r/sixthform

(Pre6, maths, further maths, economics, ?)

I've selected maths, further maths, economics, and my college insists I do a fourth if I want to get into oxbridge.

My current options are:

History (edexcel russian revolution, mao's china, war of roses)

English literature (dreaded ocr)

Psychology (aqa)

The thing is, doing psychology would make my options too stem focused, and realistically, as a fourth I want something I really enjoy (since I like the theory rather than actual studies and data.) I've heard horror stories about history and lit, but really how different is it from gcse?

Because I got 9's in both by revising the morning of the exams on the way to school (and from listening in lessons). I'd say my argumentative skills are the strongest, rather than total memorisation. Also, I struggle a bit with time management in exams.

I don't want something that distracts me from my main three options, as I only apply with those three grades (Should I consider chemistry lol or absolutely not?)

Before i get started my current A level selections are..
IT and Business studies

Im not sure if all schools are like this (forgive my ignorance) but my school has this thing where the subjects for A levels are in blocks, and essentially you can only pick one subject from each block, my plan was to pick sports studies and business together, however the two subjects are in the same block so i cant take them simultaneously, this has caught me off guard as i wasnt made aware of this fact until today (results day) and so now im in a situation where i am limited to my third subject option, I have considered accountancy, however maths simply isnt my strong suit, and also psychology however i didnt take that at GCSE level so im not sure how much that will affect my learning. Im not exactly sure what im asking for here lol, perhaps just some guidance or advice on what my next steps should be (side note i have no interest in going into uni after sixth form) any advice would be greatly appreciated.

(Edit, i know my A level selection may seem unorthodox, so feel free to judge 😭)

I’m not really happy with my gcse results as although I’ve passed everything I didn’t get the 6-6 in science and the 6 in math and lang to do the a levels I wanted. I’m contemplating missing year 12 to resit those specific gcses and hopefully reapplying next year with the next cohort. Not sure if I’m being stupid or not

Hi guys,
So my firm university offer was AAA, however would be reduced to AAB if I got an A in core maths. On results day I opened my results to see AAC, which left me really disappointed. However, miraculously my uni still let me in, I guess because I got an A in core maths so I was technically only 1 grade off the AAB requirement, however it was still a miracle and I believe I only barely made it.
I thought I’d be able to let the C (which was in maths btw) go considering I got into my firm, but it’s been really getting to me. I was predicted an A and it was only the first paper that let me down. I also just feel like a fraud since I don’t really deserve to have been accepted.
So yeah the point is that is it worth resitting just one A-Level? Just for peace of mind, and to become more competitive for internships/jobs. Also, I’m 8 marks off a B, so I’m not sure it’s worth requesting a remark but let me know if remarking would be the better option.

Thank you!

EDIT: I should’ve mentioned I’m doing a law degree. Will my grades affect my ability to get law internships to the point I should resit/request a remark?

My current school's 6th form enrolment is on results day and I want to keep it open as a backup. However the rest of the schools i have shown interest in begin or finalise their actual application process on that day. Not sure what to do as all 3 of the others are competitive 6th forms so simply getting grade requirements may not be enough to be sure of a place.

Hi guys. I just got my a level results. I got an A* in psychology, A biology, B chemistry. I have been predicted three A*s my entire sixth form so the B in chemistry was especially shocking. It has done a number on my self esteem and i’m wondering if i resit. I have a place at Nottingham to study pharmacology and in the future i’m looking to work either as a neuropharmacologist or in patent law. I’m wondering if I retake chemistry. I never considered myself a B student and am finding jt hard to get over. Will it make it easier for me to apply to internships in my field? Could I retake it alongside my first year in uni? is it worth me retaking it? I don’t want to be left behind by my friends and retake however I want to do what’s best for my career. I’m also wondering if Nottingham is the best uni. It’s really good for pharmacology but I’d like someone to confirm that. I don’t want to go to uni in london, or oxford or cambridge. I’ve already got my place at notts however I have been doubting myself and my decisions in the past few weeks. 

All in all. is my *AB ok or should I resit. 

Hi just got in alevel gonna start my college soon.I was thinking of starting head on so I want you guys to tell me which topical pastpaper and normal theory book are the best for Maths,Physics,Computerscience,chemistry.

