Stupid to take an A-level I found hard at gcse?

I'm considering taking biology at alevel - the course looks interesting, plus I think it's a really great alevel to have, and keeps my options open - as I'm possibly looking at neuroscience for uni But... I found gcse biology hard, and overall, apart from the human biology topics, rather uninteresting - although it is likely this is becau...

Sixth form Minimum GCSE Grade needed to do well at A Level

Hi, in my school there are some Year 11's who feel that they really want to do A Kevel Maths next year. They work hard and I am in no doubt they they can do well if they put their minds to it at A Level. The only issue is, one is working at a B Grade at GCSE ant the other a C, meaning that their knowledge of trig/simultaneous equations et...

English A Level

I was thinking today about taking English Literature A Level. I had never really thought about it before but I found out today that we'd be studying The Great Gatsby, Arcadia and Hamlet. They sound really good and I know I'd enjoy it far more than Chemistry. How hard is English Lit, and what GCSE grade would you recommend I got if I wante...

How important are GCSE grades when applying?

I noticed that unis in the UK tend to be quite heavy on their GCSE requirements for entry into medicine. I was considering doing a bachelor of biomedicine before then specialising in medicine in Australia, but was just wondering how much importance is placed on GCSE grades there- is the focus more on A/AS level results? The reason I ask i...

CiDA Merit - GCSE ? Equiv

Hi, Quite a few jobs now require applicants to have 5 A-C's. I've got 3 A-C's GCSE (with a couple more Level 2/Level 3 C&G/Btec from college). I know that: AiDA awards 1 GCSE CiDA awards 2 GCSE DiDa awards 3 GCSE I achieved a CiDa "Merit" - what equivalent 2 GCSE's would this give me? Many Thanks Ash...

Secondary Music GCSE plagiarism?

Hey guys, I was just thinking about how hard it must be to prevent music plagiarism for GCSE compositions. Is there a programme that detects whether a piece of music has similarities to previously heard pieces of music, or is it simply based upon the teachers knowledge of what level you are at, and whether you are abviously exceeding that...

Should I take further maths (AS-Level)?

I am predicted A* in GCSE Edexcel Maths, and I was wondering whether AS Further Maths is right for me. I will be doing normal maths to A2, and Further Maths to AS. However, people have said FM is very VERY hard. Can i still manage Further maths even if i'm doing it only to AS Level , or is still that hard? (Also, is it true that AS-FM is...

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*NEED HELP* Are these A-Levels a good choice for me?

Ok so for A-Level I have chose: ~Maths: Got an A at GCSE ~History: Got an A at GCSE ~Physics: Got a B at GCSE ~Chemistry: Got an A at GCSE Are these good choices? Because I would like to go into a career in either chemical engineering or accountancy, are these subjects suitable for that?...

Sixth form taking a level maths but worried about GCSE Maths

I'm currently taking AS Maths and AS Stats, and hopefully I wish to carry this subject onto A2, but doing a lot of the AS material has made me realise my foundation for maths isnt very strong as my GCSE Maths grade says (I got an A). Most of what I learned at GCSE has slipped out through my head, probably because I didnt learn it properly...

Maths GCSE - Aftermath

Hello there guys. I was itching myself this particular question all day and thought i might need different opinions. I have done my maths exam for GCSE and obtained a A*. However i am being urged by my teachers and parents, that I should take further maths at A-level, which I am not sure of. Therefore I would like to know whether or not,...

Edexcel Spanish Listening GCSE 2013

I was wondering how everyone found the listening, i personally found the last question really hard on the travel agency but I didn't revise much. Hopefully it went better for everyone else!...

Will my grades get me into a good university such as Oxbridge?

Hi, I'm a GCSE student, and I was wondering that if what I get in my GCSE's would matter if I could get into a good university? For example, I like Oxbridge or the university of London, and in my GCSE's, I've predicted I would get; 5 A*'s, 1 A and 5 B's OR 4 A*'s, 1 A and 6 B's. The 2 A*'s would come from a Double Business BTEC course I a...

