<p>studying in singapore. in my school we can take pretty much whatever subject we want if the school offers it, in any combination, but there aren't very many subjects to choose from and most students end up taking regular combinations e.g. 3 sciences+maths, or beginning in 2006 two sciences+maths+econs.</p>
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<p>If you plan to study medicine, A-level Chemistry will be required. You will also need two additional A-level certificates, preferably in Maths and another science (for example, Biology). For Cambridge, grades AAA are needed in your 3 A-levels and you will also have to take the BMAT <a href="bio-medical%20admissions%20test">/url</a> and do well in your interview. A mock medicine interview at Cambridge can be seen [url=<a href="http://www.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/interviews/additional/medicine.html">http://www.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/interviews/additional/medicine.html</a>] here.</p>
<p>If you are applying from Germany with an Abitur qualification, Cambridge will expect grades between 1.0 and 1.3 with 13 or 14 in those disciplines that relate most closely to your chosen field of study (source: Cambridge admissions). Don't forget you will also have to satisfy the minimum English requirement (for UK students, a pass at GCSE English is enough; I'm not sure whay would be required for international applicants).</p>
<p>hi everybody, thanks a lot for the interesting posts!</p>
<p>limitedvocab what is the difference between the system in singapore and in Uk, I am just inquisitive =)
bruno123 what do you meen with "additional A-level certificate"?</p>
<p>another question - can somebody tell me something about accommodation in England? How can I find a affordable room in Cambridgeshire or Essex maybe a useful link?</p>
<p>^^hey no more answers?? =)</p>
<p>if u want to study in the states dont do A Levels...its almost worthless</p>
<p>7 A levels is crazy!
Do less and do better, unless you can be sure to get high A's for everything.</p>
<p>There are different exam boards for A levels. Edexcel, AQA, OCR... they all have a slightly different syllabus, i think. which one you take normally depends on which school you go to. My friend who's in boarding school in England takes Math under Edexcel and Chem under OCR, for example. </p>
<p>There are certain subjects you must take if you're planning on studying medicine. But if you want to take more, and you're considering cambridge, keep in mind that they prefer "traditional" subjects. Traditional being what they consider as more academic subjects like math, chem, econs, history. Law and psychology are non-traditional subjects. But do stuff that you'd enjoy learning and not hate, at least. </p>
<p>have you started A levels yet?</p>
<p>a levels are quite hard. well, they incorporate stuff even from the undergrad course. international a levels are harder i heard. okay, what about a levels from other countries, that were not colonies? say nepal? i thought it was pretty hard. even though i had a few easy subjects.</p>
<p>tanveer149 do you mean I can forget about studing in US when I do A levels?</p>
<p>yipeng thx for the information! I am going to start in september and I really have a thought about the subjects and you completly right that 7subjects are too much! I will take Chem Bio German Math(not sure) and Pshy/Socio...yea I think it will be the subjects. Do you know where you can find some samples for Math exams (dont care about the bord)??</p>
<p>(th)ink I dont know much what to expect from A levels, but I think you can make it with some effort :D</p>
<p>You definitely can go to the US with A Levels.. just that you won get much advanced credit as IBers and APers</p>
<p>Hmm how much credit can we actually get from A Levels? Never actually bothered about it much until now..</p>
<p>Almost always take math. =D But of course that's ultimately up to you.
Erm just google 'a level math past year papers' or search through **************.co.uk. There are quite a few posted online for free.</p>
<p>why would they give AP courses more credit than A Levels??? I looked at the syllabus and sample questions of some AP courses and they were almost a joke against the international A Levels that I study... </p>
<p>only problem with the A Level system is that you are too restricted in the subjects you study.. in the UK system 7 or 8 subjects might be fine, but in the international system(at least the one offered in Pakistan) 4 is the average number of subjects... 6 or more post-nerdy(:P)..</p>
<p>^is the a levels you're talking about the CIE ALevels?</p>
<p>yup... the one whose syllabuses can be found at cie.org.uk, if thats helpful...</p>
<p>^yea.. are those really harder than the APs? I did those too..</p>
<p>I don't think you can generalize the UK A levels because they have a bunch of different boards. I do Edexcel A levels and it's a challenge for me to keep up with the work while still enjoying my extracurriculars and such.</p>
<p>I think, if you're headed for the UK, it's completely ridiculous to do more than four A levels. You only need three to gain entry to British universities, Oxbridge included. It's mandatory at my school to take four, and one girl in my year takes five. She's making good grades in four of them and is struggling in the fifth. And while she gets 'A's, they're low 'A's (~75% ish, depending on the grading curve) as opposed to to 90s she could get if she wasn't spreading herself too thin. British universities actually look at the UMS marks as well as the letter grades. So I guess it's a better idea to take three or four and do really well in them instead of taking seven and doing just okay in them.</p>
<p>well from looking at the grade distribution of 4-5 APs, about 10-15 to even 20% students get 5s in a subject... compare that with (international) A Levels where in most subjects 10% is probably the max % of candidates getting As...</p>
<p>after looking at APs, I was kind of unsure about applying to the US... cuz these are meant to be college level courses... don't want to get stuck taking courses for stuff I have studied beyond already...</p>
<p>hey guys, i just took my As and the results should be out in August, just wondering, how would the result come out? I mean how would the certificate looks like? will they give my exact results as well, by exact results i mean the percentage. </p>
<p>i took 4 subjects for As do they print the results in one cert?</p>
<p>you first get the result from your school, who get the results of all their students online.... Later on you get a certificate on which all your subjects are mentioned. Some boards give out the exact percentage. Others only the particular grade levels....</p>