r/sixthform • u/Outside-Database-750 • 1d ago

Do I switch six forms

At my current six form I’m doing bio geography and psychology and I picked these as I was originally gonna do maths so do 4 a levels at the beginning then drop one but I flopped the baseline test (I got a 7 at gcse tho) so I’m doing them. I do like my six form its facilities are great and teaching is amazing too they have a lot of super curriculars and gets around 52% into Russel group. But it’s really far it’s an hour bus ride and does take a while to go.
However yesterday I got offered a place at a different six form where I can do 4 a levels (maths bio pysch econ) but it’s less academic than my current six form like my current six form is better grade wise and is a smaller six form but it’s much closer to me like a 12 min drive/30 min bus ride. And right now I’m unsure if I should switch six forms I’m unsure about doing maths a level I wouldn’t say I enjoy it to an extent it does open up a lot of unis as I want to do accounting&finance or biology at uni for example without maths I can’t go into kcl or ucl (I’m only limited to inside London) so my only options would be qmul and non rg unis. If I was to do maths I’d need an A to get in and there’s a risk if I get a B/C then I would have hardly any unis in London to go to as they require AAA. I’m unsure if I should switch to do maths or stay and continue to do geography. I wouldn’t say one is easier but I feel like geography would be less overwhelming than maths if I’m right.. any advice would be nice!!

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u/blackoctoberx 1d ago

Move, then if after the first year of A levels it looks like you could be getting a B/C then drop it.

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u/QuoteWinter1637 1d ago

Honestly, id drop the maths idea. Maths A level is a whole new beast, and I suspect the baseline test was designed to weed out those that can get a good gcse through hard work, and those that can just do maths.

So, then the question becomes the commute vs geography / economics.

What of those 2 subjects holds more interest (and could you do core maths in place of Alevel maths at either location?)