GCSE Options.

[Braden]

Hey guys,
i'm currently having to think about what options i'm going to take for my gcse's and i'm quite nervous. I don't have a clue what my career path is and i haven't tried most of the subjects out.What did you all take and did you enjoy it ?

[Braden]

Bump.

[xDramatick]

I took:

Compulsory;;
- English Literature.
- English Language.
- Maths.
- Science.
- Additional Science.

Options;;
- ICT.
- French.
- Drama.
- Music.

If I'm honest.. I liked all my options, except English, I hated all my compulsories.

[Joe.]

I'm doing this too atm. I'm definatly choosing Drama and possibly Media, or I might do Child Development as I want to become an English or Drama Teacher.


What subjects do you enjoy doing? Do you have a career tree or an idea of some of the stuff you'd consider?

[Ninastar]

Health and social care and spanish. I loved both! Im still doing Health and Social care though. Its fun.

[Braden]

I took:

Compulsory;;
- English Literature.
- English Language.
- Maths.
- Science.
- Additional Science.

Options;;
- ICT.
- French.
- Drama.
- Music.

If I'm honest.. I liked all my options, except English, I hated all my compulsories.

Did you do the OCR national for I.T ?
My Compulsory lessons are Science,English,Maths,P.E,D.T and Citizenship,
So i don't really have space for my options :(

[Braden]

I'm doing this too atm. I'm definatly choosing Drama and possibly Media, or I might do Child Development as I want to become an English or Drama Teacher.


What subjects do you enjoy doing? Do you have a career tree or an idea of some of the stuff you'd consider?

I wanted to do Drama because i got good grades at a younger age,
but i currently got an F for this year :bawling:
I really want to take Media and i've decided i'm definently taking French because there is a better chance of me getting into university.

Health and social care and spanish. I loved both! Im still doing Health and Social care though. Its fun.

Is Health and social care like Sociology ?

[Brad.]

Compulsory subjects:

English
Maths
Triple Science

My choices:

Religious Studies
History
French
Spanish

[Patrick]

Well ICT is pretty important nowadays, so imagine how important it will be in a few years.

Deffenatly do that as pretty much every job now involves Computers.

[xDramatick]

Yeah, I did the OCR one.

[ILoveTRW]

my advance would be to stay away from all the media kind of things

but then again i am very academic and not everyone is

i took Maths Statistics, Geography and History

[Brad.]

Well ICT is pretty important nowadays, so imagine how important it will be in a few years.

Deffenatly do that as pretty much every job now involves Computers.

It's boring as hell though, so I wouldn't recommend it.

[Braden]

Compulsory subjects:

English
Maths
Triple Science

My choices:

Religious Studies
History
French
Spanish

Is Religious Studies good ?
That was another i had in mind.
It says the topics to do with philosophy, which i enjoyed when i tried it out.

[Brad.]

Is Religious Studies good ?
That was another i had in mind.
It says the topics to do with philosophy, which i enjoyed when i tried it out.

YES, you really should do RS. You will almost certainly watch a DVD in every lesson and have a few serious lessons each term and the exam is very, very easy. The occasional philosophical debates we have are interesting too.

[Nicky.]

I took :
Drama
Geography
Resistant Materials (woodwork and that)
More ICT (I was offered to do it in September of Year 11... I'm doing 2 courses)

Compulsory -
Maths
Science
More Science
English Lang
English Lit
Media
ICT
Welsh
RS

[Braden]

YES, you really should do RS. You will almost certainly watch a DVD in every lesson and have a few serious lessons each term and the exam is very, very easy. The occasional philosophical debates we have are interesting too.

I found it so interesting talking about such topics like plastic surgery and test tube babies, there was many more as well, so i'm actully swaying towards taking that instead of Drama.

[Harry!]

Mine -

Compulsory subjects:

English
Maths
Tripple Scence
ICT
Religious Studies
PE

Options:

Spanish
History
Graphics
Psychology

[Braden]

I took :
Drama
Geography
Resistant Materials (woodwork and that)
More ICT (I was offered to do it in September of Year 11... I'm doing 2 courses)

Compulsory -
Maths
Science
More Science
English Lang
English Lit
Media
ICT
Welsh
RS

I was wondering what D.T topic to do,
Is the stuff your doing like Product Design

[Jordan.]

I was the same i still dont really have much idea what i want to do and now i have to pick which college courses i want to do which is even harder.

Anyway for my options I choose....
ICT
Food Tech
Business Studies
Art

[Braden]

I was the same i still dont really have much idea what i want to do and now i have to pick which college courses i want to do which is even harder.

Anyway for my options I choose....
ICT
Food Tech
Business Studies
Art

I hate all of them except Food Tech,
I don't know if that's going to be an option for me :(

[Smithy]

Compulsor;
English - Lang. Lit
French
Maths
Phys
Bio
Chem

Options;
Geography
Divinity
Spanish
Graphic Tech

[xDramatick]

I found it so interesting talking about such topics like plastic surgery and test tube babies, there was many more as well, so i'm actully swaying towards taking that instead of Drama.

Ah! but Drama's amazing <3

But nah, seriously, pick four subjects you enjoy and have an interest in.

[Fom]

I took Drama, Geography and Art

I am now an actor... so mine kind of directed me a little bit, but I was never an academic person anyway!

[Braden]

Ah! but Drama's amazing <3

But nah, seriously, pick four subjects you enjoy and have an interest in.

Your right.
I have eight weeks to think about it.
Thanks for everyone's help :)

[Nicky.]

I was wondering what D.T topic to do,
Is the stuff your doing like Product Design

It's woodwork pretty much.

We make 3 things, a tray, (model) chair and a container... we could make whatever we wanted out of these... own designs etc :)

and then in year 11, you make one big project :) I'm making a birdhouse!

