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A level choices

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Blubell46 · 19/08/2021 14:30

Hi my ds has chosen biology, maths , chemistry and computing for his A levels. He is now thinking of swapping out computing for physics. Since he is thinking about pursuing a career in engineering.

He loves biology and chemistry at gcse and am wandering if this would be the same love at A level. Since I heard Chemistry is really hard.

It is compulsory to take 4 A levels in his school.

If any of your children have taken these A levels please can I ask your opinion on these A levels before he requests to swap one of them out.

Thank you for your advice in advance.

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Blubell46 · 19/08/2021 15:13

@UserStillatLarge thank you . He got 8 in maths and 9 in biology, chemistry and computing.

He got an 8 in physics.

I do think it is hard and personally I prefer 3 subjects...I am keeping quiet but am hoping he will be able to drop on after the first year.

I can imagine it is a step up and am slight concerned it is too much

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UserStillatLarge · 19/08/2021 14:55

What GCSE results did he get? I would suggest I'd hope for at least 7s. I think those are all hard subjects and studying 4 is a big ask. Though I guess the school's insistence on 4 suggests it's a very selective school.

My DS is taking physics and maths A Level. He's not finding as much overlap as he'd hoped and is struggling to understand the concepts. It's a big step up from GCSE. He would have preferred to do computing (but it wasn't offered) - so I think there is an element of if your son enjoys the subject he may do well.