Should I continue with 4 alevels or drop one?
Hiya I’m in year 12 and we’ve just done our exams that heavily influence our predicted grades.
Although we haven’t got our official predicted grades, some teachers have told us what we will be predicted. I have A* chemistry A* economics and an A in physics for sure as these were my exam grades and have been told we will not be predicted lower. I was on an A in maths and halfway between the grade boundary for an A* (I was also ill during my maths exam which the teachers are aware of so am hoping for an A/A* predication). So minimum prediction is A*A*AA
I don’t know whether to carry on with all four into year 13 or to drop one? I think I want to study economics in some form at a fairly competitive university. Please help!!!! I really enjoy all four and have definitely learnt from these exams that I need to start much earlier as I was cramming night before.
Thank you!!!
Although we haven’t got our official predicted grades, some teachers have told us what we will be predicted. I have A* chemistry A* economics and an A in physics for sure as these were my exam grades and have been told we will not be predicted lower. I was on an A in maths and halfway between the grade boundary for an A* (I was also ill during my maths exam which the teachers are aware of so am hoping for an A/A* predication). So minimum prediction is A*A*AA
I don’t know whether to carry on with all four into year 13 or to drop one? I think I want to study economics in some form at a fairly competitive university. Please help!!!! I really enjoy all four and have definitely learnt from these exams that I need to start much earlier as I was cramming night before.
Thank you!!!
Reply 1
no uni requires 4 a levels and competitive ones stress that they say they don't favour students with 4, if you're getting on fine then sure no need to drop one the work loads likely to pick up significantly in year 13 it might be worth dropping 1 to ensure u have enough time to get top grades in 3. If you want to do economics keep maths and economics and drop physics or chem depending on what you enjoy most or what you're best at!
Reply 2
If you want to study at a competitive university, I would recommend dropping an A-level and taking an EPQ in your second year instead. (You CAN do 4 A-levels and an EPQ in theory, but you won't have any time for anything else!!!!) EPQ stands for Extended Project Qualification, and you either write an essay or do something else (if you take a STEM EQP, I didn't so I don't remember what it is lol, ask your teacher) and do well in it, you can get reduced offers for uni, which can be a big boost no matter what grades you get 🙂 Hope this helps!
Reply 3
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by elliott183724no uni requires 4 a levels and competitive ones stress that they say they don't favour students with 4, if you're getting on fine then sure no need to drop one the work loads likely to pick up significantly in year 13 it might be worth dropping 1 to ensure u have enough time to get top grades in 3. If you want to do economics keep maths and economics and drop physics or chem depending on what you enjoy most or what you're best at!
Yes that's good advice as well 😆 we seem to have crossed
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by EdwinDeRozarieuxIf you want to study at a competitive university, I would recommend dropping an A-level and taking an EPQ in your second year instead. (You CAN do 4 A-levels and an EPQ in theory, but you won't have any time for anything else!!!!) EPQ stands for Extended Project Qualification, and you either write an essay or do something else (if you take a STEM EQP, I didn't so I don't remember what it is lol, ask your teacher) and do well in it, you can get reduced offers for uni, which can be a big boost no matter what grades you get 🙂 Hope this helps!
second this actually, I study in Wales and forgot about EPQ its always a good thing to mention in your statement if you make it relevant to ur subject too
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by EdwinDeRozarieuxYes that's good advice as well 😆 we seem to have crossed
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by elliott183724second this actually, I study in Wales and forgot about EPQ its always a good thing to mention in your statement if you make it relevant to ur subject too
Or if you do it anyway, even if it's not related to your subject it still shows you can take the initiative and work on stuff under your own steam
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Iszy Pag
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by EdwinDeRozarieuxIf you want to study at a competitive university, I would recommend dropping an A-level and taking an EPQ in your second year instead. (You CAN do 4 A-levels and an EPQ in theory, but you won't have any time for anything else!!!!) EPQ stands for Extended Project Qualification, and you either write an essay or do something else (if you take a STEM EQP, I didn't so I don't remember what it is lol, ask your teacher) and do well in it, you can get reduced offers for uni, which can be a big boost no matter what grades you get 🙂 Hope this helps!
Hiya, thanks for the advice! I'm actually doing an EPQ on speculative bubbles in cryptocurrencies ... hoping for an A. I've now relalised its not super related to straight econ at uni or land economy which an considering but hope it will still be good to have and mention.
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by Iszy PagHiya, thanks for the advice! I'm actually doing an EPQ on speculative bubbles in cryptocurrencies ... hoping for an A. I've now relalised its not super related to straight econ at uni or land economy which an considering but hope it will still be good to have and mention.
Good thinking
It doesn't matter so much what you do for your EPQ, it's that you did it and (hopefully :>) did it well that counts. Good luck!!!Quick Reply
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