[Braden]

It's woodwork pretty much.

We make 3 things, a tray, (model) chair and a container... we could make whatever we wanted out of these... own designs etc :)

and then in year 11, you make one big project :) I'm making a birdhouse!

Aww, cute :)

[Nicky.]

Aww, cute :)

:D

I had my designs on my computer, but I can't find them :( Xx

[Fom]

I made a pencil holder for my DT... it was disgustingly bad. Yet I got an A... I do not know how.

[Nicky.]

I made a pencil holder for my DT... it was disgustingly bad. Yet I got an A... I do not know how.

Haha! You must've had awesome coursework :)

[CiaraD]

I chose:
French
Buissness Studies
History
Think I might be doing additinal maths

Compulsory:
English Lit & Lang
Religion
Maths
Double award science

[Stacey.]

English
Maths
Double Science: Chemistry& Biology
ICT
German
Geography
Art
Food

[MarkWaldorf]

I took:

-English Literature
-English Language
-Maths
-Biology/Chemistry (part of Double Science award)
-Music
-Drama
-Graphic Design
-Resistant Materials

[bronaaaa]

I do
Maths, Double Science, R.E, English, English Lit (Cumpulsory)
Geography, French, Spanish and then Drama outside of school
I hate most of them. Wish I look art and history

[Tom4784]

Options
Drama
French
Graphics
Business and Communications

Compulsory
English
English Lit
Maths
R.E
Science Double Award

Drama's fun but I'd have chose something else over B&C and Graphics though thinking about it.

[Tom]

I made a pencil holder for my DT... it was disgustingly bad. Yet I got an A... I do not know how.

GCSE's are ridiculously easy. I had to make some alarm system thing in electronics and it didn't even work and looked a mess. I still got 92/95

I did-

Compulsory- English Lit, English Language, Maths, Science, Business, ICT, Media, RE
Options- PE, Geography, Electronics and Art

[Beastie]

Compulsory for me was..

Science Double Award
English Lang
English Lit
French
Maths
PE and PSE (but did not get a GCSE qualification in them)
Design and Technology

Options were..

Drama
Geography
RE

[SiaSiaSia]

I took french, german, history, latin, religious studies, art, single science and maths, englit, englang and stats were compulsary.

I'd deffo recommend a language at GCSE - it may be hard but it's a far more impressive GCSE than media studies or something! and a lot of unis (like cambridge and the top ones) require a GCSE foreign language!


i got 8As 3Bs (the Bs in art, latin and science!) and did no work. like literally the only thing i revised for was latin :S. Damn me not revising to get those A*s!!

[SiaSiaSia]

Health and social care and spanish. I loved both! Im still doing Health and Social care though. Its fun.


spanish
spanish
spanish
spanish
spanish
spanish
spanish
spanish
spanish
:lovedup:


i am so bad though! i did my reading mock yesterday so hopefully i got an A but urgh! i can only do the reading paper, my writing and listening is awful :P

[Braden]

I took french, german, history, latin, religious studies, art, single science and maths, englit, englang and stats were compulsary.

I'd deffo recommend a language at GCSE - it may be hard but it's a far more impressive GCSE than media studies or something! and a lot of unis (like cambridge and the top ones) require a GCSE foreign language!


i got 8As 3Bs (the Bs in art, latin and science!) and did no work. like literally the only thing i revised for was latin :S. Damn me not revising to get those A*s!!

Yeah my french teacher gave us a whole lesson on why we should take it.
It would be stupid of me not to because I want to get to university and a Language would help me do that.

[SiaSiaSia]

Yeah my french teacher gave us a whole lesson on why we should take it.
It would be stupid of me not to because I want to get to university and a Language would help me do that.


Deffo!
so what are your options? what are you considering?

[Jords]

My options:

Art - love it but not really that good.
Resistant Materials/Graphics - liked it at the start and am pretty good, but dont really enjoy the practical side of it, would chose something else if I had the option again.
Geography - love it!

[Braden]

Ok guys I think i have made my mind up.
How does this sound ?

Media
Drama
Sociology
French

[CaraRawr]

I'm doing this at the moment too. :] Good luck!

[bronaaaa]

I've to do my ALevel choices for Wednesday :o

[Braden]

I'm doing this at the moment too. :] Good luck!

Thanks :)
Good luck to you to !

[Braden]

I've to do my ALevel choices for Wednesday :o

Good luck :)

[Tom]

spanish
spanish
spanish
spanish
spanish
spanish
spanish
spanish
spanish
:lovedup:


i am so bad though! i did my reading mock yesterday so hopefully i got an A but urgh! i can only do the reading paper, my writing and listening is awful :P

hows your oral?

[Braden]

The time has come..

I have to choose my options by Wednesday.

Right now i'm thinking about taking OCR National Award in Art and Design,Media,Sociology and Drama/Business.

Does that sound good, i'm also stuck on what to choose out of Drama and Business.

[Braden]

Handed in the sheet today :/

[Barbie]

Can you still change your mind after you hand the sheet in?

I did the compulsory stuff and chose

Business Studies
Art
Drama
Double Science

Really enjoyed all except Drama but that was because i couldn't and didnt want to act, still had a good laugh though

[Beastie]

Take Religious Education! That was my favourite choice!

[Braden]

Can you still change your mind after you hand the sheet in?

I did the compulsory stuff and chose

Business Studies
Art
Drama
Double Science

Really enjoyed all except Drama but that was because i couldn't and didnt want to act, still had a good laugh though

Yeah,I think so. Your allowed to change course if you feel you made the wrong decisions, at the start of year 10.

I took;

Drama
OCR National in Art&Design
Media
Sociology

Sorry beasty,but i'm crap at RE and my RE teacher hates me :p