I did olevel privately.I bougth the books and pastpapers (redspot) but they were so useless that they are just sitting in shelves( not talking about urdu isl pst) i am talking about phy,chem,eng,maths. I wasted my money buying such stuff.

I need peopl who already passed out from As level suggest me some reallllllllllllllyyyy useful books and pastpapers( I want to start preparing from now) i can buy for the subjects mentioned above.

Yeah guys if you also have some advice about how to ace the subject and how to save myself from the alevel trauma , please do share it with me. The situation going on with alevel studends ia kinda scaring me tbh🥹.

Thankyou for reading this whole.Have a great day. MAY ALLAH BLESS YOU❤️

Don’t know if this is right subreddit but I have 3A* predicted 2310 B2 ucat and 999988877 GSCES. where would be good for apply for Uni for medicine?

I am going into year 12 this September and I need help deciding if I should get a laptop or an ipad. I'm doing biology, maths and sociology. Laptops are much cheaper than ipads so I would be able to get it sooner than the ipad but I feel like the ipad would be able to help me do past papers and take notes more easier.

Thanks for any help provided

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The 4 was in mathematics. I'm in shock. Lse doesn't like students who resit for examinations hence I probably won't be doing that.

Please be brutally honest. Doing law from lse is my literal dream I can't believe that 4 is now jeaprodizing that.

I know it doesn't entirely make up for it but - I have the best super curriculars in my city atm and they have reasonable global and local impact. I'm going to start alevels soon but that 4 is haunting me and it hasn't even been 2 hours since the results came out.

Hello, im currently studying litreature and predicted an A, but if honestly do not enjoy the subject and about to go into year 13, i may switch to business but need to learn all the content in one year for that, is it worth it?

Apologies if this is unrelated to the sub in any way, i posted this in r/gcse and someone said to post it here

I want to do some sort of BTEC at a college, an extended diploma to be specific in cybersecurity, i saw a post earlier saying not to go college and to do a levels no matter what a levels they are and that at 25 he cant get a job with college because all they ask for is english and maths GCSE and A levels.

Im scared, overall i think i got 4s and 5s. My friend told me if i wanna go university i would roughly need a minimum of top grades Being DDD (distinctions)

Do any of you know if its true? That ill be finished if i go college? Or arleast very limited?

I have 60 pages of maths bridging work, they told us to do all of it, they said it's equivalent to two fortnights of sixth form hw.

Do you actually get 60 pages of homework every single fortnight??? (30 pages a week, just over 4 pages a day if you work on it every day)

AS results came in and I was pretty happy. I wanna break into investment banking but I’m fairly sure that my GCSE’s may have messed up any chance of me getting into a top uni. For reference I’m predicted A*- business studies, A- mathematics and an A in economics. My GCSE’s were 866555555 with an 8 in maths 6 in English literature and 6 in physics. I really didn’t take GCSE’s seriously at all and didn’t revise at all for them but I’m happy with the comeback at A level. Have no clue where to apply though with my GCSE’s especially if I want to break into banking. Anyone got any tips/recommendations?

if anyone has gotten a remark, let us know here when you get it back with your exam board and subject for all those also waiting! :)

I’m going into year 13 and all of this uni application stuff + a level revision is stressing me out. I’ve had a lot of on and off mental health issues and family issues going on throughout this year. I struggled to decide on a uni course for most of this year and kept changing my mind. as a result, i don’t really have any hugely relevant supercurriculars. I don’t think my that part of my application is going to be strong enough for the unis that i want to apply for.
I have maintained high grades in my subjects and have been putting in consistent effort at least. but that’s really it. i haven’t done that much else.
I’m feeling really lost, especially after seeing these insanely cracked people on here. i haven’t really gone out of my way that much to find good supercurricular opportunities either. I just can’t seem to handle all these other aspects of sixth form other than my a levels without becoming overwhelmed. recently, i’ve been feeling as though this might mean that i’m not cut out for engineering at a top uni.

I’ve been thinking of perhaps taking a gap year after a levels and applying to uni then, rather than now. is this a stupid idea? am i cooked? i haven’t brought this up to my parents yet.