Other/Not applicable Taking physics as level

I was thinking about taking physics as level next year, after dropping one this year. I do maths, chemistry and biology,which i enjoy, and am hoping for 3as. I got an a in physics at gcse. However, would this be too much work as well as three other a levels? Is physics a good as level to take, and is it a big step up from gcse? Any advice...

I have 4 'real' gcse's, HELP ME PLEASE

Ive applied to do nursing at uni and I have an interview at London South Bank in April. On the requirements it says 260 UCAS points and 5 gcse's/equivalent (grade c) The A levels arent a problem, just the gcse's. I have a NCFE level 2 pass in Graphic Design National Certificate level 2 at Merit In ICT I have English lit and lang at grades...

Value your opinion on These A level subjects! :)

Hi! I've chosen to do math, further math,biology and psychology at A Level. I'm genuinely really interested on doing these subjects. However, I would like your opinions and any advice on these subjects if you have taken it. If it helps, I plan on working very hard for A Levels, including revising during the summer holiday because I want m...

CGP Revision guides for A-Level?

Hi there, this question is to anyone that sat GCSE papers (preferably science) and used CGP Revision guides and then took on the subject at A-Level. How helpful can the CGP books be for science A-Level? For me at GCSE the CGP books contained EVERYTHING you needed to know nothing more and nothing less, but is this the same for the A-Level...

GCSEs and A-Levels to be a nurse or doctor?

Hey, I want to become a doctor or nurse. I am in year 11 and are picking a-level options My Current GCSE's Are: English (Working at C/B) (Pre:C) Maths (Working at C/B) (Pre: D) Science Double Award (Working at B/A) (Pre:B) BTEC Level 2 (Completed D*D*D*D*) RE (Working at C/B) (Pre:C) Psychology (Working at C/B) (Pre:C) Electronics (Workin...

A level Hinduism?

Okay so I'm in year 11 and sat both Gcse Hinduism modules this may/june. I self taught myself the edexcel syllabus by using notes, books,past papers, older people with knowledge in Hinduism etc. I've heard you can also do A level Hinduism and I've heard from friends who attend classes at the mandir, that it's really hard :/ I so want to s...

Acceptance to Cambridge/LSE with OK GCSE/AS grades?

Hi guys, So I was wondering whether I have a good shot at being accepted to Cambridge/LSE with my GCSE and current AS Level grades (I only have my January 2013 results). GCSE: Mathematics A* English Language A* Core Science A* Additional Science A* Sociology A* English Literature A History A Statistics A ICT B AS Level: Mathematics (C1):...

Regarding copies of grade certificates.

Hi. A while back, I made several photo-copies of my GCSE and A-level certificates, should my hard copies get lost. Well, as my luck would have it, I have lost the aforementioned hard copies but still have my copies. I've a job interview coming up for Debenhams and was wondering whether I could bring the copies to it in place of the origin...

Should A level student get more support than GCSE students

Hi guys from my experience i had a lot more support when i was in gcse for example extra english lessons and maths. However doing my a levels i never had that support. I feel that it is more important to be given support at a level because it is much harder and is a gateway to uni andby giving support to these students they will be more s...

Sixth form A Level Geography next year

I'm thinking of doing a 3rd year at sixth form and taking AS & A2 Geography in 1 year. The exam board is Edexcel. Is A Level Geography hard? I did it at GCSE and quite enjoyed it, but I haven't done it for 2 years. Can anyone give me an idea on what it's like, what the modules are about, and if it's difficult? Thank you! :D...

3 or 4 subjects for AS?!

im in year 11, about to finish my GCSE's and im wanting to study physical geography at uni. but im stuck on what to take for A level for GCSE ive taken: english (lit+lang), maths, 3 sciences, P.E, geography, spanish and ICT. ive decided to do Biology (science im best at), geography and ICT for AS + A2 level. but most people do another sub...

Can I do a level physics.

