A levels

[Afifa]

:sl:

hmm well im finding it difficult to pick which A levels i wna do ... any body reccomend or not reccomend any?
just wna get some opinions

:w:

[Re.TiReD]

:wasalamex

Whatever you do, dont pick general studies ;D

WassalamuAlaykum

[Re.TiReD]

:wasalamex

Sorry I wasnt being helpful :$

English Lang & Lit is ace!

WassalamuAlaykum

[Afifa]

:giggling:
lol
tbh iv been told nt to pick genreal studies by others too

hmmm im nt much keen on doing english maths or science :X

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[Re.TiReD]

:giggling:
lol
tbh iv been told nt to pick genreal studies by others too

hmmm im nt much keen on doing english mahs or science :X

English is fab! I loved it!

What are your fave subjects then sis?

[Banu_Hashim]

At my sixth form we're forced to do general studies :(. It depends on what future plans you have beyond A-Levels. Then inshAllah we can advise you a bit better. :D

[Afifa]

hmm well i was thinking...computing...physoclogy... r.e and maybe art?

[Re.TiReD]

hmm well i was thinking...computing...physoclogy... r.e and maybe art?

Psychology rocks too...

You need 4 huh?

[MusLiM 4 LiFe]

ooh i hav to choose in like a month :(

im gona do biology, chemistry, pyschology and textiles (yh ino random :P) but inshallah should be good :D

[Afifa]

Psychology rocks too...

You need 4 huh?

yup
but we do drop one afta 1 year
so we get 1 AS level and 3 A levels

[Faith.]

lol...Hmmmmm? :hmm:.....Im thinking more along the lines of...Art :D..Physics...History...and English..?:mmokay:

[Afifa]

anybody recomend any others or what they did?

[Banu_Hashim]

It's good to a degree to have 'random' subjects because it shows you have more than one type of skill.

When I chose mine, I did Biology, Chemistry, Maths and History.

I dropped History at AS though. Even though I enjoyed it, I decided to drop it as I felt I needed to concentrate on the other subjects, because they were related to what I wanted to do.

My friend wants to Law (he's in yr.12 right now) and is taking Philosophy(R.S.), Media Studies, Politics and Arabic.

So it all depends on what you want to do. But do subjects you enjoy.

[Faith.]

Yeah no maths...*Phew*:)

[Afifa]

Maths is harddd :skeleton:

wish i could do arabic..they dont offer it here.

jus a question

what could you go onto after a levels...like theirs uni..or a job...anything else u cn do?

[Banu_Hashim]

yup
but we do drop one afta 1 year
so we get 1 AS level and 3 A levels

Although you can carry on with 4 if you want. I know people you have done 5 A-Levels. :eek:

[Faith.]

5 A-Levels...Woah thats unreal...:skeleton:
Id die of stress

[Banu_Hashim]

yeah i know! I'm finding it hard dealing with 3... :S

[Faith.]

:sl:
Im struggling with my Gcse's:cry:
Finding it hard to keep up with all my subjects..:X

Sory if this is off topic but does anyone know of anything you can pray before and in the exam...
Me and exams dont go very wellimsad
:w:

[nightingale]

:sl:

May Allah make it easy for you.

Sister, in my exam days, I never started the exam until I recited Al Fatiha and Al-Ikhlas. Pray that Allah strengtens your memory and increases your knowledge.

[Faith.]

^ Jazakallah sis, I have a tendancy to panic in exams, even if I've revised like crazy.
My mind just goes blank sometimes...

In my next exam I will pray Al Fatiha and Al-Ikhlas :D
Inshallah Allah will help us all in our examz

[nightingale]

:sl:

sis, that is not based on any report, it is my personal choice of making dua and asking the AlMighty for help. Alhamdulillah, it has always given me the best. :)

[Faith.]

^Oh Oky:D

[MunirAhmadKamil]

:sl:

I did Maths, Further Maths, Biology and Chemistry.

maths is pretty hard, along with chem:skeleton:

computing...aint that maths aswell ish? you have 2 do binary, programming and stuff. its 1 of the hardest a-levels..after further maths:blind:

psycology..u have 2 di alot of reading..and memorising.

Insyaallah what you choose is most suited for u:)

[mystifyed]

i would recommend u take Islamic studies and Arabic
I have biology and i'm going to give islamic studies weird combination

[Banu_Hashim]

My friends are doing arabic. But the school doesn't actually offer it as a taught subject. They're learning by themselves and then taking the exam in school. I think they're doing it on edexcel.

But they speak arabic anyways so they're kinda cheating..:rollseyes:p

[Afifa]

:sl:

I did Maths, Further Maths, Biology and Chemistry.

maths is pretty hard, along with chem:skeleton:

computing...aint that maths aswell ish? you have 2 do binary, programming and stuff. its 1 of the hardest a-levels..after further maths:blind:

psycology..u have 2 di alot of reading..and memorising.

