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Coxy 2711

22nd October 2007, 14:58

anybody else just startred a.s studies or a level studies? if so how are you coping? im finding them solid, although i am doing some tough subjects i suppose

Andy

22nd October 2007, 15:00

Politics (AS)
English Language
Cisco

Very hard though Politics is quite easy at the moment.

eek-a-mouse

22nd October 2007, 15:11

A levels are for wimps..!!

Kelly_Owls

22nd October 2007, 15:12

A2 English Language = very time consuming with the coursework.
A2 Sociology = concepts are a lot harder to grasp. Still not 100% sure on Weber's work and the Phenomenologist approach to religion and generally.
Critical thinking = Easy but boring.

bcfc4life

22nd October 2007, 15:12

im doing A2 at the moment, doing Psychology, Law and Geography. AS is alot easier than A2 believe me :(

looking forward to the january exams then people?

:notfunny

Kelly_Owls

22nd October 2007, 15:13

im doing A2 at the moment, doing Psychology, Law and Geography. AS is alot easier than A2 believe me :(

looking forward to the january exams then people? :D
I've got a couple of resits.

In my AS Eng I got 2 As and a D, so i'm retaking the D and I got an A, B and D in Sociology so i'm redoing the D.

bcfc4life

22nd October 2007, 15:15

I've got a couple of resits.

In my AS Eng I got 2 As and a D, so i'm retaking the D and I got an A, B and D in Sociology so i'm redoing the D.

couldnt be arsed doing resits, looking back i probably could have done one in law and geography, where i got a low C on 1 paper and the other 2 i got A's, ahh well. im happy enough with just the 2 exams this january.

Coxy 2711

22nd October 2007, 15:49

im doing A2 at the moment, doing Psychology, Law and Geography. AS is alot easier than A2 believe me :(

looking forward to the january exams then people?

:notfunny

ye, cant wait till next year then:cry: and ye cant wait:(

bcfc4life

22nd October 2007, 15:55

ye, cant wait till next year then:cry: and ye cant wait:(

haha, dont worry about it too much, the gap between GCSE and AS level is bigger than expected, i dont no about you but i felt like my school just cared about getting as many students in as possible, hence making more money. you will get used to it though :thumb

Coxy 2711

22nd October 2007, 16:21

haha, dont worry about it too much, the gap between GCSE and AS level is bigger than expected, i dont no about you but i felt like my school just cared about getting as many students in as possible, hence making more money. you will get used to it though :thumb

ye the gap is much bigger, ye i will be fine:thumb

Bury Boy

22nd October 2007, 16:29

Hardest exams I ever did were A levels, mind that was 12 years ago! I'd love ot ahve done AS first, how does it work now do you get to drop something at the end of year 1?

bcfc4life

22nd October 2007, 16:30

you pick 4 AS subjects then are advised to carry 3 on to A2.

Bury Boy

22nd October 2007, 16:33

Advised? So you could drop more than 1 if you wanted?

Andy

22nd October 2007, 16:34

You have to do a minimum of 15 hours per week. Which is 3 subjects per day :)

Bury Boy

22nd October 2007, 16:36

Brings back some nasty memories!! Good luck to you all doing A-levels this year, put your head down get thru it, uni is well worth it!

bcfc4life

22nd October 2007, 16:41

Advised? So you could drop more than 1 if you wanted?

haha, nahh, you can take 4 if you want.

Pazz_AFCB

22nd October 2007, 17:03

I do the following at AS:

Economics
English Literature
ICT
Politics

Probably going to carry all four on for A2 or drop English Literature.

Also doing OCR Spanish for Business level 2 instead of General Studies.

Quite a lot of work for the A levels but not too bad, English Literature is boring, ICT is pretty easy as is Politics. Economics is interesting and I'll probably want to do that at University.

Coxy 2711

22nd October 2007, 17:27

Pazz_AFCB

22nd October 2007, 17:29

tell me about it mate, bores the shite out of me in lesson, going to drop it after first year

Yeah, just poems and reading a text, boring as fook really. :zzz

Coxy 2711

22nd October 2007, 17:33

Yeah, just poems and reading a text, boring as fook really. :zzz

yeah... dam shakespeare:lsabre:

Andy

22nd October 2007, 17:55

English is the best lesson!

Coxy 2711

22nd October 2007, 17:59

ye language maybe mate, not literature

Coxy 2711

23rd October 2007, 12:25

A levels are for wimps..!!

no they are for people who want to do well:rolleyes

finchel

23rd October 2007, 13:02

Doing my A2's in;

History (D in AS lol)
English Lit (B in AS)
RS (B in AS)

bcfc4life

23rd October 2007, 13:09

thought about unis yet finchel?

scunnymadandy

23rd October 2007, 13:11

Drama (AS)
Business Studies (AS)
Media (AS)
Maths (AS)

10 pieces of Drama Coursework before christmas.