Please help. In my school I do single award science gcse ( ocr science gcse ) and it's extremely easy, actually it's too easy and there's no challenge, I feel that it may have little or no value in helping me move onto a level physics which is what I really what I want to do. I fear that I have picked the wrong subject and might not be ab...

Access course

I'm looking to do an , however, many entry requirements for this are that you have to have at least a few years out of full time education atm I'm doing a BTEC Level 2 but I really don't think the course is for me. I only have three GCSE's which are English Language B, Maths a C and Humanities A* I know I could have done better in my GCSE...

New member! I need advice

Hi I am 20 and I plan to take a gcse course in English and maths(I didn't get gcse's due to a illness) I will be taking the course with Adult community learning hopefully. But if not i will take a distance learning course. if successful in the English and maths gcse course I plan to take a EDI diploma course in both criminology and psycho...

100 Doors X Walkthrough Level 11-20 Update

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Gcse retakes help!

Hi all, I retaked my gcse maths and in the summer of 2012 found out I got a grade C AGAIN! I wasn't far off a grade B. I took AQA Gcse Maths unit 3 in June 2012 however I want to retake the exam again in June 2013 hopeing to boost my overall grade to B. Is this possible as I really need Grade B in GCSE Maths ??...

do you have to put all grades on your cv?

I'm just writing my CV now, but I didn't get great grades at A-level (CCD) and AS level (C). I got good grades at GCSE (all A*-B), a 2.1 in my degree and am currently studying for my masters. I'm just wondering if it would look worse if I left my A level grades off because they would assume to worst? What would be best, I don't want my ba...

How is your science GCSE grade found?

Hi, just wondering how is our 2 final gcse science grades found? For each science is both isas used to find our grade or just our best isa from year 10 or 11 for each science?...

Are BTEC's worth 2 GCSE's?

For College I need 4 GCSE's. I'm doing 2 BTEC's - Science is 2 GCSE, Health and Social is 4 (but with the amount of work I've done it'll be only 2) So are these actually 2 GCSE's that will be okay for my 4 GCSE requirement?...

GCSE science dilema!

So I am going to be studying A-level physics, biology, chemistry and Mathematics. I got my A in maths for GCSE and now I got a B overall for Core science (10 marks off an A) i believe I can get an A but I would have to retake 2 GCSE's so it's like. If i want to retake my Chemistry 1 exam, I will have to do another exam exam like Physics 1...

Do GCSEs matter?!

Hi, I'm in Year 12 and last summer I got my GCSE results. They were pretty average since I didn't revise (3A* 6A 1B). However, for my AS levels I've been working really hard and I reckon I can get 4A's. I want to do medicine but I'm afraid Universities may reject me because of my GCSE grades despite everything else. Do they matter?...

AQA GCSE ENGLISH (foundation)

​Hey! I just wanted to know what overall level I might have got for my English Langauge GCSE, here are all the c.a, s+l and exam scores I got: 69/80 for the English Language exam 8/20 8/20 12/20 12/20 for controlled assessments (I did ridiculously bad in those, probably because I never knew how serious my English GCSE is.) 9/15 9/15 12/15...

Secondary futher maths gcse, FSMQ or start AS maths

My sister is currently in year 8 at the moment and doing well with maths. Her teachers have suggested, she could take her GCSE maths next year, so would have less to do in year 11.She also wants to study maths at a-level. She clearly will forget most or what she has learnt if she doesn't do any "real" maths for the next two years. We are...

No science GCSE's? At a disadvantage?

Sorry if this is too long! Hi, I got a D in the first GCSE exam in year 10 and we wasn't allowed to retake, so I was hoping to boost it up with the coursework but we wasn't even given the chance to finish the coursework because the head of science decided to put our class on the BTEC course. This was done without any parent consultation,...

Which GCSE's/A Levels/other qualification do you regret taking?

Are there any GCSE's or A Levels you really wish you hadn't taken, and why? Is it too hard, bad teacher, too coursework/exam-based, etc. :)...

How is A-Level Health and Social Care?

How is it? Is it hard? How hard is it to get a A? btw it's a GCE A-Level! NOT BTEC!!!!!...