Insyaallah what you choose is most suited for u:)

computings hard? :blind:
harder than maths? hmmm
anybody do computing as an a level?

[Re.TiReD]

:sl:
Im struggling with my Gcse's:cry:
Finding it hard to keep up with all my subjects..:X

Sory if this is off topic but does anyone know of anything you can pray before and in the exam...
Me and exams dont go very wellimsad
:w:

:wasalamex

Aww huni! *wub* You'll get to your A-Levels and wonder why you made such a fuss over GCSE's :p and then to your degree and you'll think A-Levels were tame :p you'll be alright insha'Allah!

1. Allahumma inni as'aluka 'ilman-naaji'han
O Allah! I ask You for useful Knowledge

2. Rabbi zidni 'ilman war zuqni fahman
O Allah! Advance me in Knowledge and true understanding

3. Rabbi zidni ilma
O my Lord! Advance me in Knowledge

WassalamuAlaykum

[Faith.]

AssalamuAlaykum,

:wasalamex

Aww huni! *wub* You'll get to your A-Levels and wonder why you made such a fuss over GCSE's :p and then to your degree and you'll think A-Levels were tame :p you'll be alright insha'Allah!

1. Allahumma inni as'aluka 'ilman-naaji'han
O Allah! I ask You for useful Knowledge

2. Rabbi zidni 'ilman war zuqni fahman
O Allah! Advance me in Knowledge and true understanding

3. Rabbi zidni ilma
O my Lord! Advance me in Knowledge

WassalamuAlaykum

Aaaaw thanks hun, :p
I really have a tendancy of panicing and my mind going completly blank right before the exam:cry:

But Inshallah Ill pass
by the time I to my Degee ima be toast:skeleton:;D
:w:

[AhlaamBella]

computings hard? :blind:
harder than maths? hmmm
anybody do computing as an a level?

no but 2 of my friends did. They found it really hard though. . .

[mystifyed]

does any one have friends who are doing alevels islamiyat i would like to know abt the books

[Afifa]

no but 2 of my friends did. They found it really hard though. . .

:><:

[AhlaamBella]

Lol you ok sis? :)

[Re.TiReD]

does any one have friends who are doing alevels islamiyat i would like to know abt the books

I did Islamic Studies at A-Level sis, what would you like to know?

[mystifyed]

which books did u use ??

[Re.TiReD]

which books did u use ??

None :p

My teacher made us a booklet with all the notes we needed. What board and modules are you doing sis?

[AhlaamBella]

Oh I wish my college did Islamic Studies A-Level :(

[Re.TiReD]

Oh I wish my college did Islamic Studies A-Level :(

It was fab masha'Allah. Only problem was that half the year was taught by our athiest teacher and she was hell-bent on teaching us christianity instead :exhausted that and arguing with me

[Banu_Hashim]

It was fab masha'Allah. Only problem was that half the year was taught by our athiest teacher and she was hell-bent on teaching us christianity instead :exhausted that and arguing with me

I wish I did Islamic A-Levels. What modules do you study exactly? Is it things like Fiqh and Adaab etc, or Islamic history?

[Afifa]

Lol you ok sis? :)

no..but i dont think i eva was :p

[Re.TiReD]

I wish I did Islamic A-Levels. What modules do you study exactly? Is it things like Fiqh and Adaab etc, or Islamic history?

AssalamuAlaykum

None of the above. Studied things like free will and determination. Life after death, Islam in a Global context etc etc....was quite good alhamdulillah.

If I can dig out my module titles later I will insha'Allah, I cant remember atm.

WassalamuAlaykum

[Banu_Hashim]

AssalamuAlaykum

None of the above. Studied things like free will and determination. Life after death, Islam in a Global context etc etc....was quite good alhamdulillah.

If I can dig out my module titles later I will insha'Allah, I cant remember atm.

WassalamuAlaykum

:w:

Oh right, so it's more like ethical issues etc in relation to Islam... Basically RS with a focus on Islam.

I was thinking more on the lines of a hardcore alim course. :p Sounds really interesting actually.

[Re.TiReD]

:w:

Oh right, so it's more like ethical issues etc in relation to Islam... Basically RS with a focus on Islam.

I was thinking more on the lines of a hardcore alim course. :p Sounds really interesting actually.

:wasalamex

Na'am, you wouldnt get your aalim course in A-Level...I'm doing it at degree level now and even then we're getting into some nitty gritty Taqleed and Ijtihad issues in the second year only.

WassalamuAlaykum

[...]

jus a question

what could you go onto after a levels...like theirs uni..or a job...anything else u cn do?

