• Question: Which subjects did you take for your GCSE's?

    Asked by laceyc to Martin on 12 Mar 2012.
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      Martin Wallace answered on 12 Mar 2012:

      Hi, Lacey. I took a mixture of subjects for my GCSEs:

      Maths
      Physics
      Biology
      Chemistry
      History
      English Literature
      English Language
      Drama
      Religious Studies
      Design Technology (Textiles)
      French

      I was a lot better in some of these subjects than others.

Comments

  • Photo: laceyc

    laceyc commented on :

    Okay, so did you choose what job you wanted to do based on how good you were in these subjects?

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      Martin commented on :

      Hi, laceyc, didn’t realise you’d left a comment here.

      I chose my A-levels based on how good I was at these subjects. My best subjects were Maths, Science and English. I was going to take an English Literature A-level but I was convinced to study Psychology instead, which I really enjoyed.
      At the end of A-levels I was better at Maths and Physics which is why I chose Engineering.

      Don’t worry if you don’t know what career you want to follow, just try your best at everything, and carry on those things you’re good at, and those things you enjoy.

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    Joanne commented on :

    I hope Martin doesn’t mind me butting in. 🙂

    I wasn’t very good at maths when I was at school, but at university I was very good and I got very high marks. I understood maths a lot better when I was older and I found it very easy.

    So if I had based my decision to become an engineer on my school grades at maths, I wouldn’t be an engineer today.