How did you know what to take for GSCE’s because you didn’t know what you wanted to do until 6th form?

Question: How did you know what to take for GSCE's because you didn't know what you wanted to do until 6th form?
- Keywords:
  A levels,
  career,
  gsce
Asked by Queen M to Eleanor on 10 Mar 2016.
- Eleanor Sherwen answered on 10 Mar 2016:
  
  I didn’t know! I chose my GCSEs based on what I enjoyed/was good at, with no career in mind.
  
  At my school you got to choose 4 subjects, and you had to choose a language and a technology subject.
  My optionals were History, German, Resistant Materials, and Art.

Question: How did you know what to take for GSCE's because you didn't know what you wanted to do until 6th form?