DD will be taking her GCSEs in under a month and we are in two minds whether to suggest she drops Eng Lit.
In her February mocks she got 9s in everything except English Literature. A couple of the 9s (including Eng Lang) were a bit borderline. However in Literature, she got a 5! She's hated English since she was little. She's a scientist to the core and cannot see the point of analysing poetry. In fairness, the 5 was a bit unexpected - she usually gets more like a 7, even an 8 on a good day, but we are worried that a rogue 5 or 6 on her CV could put paid to some of the most selective universities (Oxbridge, Imperial, Durham etc).
She's currently taking 10 subjects. Should she stick with the Eng Lit, bust a gut for an 8, but potentially neglect other subjects in doing so, and risk a couple of them also dropping to an 8? Or should she drop it, and focus on getting 9s in the remaining 9?
There's a bit of me thinking it's a completely pointless GCSE for her (almost certainly going to to study STEM at University) but on the other hand, I don't want her to learn that you should just avoid things that are hard.
Please advise!