A-Level Options-Critical Thinking or General Studies?

Neither are brilliant options - do you have to pick one of them or you just want to? It sounds like you'll have more than enough work as it is!

General Studies is compulsory at my college: it is boring. Our course involves one lecture a week, which last anything from 20mins to 55. They're on a variety of topics but since each is covered in one lecture, nothing is in much depth. However, I guess if you're being taught it as a subject option, it might be taught in more depth. It's worth checking with your college.

I did the Critical Thinking AS year course when I was in year 11 - it's much more interesting. We covered a lot on different flaws in arguments, also how to structure arguments and how to analyse well. I didn't take the exam.

Having said that, neither are particularly well looked upon by universities. Very few places accept General Studies as one of your A levels; more will take Critical Thinking but still not all. If you already have an idea of universities you might want to go to, I suggest looking up their "typical offer" for your chosen subject (or even any subject, whether they accept these subjects is unlikely to vary within a uni), you should be able to find this online.

Don't forget though, that it'll be the 4 main ones (usually 3 by your second year) that make up your university offer. GS/CT aren't expected to be part of this offer, but some unis will leave it as an option in case you don't make the grades with your main subjects.

If you have to choose, I would definitely recommend CT, simply because I found it's much more interesting. However, I also advise that you 1) check with your college to see whether you're exempt from having to choose, because you're taking 5 subjects and 2) check their prospectus/speak to current students/go to an open day to see how the courses are taught etc.

Good luck :)

Hope this helps!

Definately critical thinking.. neither are that amazing but so many universities dont accept general studies whereas with critical thinking its only oxford and cambrigde that dont accept it (: