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Chemistry Alevel CIE or Edexcel which is harder

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I did CIE and from what I heard from my friends who did Edexcel, CIE is way harder. Plus, you're forced to do practicals with CIE whereas with Edexcel you can do a written alternative (in case you're not so sure about your practical skills and think that there's no hope for improvement). My teacher just described them as where CIE goes in depth, Edexcel doesn't and VICE VERSA. However, in general, I think CIE is a better option because their questions are more... mature and 'answerable' unlike Edexcel (as I did Edexcel physics), where the types of questions can be too easy or unforgivably cruel and confusing at times!
 
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I did CIE and from what I heard from my friends who did Edexcel, CIE is way harder. Plus, you're forced to do practicals with CIE whereas with Edexcel you can do a written alternative (in case you're not so sure about your practical skills and think that there's no hope for improvement). My teacher just described them as where CIE goes in depth, Edexcel doesn't and VICE VERSA. However, in general, I think CIE is a better option because their questions are more... mature and 'answerable' unlike Edexcel (as I did Edexcel physics), where the types of questions can be too easy or unforgivably cruel and confusing at times!
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