• Question: Do the subjects you chose for you GCSEs important for your job?

    Asked by whew520fabs on 13 Mar 2025. This question was also asked by wave520yaps, wasp520yaps, bakugo, JoyM, Rojan H.
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      Jack Hughes answered on 13 Mar 2025:

      I’ll probably get people disagreeing with me on this.. but I don’t think so.

      Clearly if you want to go on to do French at A-level and become a French teacher then yes.
      (or anything where that subject is an absolute MUST)

      But the options I chose of the choices were business studies, computing and geography. I didn’t do further maths or science triple award and I was still able to become an engineer. I’d say choose what you enjoy and best demonstrates your abilities!

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      Sophie Powell answered on 14 Mar 2025: last edited 14 Mar 2025 12:28

      Not necessarily!

      I’m a biological sciences PhD student but my GCSE options were Art, Textile Design, and Classical Civilisations, and I only did Double Award Science (i.e. not Triple Science).

      I think A level is where you have start planning for future career paths a bit more (I did Biology, Chemistry and Physics for A level) but at GCSE it’s more about finding out what you enjoy. When I began my A levels I felt slightly behind other students who had done Triple Science at first, but I soon caught up, and went on to do a Biochemistry degree and now a PhD.

      I also think it was really beneficial for me to explore my more creative side before settling on a career in science – a little creativity goes a long way in research!

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    melissau commented on :

    not necessarily – some of the core subjects like Maths and English GCSE might be needed for lots of different jobs but otherwise, unless you’re planning to do the A Level, your choice of GCSEs are probably less important, so choose the subjects you’re interested in