I'd rather stay at home and play FM. :)

finchel

23rd October 2007, 13:16

thought about unis yet finchel?

Yeah - Hopefully i'm going to go on and do some sort of Religious Studies as I love it.

Gonna stay local though, as we have two good Uni's in Canterbury.

Coxy 2711

23rd October 2007, 13:22

anybody else doing as biology at the moment?

Zakboy_Afg

26th October 2007, 12:21

So how did you lot do in GCSE's then?

mrwatfordfc

26th October 2007, 13:41

Doing as levels in German, French, History and Psychology.

German is easy, French is ****ing hard, History and Psychology are both boring. No exams in January though. :)

bcfc4life

26th October 2007, 13:43

So how did you lot do in GCSE's then?

7 Bs, 3 Cs and 1 D, only did revision the night before though

Kelly_Owls

26th October 2007, 13:56

So how did you lot do in GCSE's then?
Crap.

And i'm in with an excellent chance of getting into a Top 20 Uni.

GCSEs mean nothing really.

Zakboy_Afg

26th October 2007, 16:00

7 Bs, 3 Cs and 1 D, only did revision the night before though

Hmm.. not the best grades and not a good idea to revise at last minute.

Crap.

And i'm in with an excellent chance of getting into a Top 20 Uni.

GCSEs mean nothing really.

Really? All the teachers make it sound so important. It is if you don't want to further education I guess. Oh well, I'm aiming for good grades for GCSE's, A levels and even more. I intend to become a millionaire working for big business at a high position. Maybe I can help Konami make a good PES game for once :laugh:

bcfc4life

26th October 2007, 16:24

Hmm.. not the best grades and not a good idea to revise at last minute.:

dont mean jack mate, all i needed to get into 6th form was 5 Cs. i got ABBC at AS level so it really doesnt mean much at all.

Zakboy_Afg

26th October 2007, 17:15

dont mean jack mate, all i needed to get into 6th form was 5 Cs. i got ABBC at AS level so it really doesnt mean much at all.

Oh ok. Well done on the ABBC.

Andy

26th October 2007, 17:31

Have they told you that you wont ever get a job if you don't get a C in English :laugh:

They tried anything to get us to try harder.

bcfc4life

26th October 2007, 17:53

Oh ok. Well done on the ABBC.

haha cheers :thumb

you will do fine if you just do a bit of revision though, so dont worry about it too much

Zakboy_Afg

26th October 2007, 19:26

haha cheers :thumb

you will do fine if you just do a bit of revision though, so dont worry about it too much

Who said I'm worried? :thumb

CharrussQPR

26th October 2007, 19:31

Doing As in:

ICT
Business studies
Media
Geography

bcfc4life

26th October 2007, 20:29

Who said I'm worried? :thumb

not so much now, but just wait till you get your entry form with the long list of exams on ;)

Zakboy_Afg

27th October 2007, 11:00

not so much now, but just wait till you get your entry form with the long list of exams on ;)

:eeek3 :slap: :hide

Pazz_AFCB

27th October 2007, 23:10

So how did you lot do in GCSE's then?

ABBBBCCCCDD.

GCSEs ARE important if you're applying to Oxford/Cambridge etc and want to specialise in a subject at a top University.

E.G. they'll want you to have an A/A* in Science if you wish to study Medicine or whatever, and an A* in Maths if you want to do Maths.

Apart from that they're there to get you into college/sixth form, as long as you've got a C or above in Maths and English and another 5 you should be fine. It's all about the A levels in the end.

Kelly got 10 U's at GCSE and she turned out all right. :) ;)

Kelly_Owls

28th October 2007, 12:59

Kelly got 10 U's at GCSE and she turned out all right. :) ;)
Get lost.

Coxy 2711

28th October 2007, 14:20

gcse's are piss easy

Bournemouth_Ryan

28th October 2007, 14:23

I'm doing:

AS Photography
AS Product Design (Graphics)
AS Geography
AS ICT.

All quite easy at the moment but Geography is boring as fook and Product Design is slow but good.

Coxy 2711

28th October 2007, 15:08

I'm doing:

AS Photography
AS Product Design (Graphics)
AS Geography
AS ICT.

All quite easy at the moment but Geography is boring as fook and Product Design is slow but good.

whats photography like mate? i was going to take it but didnt in the end

Pazz_AFCB

28th October 2007, 15:11

Get lost.

I still (L) you.

:love:

Andy

28th October 2007, 15:26

I was going to take photography also but decided to take politics probably the most interesting and relevant subject I've ever been taught at school/college.

Pazz_AFCB

29th October 2007, 00:25

I was going to take photography also but decided to take politics probably the most interesting and relevant subject I've ever been taught at school/college.

I agree about politics, relates to a lot of day-to-day stuff. Same with economics.