s a very good subject however for keeping your options open if you don’t know what exactly you want to do at uni.
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Look into Economics, Politics, Psychology, Further maths, Computer science. these all compliment maths really well.
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by caichalLook into Economics, Politics, Psychology, Further maths, Computer science. these all compliment maths really well.
Do you not need GCSE computer science to do it for A-Level?
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by ToomanyennyDo you not need GCSE computer science to do it for A-Level?
No, you’d just need to get a certain grade in Maths, probably a 6 or 7 depending on the school. My friend takes Computer Science A Level and she never did the GCSE, she just had to put in a bit more effort during the beginning of the course. For context, she got a 7 in GCSE Maths and also takes Maths A level.
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