You can also go onto doing a modern apprenticeship i.e. work based learning where you learn as you work and get payed as well. It depends what you want to go into.

[mystifyed]

i'm doing GCE (CIE) board is similar to GCSE

[mystifyed]

can u send me ur booklet

[Afifa]

You can also go onto doing a modern apprenticeship i.e. work based learning where you learn as you work and get payed as well. It depends what you want to go into.

iv got past my apprenticeship stage :blind::D:p

[...]

so what are your plans? :p

[Afifa]

ummmmm :blind: :p

[Samira_01]

i wanna study computing eenginering .. and by doing that you have to have A level maths ..

my teacher says its hard .. and she advices me not to do it ?
who is doing or done as/a2 level maths ?
is it really hard ?

[Banu_Hashim]

i wanna study computing eenginering .. and by doing that you have to have A level maths ..

my teacher says its hard .. and she advices me not to do it ?
who is doing or done as/a2 level maths ?
is it really hard ?

It's not really that hard. But you do have to keep at it. Practice weekly if not daily the things you learn in school. Do LOTS of past papers. Practice is the key to doing well in this subject.

I'll admit it's a big step up from GCSE (although C1 is quite easy tbh), but then again A-Levels arn't meant to be easy.

[AhlaamBella]

It was fab masha'Allah. Only problem was that half the year was taught by our athiest teacher and she was hell-bent on teaching us christianity instead :exhausted that and arguing with me

Oh subhanAllah really? I do sociology and my tutor is an atheist and we are doing religion as a module and he keeps challenging me to "save his soul" ^o)

[Re.TiReD]

Oh subhanAllah really? I do sociology and my tutor is an atheist and we are doing religion as a module and he keeps challenging me to "save his soul" ^o)

LOL ;D I told her that her life and her whole existence was useless once :p

[AhlaamBella]

Lol my tutor already knows I think that lol

[mystifyed]

does anyone have biology as a subject in Alevels
i need help

[Banu_Hashim]

does anyone have biology as a subject in Alevels
i need help

Yep. I'm doing A2 Biology this year. What board are you on? I'm with OCR. But inshAllah I'll try to help. What do you need help with?

[mystifyed]

i'm on GCE board
whts substrate level phosphorylation

[Banu_Hashim]

GCE A-Level is the qualification, not the board. Is it one out of Edexcel, AQA or OCR ?

OK, substrate phosphorylation is I think the production of ATP from ADP. This happens when inorganic phosphate combines with ADP (Adenosine disphosphate), therefore adding an extra phosphate group to make it ATP (Adenosine triphosphate)- with 3 phosphates. And obviously you know ATP is the 'universal energy currency' of cells.

[mystifyed]

ok JazakAllah
i have this question state how the formation of ATP in krebs cycle differs from the formation of oxidative phosphorylation
i think its the CIE board or something i'm not sure

[Afifa]

OK, substrate phosphorylation is I think the production of ATP from ADP. This happens when inorganic phosphate combines with ADP (Adenosine disphosphate), therefore adding an extra phosphate group to make it ATP (Adenosine triphosphate)- with 3 phosphates. And obviously you know ATP is the 'universal energy currency' of cells.

:skeleton::exhausted

[mystifyed]

dont worry sis if u take biology then only u can understand

[The Ruler]

ok JazakAllah
i have this question state how the formation of ATP in krebs cycle differs from the formation of oxidative phosphorylation
i think its the CIE board or something i'm not sure

The carbons are oxidised to Carbon dioxide in Krebs Cycle. And making bonds = energy given off. Where as in the Oxidative phosphorylation, energy is released when electron from the carriers (NADH) move down the electron transport chain, through the stalked particles and join with acceptors such as oxygen. (This is how water's formed during respiration. The process seemed so much simpler during my GCSE year. Sigh)

:: Afifa ::, you could give history and geography a try. Though you'll have to be writing a whole load of essays in a very short time.

[Banu_Hashim]

The carbons are oxidised to Carbon dioxide in Krebs Cycle. And making bonds = energy given off. Where as in the Oxidative phosphorylation, energy is released when electron from the carriers (NADH) move down the electron transport chain, through the stalked particles and join with acceptors such as oxygen. (This is how water's formed during respiration. The process seemed so much simpler during my GCSE year. Sigh)

:: Afifa ::, you could give history and geography a try. Though you'll have to be writing a whole load of essays in a very short time.

are you saying an example of an electron carrier is NADH? I thought it was cytochrome.

What board are you with for Biology?

[The Ruler]

are you saying an example of an electron carrier is NADH? I thought it was cytochrome.

What board are you with for Biology?

