Year 9 options - the ones I'm choosing.

[ToxicPaddy]

Hi all

I have finally decided my Year 9 options, they are

Geography
History
French
Business Studies
Reserve - German

Now, considering I want to become a solicitor/barrister, can someone help me put these in the right order? I dont know how, probabbly History should come first but I'm having a hard time deciding. My mind is firmly set on Law when im older, so that wont change :)

Also, apparently, if you choose 2 options and the timetables for them overlap you cant do them 2. That could affect my career in later life, so what would happen there? Would there be no chance at all of me doing that?

Thanks all, and good luck with your option choices!

[Dr.Rdx]

Year 9 options didn't seem that important to me but they are.

You definitely want law, so you'd be choosing History as top choice. You don't need a degree in anything to do law so subjects rarely matter. However, I suggest taking the subjects in this order.

History
Business Studies
Geography
French
(German)

Also, after your GCSE's, you may still think about doing law. If so, choose Government and Politics for your A levels if available and maybe even Classics. It's all your decision :)

Also, a further tip, don't limit your options too soon. I'd sya keep all areas open until you're a bit older ;)

[dirrty]

year 9 options?
do u mean year 10 options/gcses or sats :S

[Shrlurp]

You choose them in year 9 :).

Goodluck never the less.

[dirrty]

You choose them in year 9 :).

Goodluck never the less.

i know u choose them in year 9, but aint they referred 2 as year 10 options, as they will be your options in year 10. saying year 9 options makes it sound like you will do them in year 9. if u get me.

[Toughened]

Also, apparently, if you choose 2 options and the timetables for them overlap you cant do them 2. That could affect my career in later life, so what would happen there? Would there be no chance at all of me doing that?
If it's anything to do with the school this shouldn't happen. When we chose our options (last year) they had 2 sections for History, Geography etc, then another section for Graphics, Catering etc, then another section for Performing Arts, Business studies, Leisure and Tourism etc.

Lets say I picked Geography as option 1 and History as option 2 in the 2 sections for example. If too many people picked Geography as option 1 then they could either put me in section 2 (thus changing History to option 1 if option 1 History also has room) or if there is too many people in either of these classes they can make three classes (By splitting the lesson up into two teachers and having a class for each teacher). The only way you would have to do your reserve is if both these things didn't work out, or if they had to drop a lesson because not enough people picked it.

It's really hard to explain but if you're in the system you tend to work out the way the school has worked it. You shouldn't worry to much though. I remember worrying so much over my options and everything turned out fine.

Hope that helped and good luck with them!

[:Liam]

Ive been kinda dumb with my options i didnt get offered any of the subjects i wanted (BTECH music, Social Anthropology, Business Studies and Health and Social Care) so i just picked the ones i liked out of the crap ones.

Food
Music
History
IT
(Media)
(Textiles)

But hopefully i'll be varied enough to go on and do the IB.

[Shoed]

I took
History
Art
Media
ICT

and I officially hate history!:)

[Plux]

When I was back, in school, I took:

History
Art (Tech Graphics cancelled)
ICT
Psychology.

[Frodo13.]

At GCSE I took French, Drama, History and Business Studies. I wanted to keep my options open, which is what my subjects allowed me to do. Now I'm in Sixth Form, my options are more closed as I know what I want to do.

For my A Levels I do History, Business Studies, Law and English Lit.

[Born_To_Live]

Buisness Studies - Worst Subject ever.

[Frodo13.]

Buisness Studies - Worst Subject ever.


How is it? Everything we do is business related. I find it extreamly useful.

[Bren]

Buisness Studies - Worst Subject ever.
Glad someone else agree's ;)

[Zak]

Hi all

I have finally decided my Year 9 options, they are

Geography
History
French
Business Studies
Reserve - German



It all depends on the teachers you're going to have..

Your grammar is excellent for your age, you must be clever.

[Clowgon]

Personally, i think you should not do Business Studies. It just takes up your whole life. Also if you want to do that after you leave school
you need financial backing because if you dont have that it will be very very hard. Take everything into consideration, there has been many rich entrenpenuers left school with nothing [in money as i mean] like Richard Branson. Nothing is never to hard, along as you really want it bad you can have anything in life my friend.:)

I want to go into Law to. 7 YEARS Study thou:@ But if you pass it, it will be good because you get alot of $$$$$$$$$$ out of it:P

Maybe you should be a social worker good $$$$$$$$ too:P

[StripedTiger]

History
Business Studies
Geography
French
German :)

business studies is important incas you want to set up your own soliciting company :)

[Hushie]

It all depends on the teachers you're going to have..

Your grammar is excellent for your age, you must be clever.

There's not much grammar in there to fail on.

I'm only in year 8 :) my sister studies law in MMU and I think she just took a wide range of subjects.

[Pyroka]

business studies is fail. i got a e in it because my teacher was awful, and they never have good teachers for the subject anyway. dont bother with it.

[Ugawa]

GL wiv ur options just remember to get ur coursework finished when u get it, i ddn now im swamped wiv coursework

XX

[<?PHP>]

I'm taking:
Business,
IT Btec
PE
Media Studies
Leisures

[e5]

History, Geog, Business Study and then French. If your saying how you want your career to be.

[shizzle]

year 9 options?
do u mean year 10 options/gcses or sats :S
Year 9 options, you change them at the end of year 11:S

[Inseriousity.]

Oh good luck with your choices. I think you've got good choices there. I'd put them in the order that Acqua did it if you wanted an order :P

My friend wants to be a solicitor as well. Set your mind to something then enjoy the ride :)

[ToxicPaddy]

Ok, after a lot of thinking and advice from others, I have finally chosen the order.

First - History
Second - Business Studies
Third - Geography
Fourth - French
Reserve - German

Thank you again for your help, its appericiated especially as its important :)

ToxicPaddy

[Rozi]

Im choosing

Music
DT
History
Spanish

Music because I love music, DT because im good at it, history because I find it interesting and Spanish because I have to do a modern language. I already have a short course IT and RE GCSE and will do triple science.

[Cavaz]

I picked,

Geography
IT
PE BTECH. (2opts)

[Meanies]

Year 9 options, you change them at the end of year 11:S

What they're choosing is their subjects for years 10 & 11. Then if you decide to go on to college or six form you have to choose from a load more subjects. Oh the fun that is. A great big book of subjects :(

[Invent]

I chose:

ICT
Systems (a form of DT)
German [wasn't optional ;\]
Econonmics
Business Studies

[leah]

I do Business studies, its so easy.. A very Easy A [:

[Virgin Mary]

Business studies is useful for law?

[Slowpoke]

Business studies is useful for law?

In my school business is just word processing and stuff.

[Oleh]

in my school its making dvd covers and producing them and stuff

edit: thats media lulz