No I was confident with the jump between GCSE to A-level. My teacher said I could definitely get an A (at AS) if I put the work in. It’s just that taking maths, further maths, physics, and Spanish, I don’t have that much free time.
If I can do a subject which involves programming, I can continue to learn and improve on that subject during my free time (e.g. a personal project using Java).
I also go to Spain every year, so I won’t be throwing away the language. A bit sad that I won’t be studying it, but I think CS fits what I want to do the future. I’m definitely taking CS related courses at university. Besides, Spanish at A-level involves a lot of knowledge to do with Spanish politics which I’m not that interested in. Personally I just want to become fluent and improve my language.
About the Cambodia trip. Myself and others who went on the trip last year will continue to collect money from charity events. I’m not sure if that’s enough but…