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A Level subjects - too essay based?

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Dancergirl · 28/09/2016 09:12

Dd is in Year 11 and has to choose her A Level Choices by February.

We had a very informative meeting at school recently where pupils and parents attended talks on the subjects they are interested in.

Dd is thinking of English Literature, History, Government and Politics and Psychology.

I'm just a bit worried about the amount of essay writing involved in these subjects but there isn't really anything else she wants to do. She did consider Spanish briefly but isn't really a natural linguist and not too keen.

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yeOldeTrout · 28/09/2016 19:32

Is that normal, they really HAVE to choose by Feb of yr11?

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Dancergirl · 28/09/2016 19:30

She would do 4 in Year 12, then choose to one AS at the end of that year, then continue with the other 3 for A Level.

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 28/09/2016 18:49

Does she need to do 4 or would she be ok with dropping to 3? a lot of colleges now strongly discourage 4.

t4nut · 28/09/2016 09:21

They are essay based, but if she chooses to go on to University anything she goes for will have a large written component so its good to get used to it.

Those are an extremely good fit as each will look for her to construct and present coherent arguments and analyse evidence. There will be a number of overlaps in contextual materials and theories.