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[Ali]

Mechanics at GCSE or AS/A-Level? I had to do Statistics, Mechanics and Pure Mathematics in my A-Levels but I think they might have changed them the year after I did mine.

I had "core" modules so did Core 1, Core 2, Decision 1 for AS, and then Core 3, Core 4, and I guess Decision 2 ( Who knows. Can't remember) for A2. Only subject I took because I'd been good at GCSE and not because I wanted to. *Sigh* Hated every second of it. But I got it all out the way a year early which gave me room for an extra subject so there was an upside.

 

All entirely pointless of course because I needed a C in Music and an E in any other subject to get into RCM.

[Rocket]

anyone else completely lost with all this British talk going on?

[Waser Lave]

I had "core" modules so did Core 1, Core 2, Decision 1 for AS, and then Core 3, Core 4, and I guess Decision 2 ( Who knows. Can't remember) for A2. Only subject I took because I'd been good at GCSE and not because I wanted to. *Sigh* Hated every second of it. But I got it all out the way a year early which gave me room for an extra subject so there was an upside.

 

All entirely pointless of course because I needed a C in Music and an E in any other subject to get into RCM.

 

I don't even have a clue what Core and Decision mean, I think they introduced that for the AS-Level ones in the year below when I was doing A2 so it means nothing to me. I was always going down the humanities route anyway so maths was chosen purely because I was decent at it at GCSE and didn't fancy doing English. xD

[Drasnia]

Chemistry. High school chem? Super easy. College chem? Please no.

[Ali]

I think they introduced that for the AS-Level ones in the year below when I was doing A2 so it means nothing to me.

You're old. *nods*

 

I'm SO glad that in the UK we just keep cutting down and then only focus on 1 subject at degree. I'd have hated having to take loads of different courses.

[Sweeney]

Mechanics at GCSE or AS/A-Level? I had to do Statistics, Mechanics and Pure Mathematics in my A-Levels but I think they might have changed them the year after I did mine.

GCSE only. I can't even remember what A-levels I did right now

[Waser Lave]

GCSE only. I can't even remember what A-levels I did right now

 

Hmm, I didn't even realise they did Mechanics at GCSE level, we only got the option of Statistics. I much prefer mechanics over statistics for the same reason as you, it's physics based and it's actually useful since there's an element of real-life in it.

[Sweeney]

Hmm, I didn't even realise they did Mechanics at GCSE level, we only got the option of Statistics. I much prefer mechanics over statistics for the same reason as you, it's physics based and it's actually useful since there's an element of real-life in it.

Of course, when I got to university and had to actually analyse real data sets... I kind of wished I'd had a grounding in stats before I got there But yeah, at least my GCSE years were simpler xD

[Waser Lave]

Of course, when I got to university and had to actually analyse real data sets... I kind of wished I'd had a grounding in stats before I got there But yeah, at least my GCSE years were simpler xD

 

Now you mention it I guess it was kind of useful considering I was the only person who'd done any kind of statistics in my undergraduate course, still didn't particularly enjoy it though. I did prefer it over Pure Maths though...I hated that.

[Ali]

Now you mention it I guess it was kind of useful considering I was the only person who'd done any kind of statistics in my undergraduate course, still didn't particularly enjoy it though. I did prefer it over Pure Maths though...I hated that.

You did Geography...that's just colouring in, no?

[Waser Lave]

You did Geography...that's just colouring in, no?

 

Human geography. Slightly less colouring in and walking around in the hills/streams than physical geography (unfortunately) and more philosophy, statistics, economics, politics etc which ultimately adds up to a shit load of essay writing. Planning, however, is 90% colouring in pretty charts and maps!

[faerieneo11]

Being in Engineering and Physics...it's actually a surprise when people realize I'm not a total failure in art/English.

 

Now, anything requiring a lot of memorizing: bio, history-- that, I suck at. 

[Galadriel]

Maths makes me wet. Afrikaans made me vomit.

[abbatoir]

ART! Freaking title pages =/  Collages were fun though.

[goldenrevenge]

english and history!

[Mastermind]

Physics.

I'm not bad in it, but it's my weakest subject.

[Sweeney]

Physics.

I'm not bad in it, but it's my weakest subject.

"Mastermind", I am disappointed.

[Dazz]

I know someone that can only do maths in afrikaans, if he tries to do it in english he gets mega confused

[Frizzle]

"Mastermind", I am disappointed.

You're a teacher, you're not allowed to judge.

[Sweeney]

You're a teacher, you're not allowed to judge.

Sure I am.

[Frizzle]

Sure I am.

Nah, all your subjects are you weakest. That's why you're a teacher.

"Those that can't, teach"

[Mandie]

2X2= 89?

 

Yeah, cheered when I took my final high school math class.

[Sabre]

The humanities I suppose, I concentrated almost all of my efforts on maths/science in school

[WhiteMage]

I'm an Asian too but I stink at Math.

[MoonMoon]

Weakest subject in high school: english. My friends say I'm very eloquent when speaking/typing, yet I have no god damn clue on how to write up a good essay for english.

 

Weakest subject in uni: statistics. Never been good with probability, so you can imagine how hard it is to study statistics at uni. All I wanted to study at uni was biology, but then stats is an important aspect of it as well. Woe is me.