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I cannot express how important it is to take subjects you enjoy. If, unfortunately, you begin to dislike a subject, don’t hesitate to drop it. Despite what teachers say, taking a subject that’s about as entertaining as watching paint dry isn’t fun. When it comes to revision, you’ll be so bored of the subject, revision goes out of the window, and you’ll most likely fail your exams meaning you’ve wasted your education learning about something you despise. Just because you were good at something at GCSE, it doesn’t mean you’ll enjoy it at A-Level. A-Level English is fairly similar to GCSE, only the texts you’ll read are a lot broader in terms of content. I found them to be a lot nicer! Luckily for me, Shakespeare made no appearance in my first

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