Seperate Sciences.

[sock]

I knoew this is the wrong section but meh, Anyway, I wanna become a pilot when i'm older, and this year i need to choose my options, anyway, I'm not sure if I really need the 3 GCSE's. I know I need Chemistry and Physics, but I will feel i'm wasting 5 hours a fortnight doing Biology. However, If I don't take the seperate sciences, I will get a Core Science GCSE at year 10 then get to choose a science in year 11, which will be Physics, However I don't know if I will need the GCSE for Chemisty on its own or will just the Core and the Physics do?

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[Hazza]

At my school we don't get a choice, we do science modules. 6 modules with Chemistry, Biology and Physics in all 6 exams aswell as a pre-release exam so 7 in total. 4 in year 10, 3 in year 11. It might just be because my school is Science Specialist and we have Science every day of the week in KS4 :/

[luce]

It doesn't matter what so ever what GCSE's you do as long as you have some science you can pick physics and chem up at A level when it matters. So yeah you can't rule out any careers by picking a levels you obviously have no idea what is needed to become a poilt.

[Rapidshare]

At my school we don't get a choice, we do science modules. 6 modules with Chemistry, Biology and Physics in all 6 exams aswell as a pre-release exam so 7 in total. 4 in year 10, 3 in year 11. It might just be because my school is Science Specialist and we have Science every day of the week in KS4 :/


Lmaoo, samee

Ours is called triple award science

[iAdam]

I knoew this is the wrong section but meh, Anyway, I wanna become a pilot when i'm older, and this year i need to choose my options, anyway, I'm not sure if I really need the 3 GCSE's. I know I need Chemistry and Physics, but I will feel i'm wasting 5 hours a fortnight doing Biology. However, If I don't take the seperate sciences, I will get a Core Science GCSE at year 10 then get to choose a science in year 11, which will be Physics, However I don't know if I will need the GCSE for Chemisty on its own or will just the Core and the Physics do?

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I take triple sciences now and have the same job ambitions as you, I love Triple. It's possibly the best decision I've made in my life so far, you won't regret it. If you want more info pm me :)

[jam666]

Youll regret taking it... i took triple award science at my schoool and half of the people quit the course....

too many reasons to go into, but you get the picture.

[N!ck]

Do the triple, not some Mickey Mouse course.

[sock]

What i've decided to do is.

geography
P.E
Product Design

In year 11 I get to pick 1 sciecne to sudy which will be Physics for me, and then after year 11 I will study Physics and Maths most likely at college then progess from there. I think I have made the right decision in not taking an interest in Seperate Sciences. As I could be doing something ebtter instead of doing Bioligy which I really feel I don't need.

[Rapidshare]

Should have took science, they are easy peasy. I took my mocks last week and was predited a B in all of them, and i didnt even reavise :/

Lol at whoever said half the class fell out.

[sock]

The thing is, I don't need or want to do Biology or Chem. At my school the seperate sciences takes up 15 out of 50 lessons per fortnight.

[jam666]

Should have took science, they are easy peasy. I took my mocks last week and was predited a B in all of them, and i didnt even reavise :/

Lol at whoever said half the class fell out.

Half of the class did not fail, infact we did better than the other half who are continuing with the course, we simply quit.

[Herman]

Unlike you, I dislike physics, but I still took triple science. I'd say it was a good decision, well for me anyway. :)

[sock]

I don't like Physics, like like.. I just need it to become a pilot.

[iAdam]

It helps to have as much science as possible to become a pilot, you shouldn't aim for the bare minimum, there's better people than you, you have to stand out in aviation.

[Rapidshare]

Half of the class did not fail, infact we did better than the other half who are continuing with the course, we simply quit.


I didnt say you fail, i said fell oout :rolleyes:

[sock]

It helps to have as much science as possible to become a pilot, you shouldn't aim for the bare minimum, there's better people than you, you have to stand out in aviation.

well I don't need Biology do I?

Anyway, Porduct design also comes with Electronics which'll help me.

[iAdam]

well I don't need Biology do I?

Anyway, Porduct design also comes with Electronics which'll help me.

What if you don't get a on a training course straight away or a job? Science jobs can be some of the highest paid, especially Biology orientated ones. commercial aviation companies od not accept tied in subjects such as Product design and electronics, it has to be a diploma e.g University or a course or with your science subjects.

[H0BJ0B]

Do every single GCSE you can. It's not always so much the GCSEs as it is the number of them!

[iAdam]

The industry does look alot at what kind of choices you have made and what you are interested in. After all they don't need a bored bad decision maker as a pilot.

[sock]

Thats the thing, if I decide i don't want to be a pilot, I'd rather not have anything to do with Science, My 2nd option would be something to do with Sport or a designer hence doing P.E and Tech.

And DJ-Simpson, I will be able to find a local college which will get me on the Physics course with just the 2 Science GCSE's, whcih will get me the Physics A-Level which I want to do at uni. I am going to take the getting pilot lessons route for becoming a pilot.

[Kardan]

You'd have to ask someone at your school about it I guess, or some connexions person or something.

In my school - you either do the three sciences; or do core science - which is a third of the Chemistry GCSE, a third of the Physics and a third of the Biology and you pick a full Science GCSE to do (So a separate subject like Psychology, or you can do the other two thirds of your Biology/Chemistry/Physics).

[iAdam]

Thats the thing, if I decide i don't want to be a pilot, I'd rather not have anything to do with Science, My 2nd option would be something to do with Sport or a designer hence doing P.E and Tech.

And DJ-Simpson, I will be able to find a local college which will get me on the Physics course with just the 2 Science GCSE's, whcih will get me the Physics A-Level which I want to do at uni. I am going to take the getting pilot lessons route for becoming a pilot.

You have to take self funded lessons for a PPL (Private pilots license) anyway and then you take the commercial training course, which either you can fund yourself (tends to be around the 60k price tag mark) which will involve a huge loan or remortgage of your parents house, or part-all sponsorship. This is where you contact an airline you'd like to work for and see if they will fund half or all of your training in exchange for working for decreased wages for a number of years. You can only get sponsored with alot of science under your belt otherwise the other candidates will get the sponsor. You have to stand out and be dedicated to the career or frankly you wont make it.

[sock]

EasyJet sponsor without any exp needed last time I checked (might have changed)

I'm taking my own self-funded lesson, My grandma was very wealthy but she died about 4 years ago and I got an inheritance of about 40k but with interest till i'm 18 it should rise to 80k

[iAdam]

But you are saying you haven't decided whether you want to go down the commercial pilot route, EasyJet arn't sponsoring at the moment, but yes they sponsor with no EXP but if someone who has EXP also applies, who's going to get accepted? Self funding isn't reccomended after all, if you don't pass you don't get your money back.

[sock]

well I'd look for a sponsor initially. Then i'd look around for a few flying schools, look at the expenditure. I'd then look for alternatives.

and also, If someone who had Physics and a Biology GCSE, they wouldn't choose them over me if I had a Physics degree as Biology isn't important and not needed for piloting.

[iAdam]

You have to go through a school, that's where the cost comes from, and airlines may/not sponsor you. No offence but you need to get mroe clued up on this subject before you amy decisions like this.

Biology is important, they could choose the person with the GCSE's as they may only be looking for a partial sponsorship, it also shows that they wanted to go straight into the job which shows dedication.

[sock]

Look, Adam. I don't need any more help on this, as you can see from earlier posts, i've alread taken my options, and I pretty much know what I am going to do later after school.