IGCSE

bobbycheung

I wonder how many IGCSE subjects students in HK usually take nowadays.  Anyone knows?

bobbycheung

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Radiomama,

Thanks!  Is it usual to take eleven IGCSE subjects?  Some said 9 is ususal and yet others said 13.  I know getting more A*/A is more important than doing more subjects, but I guess it's not a good idea either to do less subjects than everybody else does.

bobbycheung

peremum,

Thanks!  I also heard that some IGCSE subjects are considered as "soft" subjects which are not looked upon by university admission officers as important as the "core" subjects such as English, Maths, Science and Humanity subjects etc.  Is it true?

bobbycheung

Shootastar 發表於 12-8-29 11:14
As said in my earlier post, given the high percentage of A*/A of GCSE or iGCSE, it is difficult for  ...

I don't know if the top universities require applicants to get A* in English (especially in degree courses like law etc.)  If they do, it might weed out a lot of the "high performing" students.  In GCSE English, only 4.7% students got A* and in English Literature, only 6.2%.  I suspect most of students taking these GCSE English exams are native English kids and it might not be that easy to come top.