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Chemistry A Level - how much harder than GCSE?

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frace · 05/04/2017 15:07

My daughter's teacher has put her off continuing with Chemistry to A Level - saying it's a huge step up, and you'd have to have an A* equivalent at GCSE to even think about it. Any experience of this? Thanks!

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teta · 05/04/2017 15:28

Definitely.Dd got all a's at Science gcse's.Chemistry A level is harder than Maths and is much tougher than Biology.I really wouldn't do it unless you have an A at gcse.

Tobolsk · 05/04/2017 15:13

Much, DH got a B at GCSE, at ALevel he got a E.

However he works in a chemistry related job in the nuclear industry so hasn't limited him