Difficult Decision

Ok, so here's the story.

At the minute I'm doing Intermediate Maths. My teacher has offered me the chance to go up to the higher tier (meaning I'll be able to get an A*).

Buuuuut, the downside is, there is no room in the higher tier, so my maths teacher said I would have to stay behind for an hour after school once a week and plus the other obvious downside that it would be twice as much work.

It's a tough decision - on one hand I've got an easy and near enough garunteed B in intermediate, but, for an extra hour and twice as much work I might be able to get an A*.

My maths teacher gave me the weekend to think about it - but I don't know what to do

Do intermediate and you'd be bored sh*tless, and only have a so-so grade to show at the end of it. Do the higher, work for it, make committments, and you'll get a better mark, and it'll all be worth it in the end.

Incidentally, does anybody else have to do the stop-behind thing?

Three of my friends back in school had the same decision to make and they decided to go for it, and they all came out with A's. The way I see it, it's one hour of your life extra per week and a bit of hard work for a small part of your life. It's not a lot, and you'll be a lot happier if you achieve an A or an A*.

Personally, as i avoid work at all costs, i'd be quite happy to settle for intermediate. This is because i am a lazy c*nt. So I would say do as I don't.

If you're reyt at Maths, I'd do higher, it's easier to pass because you only have to get 20% for a C or something, or at least you used to have to...or maybe 50%. But either way, that's less questions you have to get right.

The pessimist in me always tells me to aim to fail to avoid disappointment. Not in a "you can never achieve anything" way, but like a safeguard. If the absolute best I can do in something is 60% then I set myself up to fall back and maybe hit 50-55%. Go for a 100% and you'll probably end up on 95% which is still good.

Go for an A*, but fall back and get an A. You're still better off. Go for it, do the best you can and reach for the sky and all that. If you end up with a B then, like Martin said, you've lost an hour a week of your life for the time it takes. Which on the grand scale of things is peanuts.

This may or may not make sense when I read it later, but it works for now...

Go for it. It's not going to be a fantastic leap such as those who did their GCSE in a year and then started the AS level in year 11, it's obviously a leap that you can handle.

But more importantly, if you can do it, the only way you can prove that to universitys and prospective employers is to have that grade on your record. I always went for a B grade, and more fun, as I was floating through getting B's, than a A* and a little bit more work.

This next bit is a bit long, so I just minimised it. If you're lazy, skip to where it gets big again:p

[sub]When this came to A-Level though, this all came crashing down. If my life had been completely uneventful, it would have been fine, but it wasn't, and halfway through AS I found I didn't have the ground work to sustain my

Hmm. I did higher maths even though I was naff at it. Ended up with a C though which pleased me no end especially as the teacher in my last ever lesson said "See you in retake class next year" b*st*rd. I think the reason I got put in for higher is its easier to get a C as you only needed 20% or something (this might have been due to my coursework grade?) On intermediate u needed 60% for a C if i remember rightly. If you think you have the ability then I'd go for it. A*s are always nice to have Especially if your brother and sister didn't get any then you can wind them up no end

But, if I do it I'd be taking a risk.

I'm near enough garunteed a B in Intermediate (according to my maths teacher), but entering into the higher tier would mean I'd have to work twice as hard the risk would be that I'd probably end up coming out with a B anyway - or an even lower mark.

I haven't - I don't know wether to take the risk for an A or above or play it safe and get a B.

okay, missed the post where you did. Gimme a sec to butt in

[quote=TheUnitedTruth_ link=1114790187/0#12 date=1114861286]If you think you have the ability then I'd go for it. A*s are always nice to have

So what did you end up doing?

Well at least you have time to devote to other things when the Maths nerds might/will be getting stressed...

[quote=Luco_El_Loco_ link=1114790187/15#24 date=1116610389]Well at least you have time to devote to other things when the Maths nerds might/will be getting stressed...

true - buuut part of me wants that A* - the other part couldn't be arsed sitting in a Maths class when I could be at home playing computer games - heh, story of my life.

wow - c*ck not censored? there's a surprise considering c*nt is