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Advice for DS15 A level choices please.....

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BaconAndAvocado · 14/10/2022 12:55

DS is in Year 11 and already the Sixth form is beckoning. The school he attends only offers the IB which, having received advice on MN and attending a parent’s meeting, I feel would be too intense for him.
So we’re probably looking at A levels at the other local grammar. (Obviously if he gets the requisite GCSE grades 🤨)
Would love some advice on which 3 might work for him and not limit him if he suddenly decides what he wants to do!

Like most of his peers, he doesn’t know what he wants to do!
He once made a reference to a job in Computing but what that was I don’t know and he hasn’t mentioned it since.
He’s good at Maths, the Sciences, Computer Science. He opted for History and he seems to enjoy talking about it with his Grandad.
Which A levels do you think would suit him?
I’ve told him they need to be the ones he enjoys.....not sure he overly enjoys any subject at school! And ones he’s good at now??

When I ask him which ones he’d like to do he always mumbles, I don’t know and then won’t discuss it further.
He’s generally monosyllabic at the moment.

Any advice welcomed.
tia

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titchy · 14/10/2022 14:20

Maths and History then. Plus one or two others. But he needs to get his skates on. In many areas sixth form applications have to be made by October of year 11.

BaconAndAvocado · 14/10/2022 13:42

Thanks VanCleefArpels
That definitely makes sense.
He hasn’t actually expressed a strong desire to go to Uni but I’m hoping he will.

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VanCleefArpels · 14/10/2022 13:00

Best advice assuming no specific A level required for possible Uni course is to do the A levels he is likely to get the best grades in. This opens more doors in terms of Uni choices.