GCSE Choices

[PriceTags]

None of them seem to point towards any career in particular. Do you have anything in mind for when you're older?

BTECs are all coursework, so if coursework is what you're worried about, a BTEC isn't what you want to do, unless you enjoy the subject it is in. Which BTEC is it?

Which exam board are you with for ICT?

History next year won't have any coursework, so that will be good if you enjoy the time period you are studying. Music will only be good if you're musical and know some basics in music liek playing an instrument and reading music.

[Jackk]

drama is good if your confident. i did drama as a GCSE and got an A, i personally think it is really easy if you like the subject but dont go into it thinking that there is no written work i think it is like 20% written work and 80% pratical. If your exam at the end is a play that you have to produce yourself make sure your in a group who you feel comfortable with aswell as people who can act, because not only will the examiner be marker your acting skills but how the overall group did so you might be really good but if the other people in your group are **** it will effect your grade.

[Immenseman]

Decent pickings, Geography is easy. I didn't revise (didn't really know how) and got a B with no case studies apart from what I had seen on the news although my coursework was an A* I suppose. ICT is crap but it was compulsory for us so we were never going to enjoy it I guess it's different if you picked it though because you'll be with other people who want to be there.

[PaulMacC]

I picked, ict, media (double), science (double), history.
they are good, my mate says geography is hard but we might be on a dif education board.

[Immenseman]

Some people do find Geography hard and I can kinda understand. I don't think it's as easy as people have made out in earlier posts, not what I did anyway. History is wicked Paul, a lot of essay writing but I'm sure you're good at it

[PriceTags]

Do something you enjoy. I cant stress that enough.

Unless you're planning on working in McDonalds for the rest of your life and not carrying on your education further - the subjects for GCSE are not important in the slightest. GCSE's are simply the key to getting your A levels so dont pick an academic subject that you think,
"Oh, that will help me in my career." As that's the biggest mistake I made. I picked two subjects that I thought would be very helpful and I regret doing them 100%. There's only 2 subjects (one optional, the other not) that I look forward to at school.

Don't worry about how hard they are, how easy... I would focus 100% on how fun the subjects are to you.

Do you not think it would be nice to have some knowledge in the subjects you take for A level? It might seem like a nightmare at the time, but you'll end up better off when it comes to A levels. No pain, no gain.

[Cysne]

Geography is awsome at GSCE. So easy, but as someone said. Alevel is hardcore...

At the end of the day, pick what you'll find fun. GSCE's dont really mean squat, apart from the general Maths and english A-C and 5 A-C's.

[Crimson]

Do you not think it would be nice to have some knowledge in the subjects you take for A level? It might seem like a nightmare at the time, but you'll end up better off when it comes to A levels. No pain, no gain.

Well yes - but out of the options, I'm saying you should only pick subjects you enjoy. That stands even more so for A levels, unless it is a core subject.

[PriceTags]

Well yes - but out of the options, I'm saying you should only pick subjects you enjoy. That stands even more so for A levels, unless it is a core subject.

If you want to do well at uni, you're pretty much stuck with your A level subjects, though, because you'll be pretty lost if you think "oh I'll do this job" and pick your courses accordingly, wander in and wonder what the lecturer is on about.

[JackBuddy]

If you want to do well at uni, you're pretty much stuck with your A level subjects, though, because you'll be pretty lost if you think "oh I'll do this job" and pick your courses accordingly, wander in and wonder what the lecturer is on about.

I chose a broad choice of A level subjects when I went to college, and have been accepted into universities. As long as there are 1/2 recommended subjects for the course (which there normally are without you knowing) you should be fine. Unless you want to get into the ultra-competitive top top unis.