A levels (A-Levels)

Member Name: ldaniels69

Product:	A-Levels
Date:	06/09/08 (47 review reads)
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Advantages: entry gate to Uni, you'll always have them, very attainable

Disadvantages: alot of people dont try

A levels.. where do i start, There are to main places you can chose to study A levels if thats the route you decide to go down, at a school's 6th form or at a college which is specifically for A level students. The main difference between the 2 i think is 6th form colleges tend to be alot bigger .. sometimes thousands of students in the case of farborough 6th, however the teachers are more qualified for teaching A levels rather than teaching in general.. for example in a school you will be taught your a levels by the same teacher that also teaches 11 year olds. YOu will get alot more freedom to do your own thing in acollege, for example you'll only have to be in college for your lessons where a school in most cases will enforce that you are there for the entire school day whether you have lessons or not..
In my opinion a college is more of a stepping stone to university where a school 6th form is pretty much the same as school.

Subjects - Its sooo important you pick the right ones from the onset, i made really bad choices in the first year and as a result had to drop 2 of them and take up a whole A level in a year in an atempt to turn my grades around however this ment i would only get 2 A levels. During the first year people tend to take it easy and think well theres always retakes.. but your AS's are worth 50% of your A level, the A2's make up the other 50% yet the As's are soo much easier so its vital if you want decent grades that you get the as many points at AS as theyre much easier to obtain yet are worth the same! Another thing id say about subjects is when chosing try and pick one subject you'll actually enjoy because once you lose intrest completely you'll just stop bothering.

Im not overly clever and could have tried alot harder than i did in the first year, ... i regret all this now but whats done is done, but if you put in the work it doesnt matter how naturally clever you are you can get decent grades, alot of it is just remembering what you've been taught .. and knowing how to structure it.

Importance - I think A levels are most important if you wish to go to university as you need them to get in, however if your planning to go to 6th form and then leave and get a job, i think the expirience is more important and you may aswell leave after GCSE's... but remember that once you have your Alevels you'll always have them.. you never know

Summary: You'll need them one day