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A'levels crisis - DD wants to drop an AS but school says..

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NigellasGuest · 20/11/2013 10:13

.. that it means she won't get into uni and will have to go to a FE college. DD badly wants to go to Uni but is finding 4 subjects at AS too much and wants to drop French.
could it be that if she can't cope with 4 AS subjects then she's not university material anyway? I'm very confused plus upset because DD is so stressed Sad and overwhelmed..

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MirandaWest · 20/11/2013 10:26

How many subjects is she intending to take at A2?

ExcuseTypos · 20/11/2013 10:26

I'd also add that the majority of students find the change from GCSEs to AS levels quite a jump. They really have to work very hard.

ExcuseTypos · 20/11/2013 10:24

It's very normal for sixth formers to take 4 AS levels, then drop one at the beginning of A2s. In my DDs school, a few were allowed ot drop one AS level mid AS levels, but on the whole they were encouraged to finish all 4.

I can understand why the school are saying what they are, but it depends on what her 4AS levels are.

What subjects is she doing and what does she want to do at uni?