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A Level Maths
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Withdean Wanderer
Banned
Well, it was only an AS level, but it's helped get me into Uni and it's been one of the more favourable things interviewers have looked at when i've been hunting for a placement (although easier, 'Maths' on the CV is obviously quite a big attraction in a fair few jobs i'm guessing).
Ultimately, you know what's best for you, and if you're willing to stick it out, or if there are better options out there.
johnhammond
Neither John, nor Hammond
Having done Double Maths at A-level, if you're struggling with coordinate geometry I would suggest choosing a different course as it only gets harder (although, also more interesting/useful which might take some of the pain away).
Jimmy Grimble
Well-known member
Did anyone on here do economics? has it helped? was it hard? Tomorrow's my last chance to change it and I'm really tempted.
Paxton Dazo
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- Mar 11, 2007
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Billy the Fish
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No need to write what I was going to after that. I gave up after a month, it is bastard difficult, if you don't think you'll manage get out now before you're too far behind in whatever subject you replace it with.
HseagullsH
NSC's tipster
Snoobs, if you are willing to work hard then yes keep it.
I got an A in GCSE but my friend only got a B.
Neither of us understood it for most of the year but with a lot of revision near the end we both did well.
My friend managed to get an A this year after only getting a B in gcse but he worked damn hard.
I still managed to get a B so yer i'd say keep it up
I got an A in GCSE but my friend only got a B.
Neither of us understood it for most of the year but with a lot of revision near the end we both did well.
My friend managed to get an A this year after only getting a B in gcse but he worked damn hard.
I still managed to get a B so yer i'd say keep it up
Withdean Wanderer
Banned
Yes.
I wouldn't say it's HARD, but you've got to put the work in, certainly.
I enjoyed it.
Jimmy Grimble
Well-known member
Do Tiling.
After I piss all over my A levels
HseagullsH
NSC's tipster
Do it. My biggest mistake was not doing it last year and I am now doing an extra year and taking economics this year lol
It is meant to be a little boring but after asking friends, it seems it is not too hard to get like a C grade and if you work hard then Bs and As are fairly doable.
Jimmy Grimble
Well-known member
Yes.
I wouldn't say it's HARD, but you've got to put the work in, certainly.
I enjoyed it.
I'll probably change it to something more written based.
Another quick question to anyone who went to college; did you do 4 AS levels in your first year of College, then continue 3 as A levels in the second year?
more written based? economics a level all you do is write...
At BHASVIC you tend to do 4 AS first year, then 3 A2s and 1 AS in second year.
Jimmy Grimble
Well-known member
Ahhh right, so you drop one of the AS's then? In that case could I not just do 3 AS's this year and continue the same 3 next year? That way I'd waltz my way through all of them and could earn myself some cash in a part time job.
you tend to drop an AS for second year. not sure, depends on your college I suppose, they might not be too keen on you taking less though...
HseagullsH
NSC's tipster
Yer you can do 3 but like in my case if you decide it is the wrong subject for you later on, you have no options. Should take 4 for atleast a third of the year then drop the one you most dislike.
Jimmy Grimble
Well-known member
It's my decision though is it not? So if I want to do the 3 that I am 100% confident I'll carry on into the second year it should be alright?
Marty McFly
Seagulls Over Canada
Lucky thing. I was there for two years and loved more or less every minute of it.
I did 4 AS levels in my first year. In my second year I dropped one AS level, continued the other three to A2 and also picked up a new AS level. So, first year was 4 AS and the second was 3 A2 and 1 new AS.
If you can't do a subject then definitely drop it, I wasted a year on a course I couldn't get the hang of.
HseagullsH
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Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!
Primary data is fact
I've just started after getting a B in GCSE, and tbh I don't have a clue what I'm doing. At the moment we are doing Co-ordinate geometry and I'm lost.
Did anyone else do it and can they tell me, is it only going to get harder, and can anyone comfort me by saying that they sat through lessons copying notes like it's another language - and ending up getting a decent grade or EVEN understanding it.
As a father whose kids have been through the GCSE/AS level transition and a company director (so a potential employer), I'd suggest that you don't make any hasty decisions and leave your options open as long as possible. Our A level set-up forces students to specialise far too early IMO so,unless it's real no hoper, then I'd see it through until next summer when the points for an AS level should help you get into university in 2010.