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how cooked am i for a levels on a scale of 1-10?

I picked English Lit, Media BTEC, French & Theology for my a level options. I've already accepted that I'm gonna be homeless but I'm actually kinda good at these subjects except for media cause I don't do it. Last year for Y10 mocks, I got 7s in English and French, 8 in RE(but I don't really need it) and a 6 in history so I think I'm fine with actually doing them. But everyone I know says that I shouldn't pick 4 or that I should pick film instead of media and I should do music since I did it for GCSE. So how hard is theology and french because they're the only ones I'm really worried about. People say that they're both nothing like GCSE so should I do both knowing that I might struggle?

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by outofdesire
I picked English Lit, Media BTEC, French & Theology for my a level options. I've already accepted that I'm gonna be homeless but I'm actually kinda good at these subjects except for media cause I don't do it. Last year for Y10 mocks, I got 7s in English and French, 8 in RE(but I don't really need it) and a 6 in history so I think I'm fine with actually doing them. But everyone I know says that I shouldn't pick 4 or that I should pick film instead of media and I should do music since I did it for GCSE. So how hard is theology and french because they're the only ones I'm really worried about. People say that they're both nothing like GCSE so should I do both knowing that I might struggle?


I did theology for my 4th A-Level and I can say that it is very different from GCSE, but I think that if you enjoy essay writing and are able to take in heavy content well then you should be able to adapt to it (As you do history you should be okay).
Although obviously syllabus’s will be different, mine was very filled and quite complicated to understand - you’ll need to dedicate a lot of time to it if you struggle.

I will say though that I wouldn’t recommended picking it as a 4th throw away option, and only do it if you have a somewhat interest or passion for it (as this’ll help with studying the subject). 😊

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