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How many GCSEs?

Arran Cameron
At a meeting of parents it was mentioned that back when they were at secondary school it was common to take only 8 or 9 subjects for GCSE whereas in more recent years students often take 12 or 13 GCSEs.


How many GCSEs do you think is sufficient and appropriate for a career in engineering and how many is overkill?
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    In 1976 we did 11, including maths in 1975 and general studies in 1978

    This was about the practical limit

    We did:

    - English Lit: received a Sunday afternoon's revision

    - General Studies: just walked in and did the paper, no interest

    - Music just so that I could collect an excellent grade (thanks!) 

    - Maths a year early so that we could do Additional Maths with the other 'O' levels

    Hope this helps
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    In 1976 we did 11, including maths in 1975 and general studies in 1978

    This was about the practical limit

    We did:

    - English Lit: received a Sunday afternoon's revision

    - General Studies: just walked in and did the paper, no interest

    - Music just so that I could collect an excellent grade (thanks!) 

    - Maths a year early so that we could do Additional Maths with the other 'O' levels

    Hope this helps
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