Anyone taking 6 AS/A levels?

I see, by taking 5 A-levels how many free periods do you have a week?
Someone else here would, you mean your sixth-form? or....

I'm not sure about universities taking your 3 best grades from the subjects they want for the couse.

it was a year ago, im now in my first year at uni.
I only know 1 person who took 6 A-Levels but he did well.

I understand what you are saying, what i dont understand is that most universities dont count gernal studies as an A-level how come there are still sixth-forms taking the subject.
After your A-levels, did you use all your a-levels within your job? or just 1/2?

Technically, I have 3 free periods a week (1hr10mins) - I have 4 lessons for bio/chem/phys/psych and 1 lesson for general studies (sometimes I have 4 free periods due to changes in the timetable)

Someone else here would know more about what how many A-levels uni's accept [I think Lord Huntroyde has answered the question]

As for the universities picking the A-levels... For example, If you're doing a biology related degree they're more likely to take the grades from chem/bio/math ect (check the courses 'requirements') than from others.

Hope that helps.

First Question: I have no idea. I hope there is a valid reason for it, but I suspect its just an opportunity to stack up UCAS point and move higher up the school league table.

Second Question: Still at university, and considering I'm moving on to postgrad next year, I probable won't have a job for quite a while.

It's usually said that you should probably stick to 3/4 and spend your time increasing depth not breadth. Do AEAs/STEP instead, they're regarded more highly.

AEAs and STEP are?

AEAs are designed for the top 10% or so of Alevel candidates, they're like an extension paper to your Alevel. To prove you're not only an A grade candidate but a top A grade candidate.

STEP are similar but they're designed for the top 2% of candidates and only exist in Maths. Typically, Cambridge expect their mathematics applicants to take them, but they're increasingly used by other universities as part as offers, and generally by people who want to prove their ability. (Any grade in STEP is very highly regarded).

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Also probably something I should have mentioned in my other post, Cambridge already look not just at your grades, but your UMS marks. So if you're thinking of applying there, you don't just want to scrape your A grades, but you want to be getting near 100%s. You never know if Oxford and other unis are going to start asking for them (there's alot of talk of them doing so).

OMG, when and where do you take AEAs/STEP? on order to take STEP maths, you really need to take math and further maths for a-level right?

Wish you the best of luck with your exam/s

In otherwords they prefer students with depth into certain topics than just knowing the basics of a broad range of topics?

Does your Maths tutor adivse you to take the AEA.s/STEP exam? Did you find there's a big step bewteen GCSE maths and A-level maths?

for AEA though, you can't really "work" for them..you just sit the exam.

I did 6AS levels & 5 A levels (including GS - because it was my 6th form policy & some unis do accept them in their own right, or look at them if you slip up on another grade) & my reasons for this was that i liked all the subjects i took & wanted to keep my options open!

GS didn't take up any lesson time..
doing 5 ASs i had 1 block free (2 long & 2 short lessons per week) - although actually far less as i played team sport.
doing 4 A2, i had 2 blocks free (but still played sport)

depends on timetabling in your school.

& my uni offers only asked for A2 grades, excluded GS but were quite flexible, i.e. AAA, AAB & ABBD (plus 2 tagged CCE equivalents i think).

5 AS including general studies, which really means 4 AS levels as general studies is only like 1/2 period a week isnt?

Wow 6 As-levels & 5 A-levels ! May i know which 5 A-level you took?
Was there many people in you school took 6 AS/L?