No they're hydrogen carriers. It's just that the electrons are with the hydrogen when the hydrogen is carried. My wording was imperfect.

EDIT: (Now that I've read the post again, I relised it's not my bad. My wording was fine. You're interpretation was wrong. So I removed the 'my bad' from my post).

[Banu_Hashim]

thaaaaaaaaat's ok :)

[mystifyed]

The carbons are oxidised to Carbon dioxide in Krebs Cycle. And making bonds = energy given off. Where as in the Oxidative phosphorylation, energy is released when electron from the carriers (NADH) move down the electron transport chain, through the stalked particles and join with acceptors such as oxygen. (This is how water's formed during respiration. The process seemed so much simpler during my GCSE year. Sigh)

:: Afifa ::, you could give history and geography a try. Though you'll have to be writing a whole load of essays in a very short time.

JazakAllah i get it now

[Afifa]

:: Afifa ::, you could give history and geography a try. Though you'll have to be writing a whole load of essays in a very short time.

essays ina short tym?....something which is deifintly not my cup of tea
inshallah im planning on doing R.E
anybody do accounting?

[mystifyed]

my big sis did accounts

[Faith.]

Hmm History's sounding good to me....But does it consist of writing mostly essays...Cz im good at that:D

[The Ruler]

essays ina short tym?....something which is deifintly not my cup of tea
inshallah im planning on doing R.E
anybody do accounting?

R.E. has essays too. You might want to consider Economics. Not many sixth forms/colleges offer it though.

About history, I think it's a lot to do with essays. But obviously you'd need to know the dates, the incidents, the people etc. You would also need to be able to understand complicated sources. Or so I've been told by my friend who does A-level history.

[Faith.]

:sl:

About history, I think it's a lot to do with essays. But obviously you'd need to know the dates, the incidents, the people etc. You would also need to be able to understand complicated sources. Or so I've been told by my friend who does A-level history.
__________________

cool...Sounds good...(Well I say that because I like it.):p

[Banu_Hashim]

I did AS level History, and yes it is quite a lot of writing. You need to develop your analytical writing in particular. What may have been an A* grade essay at GCSE may only be a C grade at A-Level. It's a lot more in depth.

[Faith.]

^:skeleton:

[mystifyed]

one of my friend did world history in Olevels she got an A
U can do subjects like this if ur good at written english

[Banu_Hashim]

one of my friend did world history in Olevels she got an A
U can do subjects like this if ur good at written english

Is this in Pakistan? If this was in the UK, then your friend must be really old :p

[mystifyed]

yup this is in pakistan

[Faith.]

one of my friend did world history in Olevels she got an A
U can do subjects like this if ur good at written english

I think my dad did O levels when he was collage...
There're quite old now..
We only get A levels now
I think O levels were harder tho:X

[mystifyed]

ya i know but they still have it here in pakistan
Do u have the IB system

[Faith.]

IB?
Nope not that I know of..
What is that if you don't me asking.

[mystifyed]

oh. thts a new system of education i heard its really popular in the uk

[Faith.]

Hmm...I don't know...Dont think ive heard of it..:-[
Probaliy is popular..

In pakistan do you only do O levels or do you do A level as well?

[mystifyed]

we do both first Olevels than Alevels

[Faith.]

Gosh that must be harrd...:exhausted

[mystifyed]

yup but kids still get 7 A's 14 A's in Olevels and 5 A's in alevels

[Faith.]

:ooh:Really..Wow

[The Ruler]

I'm guessing your O-levels are equivalent to our GCSEs?

[mystifyed]

yes

[mystifyed]

:ooh:Really..Wow

There really smart children here in pakistan
they study like crazy

[Banu_Hashim]

ya i know but they still have it here in pakistan
Do u have the IB system

My school does the IB. The only comprehensive in the south west (UK) to do it I think.

[Afifa]

my big sis did accounts

hiw did she find it?

R.E. has essays too. You might want to consider Economics. Not many sixth forms/colleges offer it though.

isnt economics boring
:X :p

[The Ruler]

isnt economics boring

Heh, almost every subject that doesn't apply to you is boring. Always.

I don't really know the contents of the course, but as far as I know from my friends, they really liked the first year. Apparently, then, the course was pretty easy to understand. It's during the second year that it gets really tough.

[Afifa]

Heh, almost every subject that doesn't apply to you is boring. Always.

I don't really know the contents of the course, but as far as I know from my friends, they really liked the first year. Apparently, then, the course was pretty easy to understand. It's during the second year that it gets really tough.

:X:p
its about politics isnt it? :?

[Fishman]

:sl:
If you want to get exercise as you work take an A-level in Saltation...
:w:

[The Ruler]

:X:p
its about politics isnt it? :?

I don't think it dominates... But it's a part of it.