Doing 4 a levels

[Lunchonawagon]

Dd currently doing 4 a levels- history, maths, biology and chemistry which she started with the premise of doing maths to AS and then sticking with the others for A2. However, she’s now saying that she really loves all her subjects and wants to opt out of the maths AS exam to do the full a level (have to let the school know), saying that she doesn’t want to stop doing maths and also that she’s much more likely to get a place on her chosen degree (medicine) with maths. My concern though is that she will have much more work than her peers, who’ll be sitting the same exams having had more time to prepare, with less free periods (5 hours a week less) to study in. Am I underestimating her or am I right to be concerned about her mental health and grades next year?

Do listen to @khalessi71, he OBVIOUSLY knows the answer to your question, and I looked after loads of students in the sixth form and the situation was exactly the same for them. Only do what is necessary to get into medical school, i.e. the 3 they ask for, and spend any spare time doing the other stuff he/she mentioned. Medical schools, as other RG universities, are looking for far more than the number of A-levels and the grades, although they do expect top grades in the three they take. This is how Public Schools score over state schools. There is far more to getting into unis than the number and grades of A-levels. Anti-spam rules prevent me from telling you more.