Which GCSEs should I take?

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English language is compulsory, and I recommend english lit- it's compulsory in most schools and it's very interesting. I'm not good at writing essay but I still got a good grade.

Maths is compulsory

Definitely do science and additional science, or triple science (3 GCSEs) if you can. It's not that hard, it's interesting and it's well regarded.

You cannot do a GCSE in Afrikaans. It doesn't exist.

Russian: Depends. If you already know some, then yes, definitely. It is an interesting and uncommon choice, that is also useful. However if you haven't done any Russian I don't recommend it as it's very hard at first (or at least I thought it was) and you only have 2 years to learn it to quite a high standard (essay writing)

Latin: Pretty much the same as russian. I did this but I'd been learning latin since I was 12. The latin language was easy but the literature was really hard. So if you already know some latin it will be fine, but if not steer clear.

Home economics: Unless you have a reason for really wanting to do it, I wouldn't choose this. It's considered an easy subject with little prestige but it's quite boring because most of it is theory- hygiene and stuff, very little actual cooking etc.

History: I avoided this because I'm not very good at essay writing, but regret it now because it seemed really interesting (modern world)

RS- I haven't done this, so can't really comment. Your school usually chooses which two religions you will study in full.

Law- I have never heard of this before I checked that it existed! No comment. It's not very prestigious though.

Pyschology and sociology (I have the same comments for both). Neither of them are very well considered at GCSe, although at A-level they are more so. You don't need to do the GCSE to do the A-level. I haven't done these subjects but they seems really interesting, studying gender and racial stereotypes, social class makeup etc.

Art and design: A LOT of work! Only undertake if you really enjoy art.

Film studies and media studies: Avoid like the plague. These are subjects chosen by people who just try and choose the easiest possible combination and still fail. Not at all well looked on.

Additional mathematics could be worth doing if you enjoy maths, but it's not necessary to study maths at A-level or university. Same with statistics.

Human physiology and health: no idea. Again I have never heard of anyone doing this, although it could be interesting.

Based on this I suggest that you do:

English Language
English Literature
Maths
Additional or triple science
Russian (most schools require you to take at least 1 modern language, and it is the only one you have offered. Otherwise spanish and french are common and fairly easy)
History (modern world if you have a choice)
Religious studies
One (not both) of psycology or sociology
Art and design

Bear in mind that most schools will not offer all the options. All will have history, geography, maths etc but not all will have law, sociology, media studies etc.