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Further maths A level

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choirmumoftwo · 28/11/2018 00:03

DD is in year 12 taking maths, physics and chemistry and working at A*/A standard in all three. She was dissuaded from taking further maths despite an A at GCSE for reasons we've never fully grasped but went along with as it wasn't essential for her future plans.
She's really enjoying her maths course and is now leaning towards taking it at degree level but of course the lack of further maths would then be a problem. School have indicated that it's too late in the day for her to add it to her timetable without huge upheaval. Is it totally unrealistic to think she could self study the syllabus (obviously with our help and support) and sit the A level as an external candidate? She'd clearly have some catching up to do but are we silly to even be thinking about it?

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Oratory1 · 28/11/2018 10:55

Even if it’s too much to actually sit the exam could she self study some of the course so she is not disadvantaged at uni. Unless fm is required by the uni (and you can check admissions requirements now) much of the advantage comes from studying the material which she could do without the time required for revision and sitting the exam.

jeanne16 · 28/11/2018 09:26

Agree with Needmoresleep. Your DD should be able to do an AS in FM in Y13. Ask the school if they will timetable this.

Needmoresleep · 28/11/2018 09:10

Check whether AS FM is still offered. DS was on a degree course where FM was seen as "desirable" and quite a lot of his peers had self studied as far as the AS. If the whole A level is too tough a target this might be a useful half way house.

With the change in A levels not as many degree courses will require FM, so it is worth checking. However for the more academic courses, FM will be a huge help as adjusting to University teaching alone is tough enough.

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