Another options one I'm afraid! DS1 is yr 9 and in the midst of choosing options. For background, he is a bright student who will hopefully be aiming for Russell Group etc universities but has no idea what he wants to do! He does currently think he will go down a Maths/Sciences A level route.
He's been doing an MFL since yr 7, doesn't particularly enjoy it, although accepts it would be useful, and his class has had some unfortunate breaks in teaching so they're not in the best position generally. His last set of grades suggested he's on track for a 6, possibly a 7 if he works hard. If he dropped the MFL he would probably pick up a second humanity e.g. history where he's likely to get at least an 8. Anyone know whether it would be better to have a language at a possibly lower grade, or to have that gap with no MFL but a higher grade in another subject?!
Also, DS only has one completely "free" option for which he's trying to decide between Business Studies and Computer Science. I know very little about either and wondering which would be more highly regarded or more useful, or does it not really matter?!
His other GCSEs will be: English Lang + Lit, Maths, Triple Science, Geography, RS, and PE.
Would appreciate any thoughts 